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March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

“1 for 100”

If every Broomfield stakeholder contributed 1 percent of their annual income or revenue toward a local housing voucher program, our community could achieve full housing stability by 2025. Broomfielders, please
March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

1/4 Percent Sales Tax for Broomfield

In 1994, Broomfield voters prioritized local quality of life and the outdoors by passing a quarter-percent sales tax to expand and preserve our open spaces. It’s still in effect and
March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

A Civil Rights Pilgrimage

At the end of February, I joined a group of 15+ friends and fellow pilgrims from Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and Michigan for a five-day, whirlwind tour of important Civil Rights sites in
April 3, 2022January 19, 2023 Marrton Dormish

Sweep Report 2.0 printed version goes live

BREAKING NEWS — On-demand printed copies of The Sweep Report 2.0: Housing from below in Broomfield, Colorado, USA are now available for order on Lulu.com! Cost: $20 each. Printing: Takes

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March 31, 2022June 1, 2022 Marrton Dormish

Media Release: New Broomfield Housing Report Published

Official Publication of “The Sweep Report 2.0: Housing from below in Broomfield, Colorado, USA” Honest reflections and ambitious proposals from local minister and former grant-funded Broomfield “housing catalyst” Marrton Dormish

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March 13, 2022June 1, 2022 ProPublica

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord

This story was originally published on Feb. 7, 2022, on ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in

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About The Author

Welcome! My name is Marrton Dormish. (If you're curious about the spelling of my given name, click here.) I'm a fourth-generation Coloradan. Although I was born and raised in Denver, I've lived in Missouri, New Mexico and Spain. In 2004, my family and I moved to Broomfield, Colo., which occupies the ancestral homelands of the Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho), the Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) and the Nuu-ci (Ute) nations.

I serve as a minister of presence, justice and memory at The Refuge, a hub for healing community, social action and creative collaboration that's been serving Broomfield and the North Metro area since 2006. Among other things, I walk alongside and companion people in need, help catalyze local affordable housing efforts, and facilitate “pilgrimages from below” to nearby sites of historical and cultural significance.

My family and I live in a bi-level not far from some beautiful, city-designated open space. Sometimes, we hear coyotes howling in the night.

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Favorite Posts

Poses by Sassie

May 2, 2020March 31, 2022

Sand Creek is all around us

May 24, 2019March 31, 2022
Photo by Marrton Dormish

“‘No, it’s ‘M-A-R-R-T-O-N’: Reflections on a name” OR “Thanks, a lot, Mom”

April 13, 2019March 31, 2022

Episode 2 – With Jennifer Herrick

April 27, 2017March 31, 2022

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