Unraveling the Nonprofit Industrial Complex: Navigating Challenges and Amplifying Marginalized Voices
In recent years, discussions surrounding the nonprofit industrial complex have gained momentum as organizations grapple with the...
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BUILDING
A VIOLENCE FREE DENVER
WHERE
BLACK PEOPLE ARE VALUED,
PROTECTED AND FREE
Mission
Working with residents and organizations in the Denver metro area, Black Lives Matter 5280 uses a holistic approach to expose, address and replace structures and systems of oppression, including extractive capitalism, white supremacy and patriarchy.
We seek to build collective power by developing liberatory educational programming, meeting material needs, and creating safe spaces of Black love in which our people can heal and thrive. We seek to build collective power by developing liberatory educational programming, meeting material needs, and creating safe spaces of Black love in which our people can heal and thrive.
Our Squads
The structure of BLM5280 is made up of three squads: Community Wellness Squad, Economic Justice Squad and the Education Squad. The work done by BLM5280’s squads provides essential services and programming to our community, while allowing our team to work on the issues they are most passionate about.
Click on the Squad links below to learn more about their work!
Partners
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