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Tag: Black Lives Matter

January 8, 2021March 31, 2022

Another Open Letter to Aurora Officials

NOTE: The original letter was emailed on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, and snail-mailed to the parties below on Tuesday, Jan. 12. To: CITY OF AURORA, Mike Coffman, mayor; Jim Twombly,

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August 12, 2020March 31, 2022

An Open Letter to Aurora Officials

I don’t often make “demands,” but as someone living in the 17th Judicial District and a concerned observer of recent high-profile incidents involving police misconduct, I feel compelled to demand

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June 24, 2020March 31, 2022

Broomfield Walk for Black Lives

I meant to post this a few weeks ago, but I’m so glad my family and I participated in the Broomfield “Solidarity Walk for Black Lives” on Monday, June 8!

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June 8, 2020March 31, 2022

A Statement from The Refuge

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A Salvation Army red kettle and bell ringer outside a Kroger supermarket in Ypsilanti, Michigan.(Dwight Burdette via Wikimedia Commons)
December 31, 2015February 21, 2017

Need in the News, Vol. IV, Issue 12

At the end of every month, I summarize local, national and international “stories of need” from news sites, blogs, press releases and editorials. The following are some of December’s most

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Recommended

  • Broomfield Community Service Network — Local advocates, social workers and clergy meet monthly to enhance services for clients in need.
  • Built For Zero — How communities across the United States are ending homelessness.
  • Equal Justice Initiative — Working to end U.S. mass incarceration and racial and economic injustice.
  • Mestaa'ehehe Coalition — A Cheyenne- and Arapaho-led effort to rename sacred Colorado landmarks.
  • MHAction — Advocating for affordable housing and economic security for residents of mobile home communities.
  • On Being — Krista Tippett interviews contemporary thought leaders about spirituality, social change and inner and outer renewal.
  • RAWtools — Michael Martin and a growing network of creative, nonviolent activists forge peace and disarm hearts, one dismantled firearm at a time.
  • SWAP — Almost Home’s “Severe Weather Activation Program” provides life-saving shelter for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Broomfield and Adams counties.

About Me

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, born and raised in Denver. I've lived in Missouri, New Mexico and Spain, and now, along with three of my four young-adult children, I live in a Broomfield, Colo., bilevel on the treaty-recognized homelands of the Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho), the Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) and the Nuu-ci (Ute) nations. Since we're not far from some beautiful, city-designated open space, we sometimes hear coyotes howling at night.

I serve in Broomfield and the North Denver Metro area as a minister, advocate and writer. Among other things, I companion people on the margins of accepted society and history and attempt to amplify their voices and stories, I catalyze local housing stability efforts, and I help facilitate the budding Sister Cities partnership between Broomfield and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, headquartered in Concho, Okla.

Thanks for taking time to visit my site.

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