Are You Ready to Vote? 
Get Your Vote On
It's election season, and Citizens Project wants you to be prepared to cast your vote in the Colorado Springs Municipal Election and local school board races, where applicable!
Get Registered
The last day to register to vote in the November Coordinated Election is Monday, October 5, 2009. All questions may be directed to (719) 575-VOTE (8683).
Get Informed
Attend a community forum to learn more about candidates and issues in your community:
- City of Colorado Springs Ballot Measures Forum hosted by Citizens Project and the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition: October 13, 2009 at 5:30pm at the Carnegie Room of the Penrose Library (Cascade & Kiowa). For info: (719) 520-9899
- School District 20 Candidate Forums hosted by the League of Women Voters: October 6, 2009 at 6:30pm at Eagleview Middle School; October 8, 2009 at 6:30pm at Mountain Range Middle School
- School District 11 Candidate Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters: October 7, 2009 from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the School District 11 administration building at 1115 N. El Paso Street
Get Your Voter Guide
Don't forget to pick up a copy of Citizens Project's nonpartisan Voter Guide, which will be inserted in the October 8 edition of the Colorado Springs Independent and available on our web site on the same day!
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Join CP at the Lavender Film Festival
Citizens Project Sponsors Hannah Free
Join Citizens Project at the Lavender Film Festival this
weekend! Thanks to generous designated donations, Citizens Project is
the sponsor of the film:
 Hannah Free Directed by Wendy Jo Carlton 2009, USA, 90 min. Sunday September 20, 2009 ~ 7:45pm Armstrong Hall on the CC Campus, 14 E Cache La Poudre
Adapted from Claudia Allen's award winning play,
romantic, touching and poignant, Hannah Free eloquently depicts a
lifelong love affair between two very different women. See the festival schedule here.
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Who Is Simply Divine?
Nominations Due October 30, 2009 - Citizens  Project's Sixth Annual Divine Award!
Citizens Project invites residents to submit
nominations for this prestigious award that recognizes a person in the
Pikes Peak region who has worked tirelessly to create a vibrant
democracy in which equal rights are protected, individual freedoms are
secure, differences are respected and people fully participate in civic
life.
Tell us in 300 words or fewer why your nominee
should be recognized. Please provide specific information about your
nominee's roles in the community - both officially and informally - and
how you believe your nominee has made a lasting impact on the
community. Please include your name and daytime phone number with your
nomination. Email nominations to info@CitizensProject.org by October 30. |
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Another Christian Denomination Accepts Gays
Evange lical Lutheran Church Vote
Leaders of the nation's biggest Lutheran denomination voted last month to allow gays in committed relationships to serve as clergy in the church -- making it one of the largest Christian denominations in the country to significantly open the pulpit to gays.
More...
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Community Opportunity
County Board Opening
The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community minded citizens volunteers to serve on the Groundwater Contamination Study Committee. Applications for the open positions are due by September 25. Get more information and apply at: www.elpasoco.com.
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Upcoming Events
"No Agitation, No Change"
A belated Labor Day dinner featuring Jim Hightower
Friday September 18th, 2009
6:00-8 p.m.
Union Hall, 2150 Naegele Rd., Colorado Springs.
$35/person.
Sponsored by Colorado Springs Labor Council and Colorado Springs Independent.
To RSVP or for questions call: 719-635-4611
Planned Parenthood Back to School Movie Night: "The Education of Shelby Knox"
September 21, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Penrose Library - Penrose Adult Room, 20 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 See www.pprm.org to RSVP or for more information.
10 Key Elements of Building a Sustainable Diversity
Presented by: Bill Anstee, Sr. Director for the Healthcare Market, Sodexo Colorado Springs Diversity Forum General Membership Meeting September 22, 2009 1:00 PM-2:30 PM Cuchara Room, Memorial Administrative Center 2420 E. Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 Diversity Forum Members: FREE Guests: $10.00 (RSVP for payment instruction) RSVP: info@cospdiversityforum.org
Colorado Springs Ballot Measure Forum
Hosted by Citizens Project, the Pikes Peak Equality Coalition and the Colorado Springs Independent
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Join us to learn about ballot measures in the upcoming election. As always, this event is free and open to the public!
Questions? Call 719-520-9899
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Recent CP Blog Posts
Join the Conversation
City Deserves Worthy Successor to Heimlicher
read it here
Study Finds Discrimination Against Immigrants
read it here
Where is Civil Discourse?
read it here
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Articles of Interest
Respect for Marriage Act Introduced in Congress: Time to Dump "DOMA"
September 16, 2009
The Huffington Post
read it here
Religious freedom? Bashing Islam is a dangerous sign of the times
September 16, 2009
Vineland Daily Journal
read it here
Is Bible and all-or-nothing proposition?
September 8, 2009
The Gazette read it here
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