Indivisible Denver is a local affiliate of Indivisible, ¹ a national left-of-center coalition that was founded after the first election of President Donald Trump. Indivisible Denver hosts political events and online discussions in furtherance of left-of-center policies. ²

Background

Indivisible Denver advocates for left-of-center policies by contacting elected officials, conducting phone campaigns, hosting political rallies and demonstrations, and initiating get-out-the-vote efforts. The organization offers regular in-person events, community meetings, and online discussion forums. ³

Indivisible Denver describes the size of its membership based on its Facebook following, ⁴ and as of December 2024 it claimed about 3,400 followers, ⁵ up from about 2,000 in 2018. ⁴

Activism

In November 2024, Indivisible Denver joined about 190 other organizations in signing a letter sent to President Joe Biden asking him to close immigration detention facilities, stop detention expansion efforts, and release detained individuals. The groups criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s expansion of detention facilities which allegedly occurred through “through direct and indirect negotiations with private prison corporations and other entities over the last four years.” ⁶ Other left-wing organizations that signed the letter include the Detention Watch Network, American Friends Service Committee, California Immigrant Policy Center, Faith in Action, Immigrant Defense Project, National Immigrant Justice Center, Ohio Immigrant Alliance, and United We Dream. ⁶

In July 2020, Indivisible Denver co-hosted a “Watch & Work & Win” party featuring the premiere of the mini-documentary Cardboard Cory which criticized then-U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO). The event also included a virtual voter contact component which started the Indivisible National Electoral 2020 Kickoff Week of Action and 100 Day Unity Plan, which began about 100 days ahead of the 2020 general election. ⁷ Cardboard Cory was funded by the Payback Project, a project of Indivisible, and told the story of “the life and times of a cardboard cutout” of Senator Gardner, ⁸ which was used to express activists’ disappointment with Senator Gardner’s representation of Colorado. ⁸

In March 2020, Indivisible Denver hosted a demonstration to protest then-President Donald Trump and then-Senator Gardner’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic related to protections for workers. ⁹

In January 2020, the organization hosted a press conference and rally in front of then-Senator Gardner’s office, criticizing Gardner for allegedly “being complicit in the ongoing assault on our nation and the erosion of our values and norms” after President Trump allegedly “used military aid to pressure Ukraine to interfere in our 2020 elections” and then “tried to cover it up.” The event was co-hosted by Indivisible Denver, the Resistance 5280, and Indivisible Front Range Resistance. ¹⁰

Events

In January 2021, Indivisible Denver partnered with Indivisible Arapahoe and Vail Valley Votes to hold the virtual “Recess Relay to Demand Democracy” event. The event encouraged people to contact their elected representatives to enact “legislative reforms that will secure a free and fair democracy,” specifically related to passing the For the People Act, a proposed major left-of-center election and voting procedure overhaul. ¹¹

Indivisible Denver also partnered with Indivisible Durango and Indivisible Arapahoe in August 2020 to hold a phone bank event. The event was a get-out-the-vote effort to encourage the “vote tripling” get-out-the-vote messaging tactic pioneered by liberal PAC Vote Rev. ¹²

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