Tag: 50501
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Veterans protest Iran war, military use while VP Vance speaks at Air Force Academy graduation
As 931 Air Force Academy cadets walked the stage in Falcon Stadium to receive their diplomas and listened to Vice President JD Vance’s commencement speech, a group of veterans offered their own words of wisdom to graduates. A protest organized by About Face Veterans, El Paso County Progressive Vets and 50501 brought together around three…
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Several Colorado Springs businesses join nationwide ‘ICE Out’ strike
Some businesses in Colorado Springs joined a collective action called for across the country on Friday for an “ICE Out of Everywhere National Day of Action.” The group 50501 called for “no work, no school, no shopping” locally in response to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. It comes a week after a general strike in…
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‘No blood for oil’: Local groups protest U.S. military action in Venezuela
About 200 protesters converged in front of Colorado Springs City Hall on Sunday in response to a U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend. The so-called “pop-up” demonstration was organized by the protest group 50501, which stands for “50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.” Several local…