Updates from our Alliance

June 26, 2018

‘Homegrown Stories’ features Alliance members

Four Western Colorado Alliance members were recently featured in Homegrown Stories, a project featuring food and farm systems that honor the health of families, the land and […]
June 25, 2018

Be a Grassroots Democracy Intern!

Western Colorado Alliance has launched its Youth Voter Initiative! If you – or a student you know – is interested in leading the way to engage […]
May 18, 2018

Mid-term elections lend drama to legislative session

And that’s a wrap for the 2018 Legislative session in Colorado! Filled with drama and unexpected turns, 2018 has been a year at the Capitol not […]
May 16, 2018

Goodbye, Congress. Hello, Alliance!

We’ve been sounding the trumpets on social media and in emails, so we hope you’ve heard the news — we’re changing our name from Western Colorado […]
May 16, 2018

Whitewater drilling plan still flawed

In early April, the Bureau of Land Management issued a “Finding of No Significant Impact” for 108 oil wells proposed in the Grand Junction watershed. Western […]
April 26, 2018

San Juan Wilderness bill introduced!

Thank Bennet! Let Tipton and Gardner know you support the bill! People across western Colorado cheered as US Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) re-introduced the San Juan […]
April 19, 2018

Teen puts ‘democracy in action’

by Veniece Miller, Grand Junction Few students would label a lobby trip to the state Capitol during spring break as fun, however, I cannot think of […]
April 17, 2018

Mid-term elections create drama-filled legislative session

Filled with drama and unexpected turns, 2018 has been a year at the Capitol not just to watch, but to participate in. Following the success of […]
April 16, 2018

Community center feasibility study entering final stages

Should we have a community center in Grand Junction? Where should it be, what should be in it, and what is the community willing to pay to […]