Meet Our SENIOR DENVER CAMPAIGN ORGANIZER:
Kevin Patterson
Kevin was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. Kevin received their BA in political science and ethnic studies from the University of Colorado Boulder. Promptly after graduating, Kevin interned for the AFL-CIO in Houston, Texas. Kevin joined the American Federation of Teachers following their internship. In their tenure, they supported the formation of three adjunct unions at Temple University, Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, and Cayuga Community College in New York. Kevin worked in Baltimore, Maryland, as the lead organizer for healthcare and state employees with the Maryland Professional Employees Council. Kevin returned to Denver in 2016 and worked on political campaigns through Colorado Peoples Action. Kevin worked with the Colorado Peoples Alliance to address immigrant, climate, and economic justice issues.
AND DENVER Campaign Organizer:
Jon Marcantoni
Jon Marcantoni brings to the Redress team fifteen years of experience in community engagement, as a writer advocating for Puerto Rican independence and an artist. Specifically, Jon has worked with Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora and the Puerto Rican Independence Party in the Diaspora.
Jon’s digital media engagement and community outreach through the arts, most recently with Flamboyán Theatre, has sought to make a center for Colorado’s Puerto Rican community to celebrate their culture and tell stories that challenge the colonial narratives impressed upon the Puerto Rican people. He is new to housing justice advocacy and is extremely passionate about addressing the injustices caused by discriminatory housing policy, and about bringing more communities in Denver to Redress’s mission.
DENVER REDRESS PRESENTS SURVEYS FOR DENVER AREA RESIDENTS FACING UNJUST LIVING CONDITIONS:
Featured Blog Posts From Denver:
Black, Latiné, and Asian: A History of Shared Discrimination, a Future of Shared Action
In general, Black, Latiné, and Asian communities faced serious and persistent housing discrimination through the first half of the 20th century, including the lynching of a Chinese immigrant in 1880, a sustained…
Redress Contributes Key Tenant Protections to Colorado Receivership Bill
Last month, the Colorado General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed, a new law that targets delinquent slumlords. Existing law already allows cities or counties to fine slumlords for health and safety…
Shared 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…
WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR DENVER ORGANIZERS?
Email Kevin at kpatterson@redressmovement.org
or email Jon at jmarcantoni@redressmovement.org
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