Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights

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History of COLOR

COLOR’s herstory starts in April 1998 when a grassroots group of Latinas started working to establish a voice and presence in the area of reproductive health and rights in Colorado with support from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. Ultimately, these Latina community activists created a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) in 2000.

Highlighted successes from COLOR’s inception through 2005 include: the Healthy Women Health Families Media Campaign, which disseminated COLOR’s message through posting of a culturally relevant image and text in Latino neighborhoods and publications; Research and community outreach for our policy paper, “The Impact of Welfare Reform on Latina Reproductive Health”; And inclusion in Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice, a book about the unique approaches and contributions of women of color to the reproductive justice movement, in a chapter by Dr. Elena Gutiérrez. The chapter focuses on COLOR’s efforts to engage Latinas in reproductive justice work.

During this seven-year period, COLOR involved Latinas and their supporters to reach thousands of community members.

Working to fill the void of organized community activism regarding Latina reproductive health and freedom in Colorado, COLOR exists to protect the community from attacks on Latina reproductive freedom. Through this community activism COLOR advocates on reproductive freedom for Latinas as a social justice issue.

Fundamentally COLOR believes that if the mind, body and spirit of a Latina are strong then she will be empowered to make healthy decisions concerning her body and, ultimately, her life.

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COLORistas!

We are with the Colorado C-3 roundatable to bring to you a series of amazing volunteer opportunities to ensure a strong voter turnout during this fall's election season. Only by increasing voter turnout in our communities can we ensure that our voices are heard. We know that not all of us CAN vote, but we can all volunteer and be active in our communities.

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As you may have seen in the news, 11 state legislators from Colorado, members of the GOP Study Committee of Colorado (RSCC) are visiting Arizona with their counterparts to discuss SB 1070, other laws that apply to illegal immigration and more. These 11 members will be introducing legislation similar to SB-1070 in Colorado next year. This is a distraction to Colorado's real concerns. We need CIR at the Federal level. This pushes Colorado in the wrong direction. Colorado's elected officials should be focusing on the real concerns of Colorado, like jobs and the economy, rather than playing political games 3 months before the election.