Location: Denver, CO
Mission: Working with residents and organizations in Denver, Black Lives Matter 5280 builds more loving and united Black communities while eliminating anti-Black violence and racism. To expose, address, and eradicate structural oppression in Denver, BLM5280 uses a holistic racial justice approach that strengthens health and wellness, community building, education programming, econimic sustainability, and direct action strategizing. This approach to racial equity is fortified by a commitment to economic justice – one that counters the ongoing effects of slavery and the continuous exploitation of Black love, power, and liberation, embodying teh declaration that Black Lives Matter – regardless of gender identity, gender expression, sexual identity, immigration status or location, gang affiliation, profession, ability, economic status, and religious beliefs or disblief. Also keeping with the national movement, BLM5280 centers and celebrates the lives and leadership of Black women and girls. They firmly believe that communal visions of liberation are the way formed into a beloved society that affirms gender equality, racial equity, and social justice. Their work is to cultivate communities of abundant joy where all Black people are emboldened and empowered to lead, love, heal, and thrive.