WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4)– Following the significant snowstorm of 2021 some people who rely on wheelchairs to get out and exercise say they’re still trapped from doing so thanks to insufficient plowing and shoveling. While roads crews and residents worked hard to clear the streets and sidewalks, many neglected to consider clearing the roadway in front of the ADA compliant sidewalk ramps.
Note: These postings close at midnight tonight and can be applied for online. Go to http://www.colorado.gov/jobs
Deputy Data Director – Vaccine Equity
Community Outreach Coordinator – Vaccine Equity
Regional Coordinator- Vaccine Equity
The Governor’s Vaccine Equity Team is hiring for several positions to help serve hpass to reach communities around Colorado. The listings below were posted today and will be open for the next four days. We’ll be hiring seven Regional Coordinators, three Community Outreach Coordinators to serve as deputies for our Equity Outreach Team Leads, and a Deputy Data Director. Regional Coordinators will be hired across the state to organize community-based clinics within their assigned regions. We’d like to ask your help to share all these job postings with your networks, with an emphasis on potential candidates for the Regional Coordinators outside of the metro area.
Ideal candidates would have previous organizing experience, strong community ties, and the ability to demonstrate leadership under pressure. Bilingual applicants are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Deputy Data Director – Vaccine Equity
Community Outreach Coordinator – Vaccine Equity
Regional Coordinator- Vaccine Equity
Join HD38 State Representative David Ortiz in his discussion on the legislation he’s bringing to the Colorado House to support our military members and families including HB21-1016 Transfer Jurisdiction to Veteran’s Specialty Court and HB21-1065 Veterans’ Hiring Preference.
Representative Ortiz is joined by Congressman Jason Crow along with Colorado VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and UVC (United Veterans Coalition) representatives including VFW Colorado Legislative Director Steve Kjonaas, UVC Legislative Liaison Dan Jablan, and VFW Post 1 Commander John Keene.
Space is limited. To RSVP visit https://www.mobilize.us/davidortizforhd38/event/378318/
Each day will consist of 4 presenters within 3 different subcategories. Presentations will last 15 minutes each, with a question and answer section following all presentations. Recordings of each day will be posted on the DRMAC website along with fact sheets if you are unable to attend or want more information following the fair.
Monday April 12, 1:30-3:00: Reverse Services
The last year has been extremely emotionally draining, especially for those who care deeply about the wellbeing of others. With many uncertainties continuing through 2021, it’s important to understand how this may be influencing you and find ways to maintain your own wellbeing.
Join us for a discussion with a clinical therapist to explore how caring deeply impacts individuals and self-care tools you can utilize. We’ll discuss secondary trauma, burnout and how to identify, tend to and mobilize oneself in the face of compassion fatigue.
Bicycle Colorado’s annual Moving People Forward conference was held virtually this year from February 9-18. In addition to English, live interpretation services made the conference accessible in Spanish, Vietnamese, and American Sign Language. Panel sessions included: Road to Reparations: Race and Reckoning through mobility Policy; Redefining safety in Colorado’s transportation system; Shaping inclusive cities through land use, housing and transportation policy; Designing streets for all abilities and Undoing systemic racism through equitable planning. Each session was accompanied by a Storyteller session, presented by a community member highlighting the lived experience related to each topic.
Keynote: Road to Reparations: Race and Reckoning through mobility Policy
Dr. Destiny Thomas, Founder, and CEO of The Thrivance Group, opened the conference, presenting the ongoing impact of the legacy of harm embedded in the built environment, including transit’s direct connection with exploitation and displacement. Dr. Thomas offered a framework for approaching actions within the built environment with considerations for atonement and dignity.
Panel 1: Redefining safety in Colorado’s transportation system; Shaping inclusive cities through land use, housing, and transportation policy
This session explored what safety and security mean across communities. This session began with a call to consider how transportation decisions and policy advocacy must expand to consider the implications of traffic violence as well as personal violence resulting from discriminatory policy. Speakers shared multiple perspectives on designing and managing systems related to mobility in the environment. Notable points included addressing historical harm embedded in marginalized communities before encouraging people to use active transportation. Also, evaluating security protocol to better serve and foster a sense of safety in all users.
Considerations for moving forward included recognizing that the definition of safety is not monolithic and that beyond safety, people deserve to arrive at their destinations free from trauma incurred between departure to destination points. Therefore, planning must include perspectives and voices from multiple identities.
Panel 2: Shaping inclusive cities through land use, housing, and transportation policy
Speakers explored the intersection of land use, transportation, and equity. This session began with a historical overview detailing the displacement of marginalized communities in the interest of transportation and recreation infrastructure. Panelists shared recent data linking gentrification to improvements such as bike lanes, bus shelters, and transit routes. With this foundational understanding of past harms, how can future expansions and enhancements respond in a way that will center equity and dignity and recognize all residents as stakeholders? Some steps identified included the importance of dismantling codified marginalization through zoning, community-led planning, and intentional consideration of unintended consequences, often resulting in property loss and displacement.
For more information on sessions, visit the following link:
https://www.bicyclecolorado.org/events/moving-people-forward/moving-people-forward-2021/
