Statement on the Fight for Justice for Black Americans
Today and every day, Black lives are to be respected, valued, uplifted and protected. Over the weekend, we saw thousands of Americans come together and raise their voices to protest systemic racism and police brutality. Americans of every background are demanding that our elected leaders and our society do better… Read More
EMERGE COLORADO SENDS MORE ALUMS TO LOCAL OFFICES THAN EVER BEFORE AND MAKES HISTORY FOR REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2019 CONTACT: Michal Rosenoer, Executive Director michal@emergeco.org, (828) 577-3541 EMERGE COLORADO SENDS MORE ALUMS TO LOCAL OFFICES THAN EVER BEFORE AND MAKES HISTORY FOR REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNMENT DENVER, CO – Emerge… Read More
Emerge Colorado used as a scare tactic in Aurora council races
A nonprofit that trains women is being used as a political straw man in Aurora. A door hanger is being distributed to promote conservative candidates in the City Council race on one side, and on the other side warns that “A liberal front group called Emerge is quietly working… Read More
Emerge Colorado puts 18 more women candidates on this year’s ballots
Emerge Colorado is looking to add to its numbers of alumni in the elected office across the state on Nov. 5. The organization trains women to run and serve as Democrats. The 18 candidates are vying for city council and school board seats in Aurora, Centennial, Commerce City, Denver, Edgewater,… Read More
RIDDLED: Aurora’s 2019 election merges national, local issues and politics
Usually there is a stark difference between national and local politics. But 2019 is not a usual year for Aurora, where seasoned politicos are asking for votes, high-profile endorsements are rolling in and polls ask how Aurora voters feel about gun control, abortion and the death… Read More
Local program joins a host of others working in increase the number of women in office
Across the state and nation, there are many organizations dedicated to getting women into politics. The website of the aforementioned VoteRunLead, which is nonpartisan, boasts, “We’ve trained thousands of women to run for office and will train 30,000 more by 2020.” Their alumnae include many women running for office right… Read More
INSIGHTS | Colorado women have waited long enough for a US Senate seat
Colorado made history and earned its progressive stripes last year by electing the state’s first openly gay and first Jewish governor, Jared Polis. But in doing so, it bypassed three qualified women, two of them Democrats, Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne and former Secretary of State Cary Kennedy. Republican Attorney General… Read More
Democratic women hold political ‘boot camp’ for rural Colorado
Emerge Colorado graduated 26 Democratic women this weekend from a “boot camp” aimed at getting them ready to run for elected office this year or next. Democratic women convened in predominately Republican Mesa County over the weekend for what Emerge Colorado called a “boot… Read More
Emerge Colorado Graduates 26 Women in Rural Districts from Candidate Training Bootcamp
Q&A with Michal Rosenoer | Empowering women to run for office
Shontel Lewis practices her public speaking with her Emerge class in 2017. In November 2018, Lewis was elected as a Regional Transportation District director.(Photo courtesy of Emerge Colorado) “Misogyny and bigotry are ingrained within our political and institutional systems at all levels,” Michal Rosenoer tells us. Michal Rosenoer (Colorado Politics… Read More