Advocacy

We Need Your Support!

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National Bills to Watch

Visit the YWCA USA Advocacy Agenda page to learn more about our current priorities for Congress.

How to TAKE ACTION

Interested in how YOU can TAKE ACTION and make positive change in our community? Here are some ideas:

• Join the Stand Against Racism Challenge
• Thank your Congressional representatives for passing the Violence Against Women Act in March 2022.
• Thank your state representatives for passing the Prohibit Sexual Act Without Consent legislation.
• Stay up to date on legislative issues on the local, state and national levels through online resources.
  • League of Women Voters of Colorado
  • Colorado General Assembly
  • LegiScan Legislative Tracking Service – Colorado
• Make your voice heard!
  • Contact your legislators, on the local, state and national levels, about the issues that are important to you to inform their actions. Calls, emails, and written letters or postcards all make an impact. See our Advocacy Contacts section below for contact information for your representatives. Make it a regular family activity!
  • Write a Letter to the Editor to add your voice to community conversations about important issues. Learn some basics and tips here.
  • Attend a Day at the Capitol event, meet with legislators and learn how to testify for or against a bill.
  • Recent Advocacy Wins
    We are happy to celebrate several big advocacy wins this legislative session! Three bills have passed the Colorado House and Senate and signed by Govenor Polis on April 14, 2023:
    • SB23-188: Protections For Accessing Reproductive Health Care
    • SB23-189: Increasing Access To Reproductive Health Care
    • SB23-190: Deceptive Trade Practice Pregnancy-related Service