Posts by Jon
A Step Closer to Ending Segregation Zoning in Lakewood, CO
On August 25th and September 8th, the Lakewood City Council took its first two votes to move the city’s zoning code away from its segregationist past and toward a more affordable future. These were the first two of four public hearings on citywide zoning changes proposed by the recently adopted comprehensive plan. The next vote…
Read MoreShared Struggles, Standing with Immigrant Communities
Citizenship and residential segregation intersect in ways that drastically impact access to rights, opportunities, and quality of life. With threats to birthright citizenship and against our immigrant neighbors taking shape as official policy, Redress is taking on a call to action to organize in solidarity with tenants in Aurora, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, during…
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