Civic Engagement & Community Organizing

CPC staff is out knocking on doors!

(Because that's just how we roll)

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Recognized nationally as a leader in connecting community organizing issues to civic engagement participation, CPC has been a lead organization on several remarkable victories in Colorado through our get out the vote efforts. CPC works in communities often overlooked by mainstream political campaigns.

During and in between elections, CPC registers new voters, educates thousands about ballot initiatives, and conducts non-partisan voter education drives so that low- and middle-income people, people of color, young people, and GLBT-identified people fully participate in our democracy.

In 2006, CPC was one of the lead groups along with 9to5 and Colorado ACORN, working to increase the state's minimum wage. In 2008, CPC led a coalition of individuals and community-based organizations in defeating a deceptively worded anti-equal opportunity measure run by California businessman Ward Connerly. Our coalition turned around a 50-point deficit in the polls to become the first state to ever defeat this deceitful measure!

In 2009, CPC was a lead partner in Coloradans for Safe Communities, the campaign that defeated Dan Hayes' anti-immigrant vehicle impound ballot measure in Denver and again in Lakewood in 2010.

And in 2010, CPC participated in and helped lead an unprecedented and historic effort to turn out underrepresented voters and protect our communities by defeating a slew of harmful ballot measures, "Engage CO."

Get involved today!
You can reach our Civic Engagement and Community Organizing Program by contacting either Jenny Weyel at 303-867-0304 and jenny@progressivecoalition.org or Brooke Shannon at 303-867-0316 and brooke@progressivecoalition.org.

CPC is a grassroots membership organization and we depend on your support to help us build power across the state. Please become a member today. Your contribution to CPC is tax-deductible.