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Mar 21st
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
…EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING…
.STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS…VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES…AND ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. VERY DRY FUELS WILL
ALLOW FIRES TO IGNITE EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG WIND GUSTS
ALSO CONTINUE.
ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON TUESDAY…GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN
ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTH PARK…THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-
245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
239…240…241…244…245…246…247 AND 249…
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239…240…
241…244…245…246…247 AND 249…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239…ARVADA…BOULDER…
GOLDEN…LAKEWOOD…LONGMONT…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240…
AURORA…BRIGHTON…CITY OF DENVER…DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT…HIGHLANDS RANCH…LITTLETON…PARKER…FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 241…CASTLE ROCK…ELBERT…FONDIS…KIOWA…LARKSPUR…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 244…BRUSH…FORT MORGAN…GOODRICH…
WIGGINS…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245…BENNETT…BYERS…DEER
TRAIL…LEADER…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 246…AGATE…HUGO…
LIMON…MATHESON…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247…FORDER…KARVAL…
KUTCH…PUNKIN CENTER…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249…AKRON…
COPE…LAST CHANCE…OTIS.
* TIMING…GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* WIND…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL BECOME
WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5
TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…STRONG GUSTY WINDS…ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH
AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED
FLAG WARNING.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
Red Flag Warning
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
…EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING…
.STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS…VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES…AND ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. VERY DRY FUELS WILL
ALLOW FIRES TO IGNITE EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. HUMIDITIES WILL
REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG WIND GUSTS
ALSO CONTINUE.
ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON TUESDAY…GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN
ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTH PARK…THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-
245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
239…240…241…244…245…246…247 AND 249…
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239…240…
241…244…245…246…247 AND 249…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239…ARVADA…BOULDER…
GOLDEN…LAKEWOOD…LONGMONT…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240…
AURORA…BRIGHTON…CITY OF DENVER…DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT…HIGHLANDS RANCH…LITTLETON…PARKER…FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 241…CASTLE ROCK…ELBERT…FONDIS…KIOWA…LARKSPUR…
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 244…BRUSH…FORT MORGAN…GOODRICH…
WIGGINS…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245…BENNETT…BYERS…DEER
TRAIL…LEADER…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 246…AGATE…HUGO…
LIMON…MATHESON…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247…FORDER…KARVAL…
KUTCH…PUNKIN CENTER…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249…AKRON…
COPE…LAST CHANCE…OTIS.
* TIMING…GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* WIND…SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL BECOME
WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
* HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5
TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…STRONG GUSTY WINDS…ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH
AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED
FLAG WARNING.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
407 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000
FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING ARVADA…BOULDER…GOLDEN…LAKEWOOD…LONGMONT…
AURORA…BRIGHTON…CITY OF DENVER…DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT…HIGHLANDS RANCH…LITTLETON…PARKER…CASTLE ROCK…
ELBERT…FONDIS…KIOWA…LARKSPUR…BENNETT…BYERS…DEER
TRAIL…LEADER…AGATE…HUGO…LIMON…MATHESON…FORDER…
KARVAL…KUTCH…PUNKIN CENTER
407 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
.NOW…
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
DENVER…DOUGLAS…ELBERT…LINCOLN…EASTERN ADAMS…AND EASTERN
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE
GUSTY WINDS WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
1056 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND
COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000
FEET-SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST
GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/
SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-LARIMER AND
BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-JEFFERSON AND WEST
DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK
COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-LARIMER
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND JEFFERSON
COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH DOUGLAS
COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/
EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 6000 FEET-NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD
COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS
COUNTY-
1056 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011
…GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY…
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AND
ACROSS THE PLAINS TODAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE
AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND
DRIEST AIR WILL OCCUR IN AREAS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER…WHERE
THE HUMIDITY WILL BE AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT AND WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH. ELSEWHERE…CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS EXTREME…BUT THE
FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT…BRINGING COOLER AIR ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVER MOST AREAS
BY MIDNIGHT…IT WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT…WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF NORTHEAST COLORADO BY
MIDDAY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS…
MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES…BUT IT WILL REMAIN DRY
ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER ON THE
PLAINS TUESDAY…VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL ALSO REMAIN LOW. AS A RESULT…THE FIRE DANGER IN SOUTH
PARK…THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS…WILL REMAIN
VERY HIGH.
LATER IN THE WEEK AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE
OVER THE STATE. IT WILL BE DRY ON WEDNESDAY…BUT THEN A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS RETURNS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL BECOME RATHER UNSETTLED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A
PERSISTENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS…AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION SPREADING ONTO THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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D-L/DANKERS
22 Boom TV schedule February 25-March 5 Boulder County Comcast BV22
Feb 25th
Monday | 22 Boom 12 | 1:03:35 AM |
Tuesday | 22 Boom 12 | 2:33:35 AM |
Tuesday | 22 Boom 13 | 2:52:41 AM |
Friday | 22 Boom 6 | 2:52:31 AM |
Friday | 22 Boom 7 | 3:05:15 AM |
Monday | 22Boom_10 | 12:46:15 AM |
Tuesday | 22Boom_10 | 2:16:15 AM |
Sunday | 22Boom_28 | 12:59:25 AM |
Wednesday | 22Boom_28 | 10:30:18 PM |
Friday | 22Boom_28 | 9:00:00 PM |
Saturday | 22Boom_28 | 9:00:00 PM |
Sunday | 22Boom_AcademyAwards | 3:30:20 PM |
Sunday | 22Boom_AcademyAwards | 10:30:00 PM |
Tuesday | 22Boom_AcademyAwards | 11:28:18 AM |
Sunday | 22Boom-23 | 1:51:43 AM |
Sunday | 22Boom24- | 1:27:26 AM |
Friday | 22BOOM4 | 2:30:28 AM |
Friday | 22Boom5 | 2:40:26 AM |
Friday | 22Boom8 | 3:24:42 AM |
Monday | 22Boom9 | 12:30:00 AM |
Tuesday | 22Boom9 | 2:00:00 AM |
Friday | 22Boom9 | 3:43:28 AM |
Sunday | 22BoomBIFF-1 | 11:26:19 PM |
Tuesday | 22BoomBIFF-1 | 9:33:38 PM |
Friday | 22BoomBIFF-1 | 11:00:00 PM |
Saturday | 22BoomBIFF-1 | 11:00:00 PM |
Monday | 22BoomBIFF-2 | 12:00:00 AM |
Tuesday | 22BoomBIFF-2 | 10:01:44 PM |
Friday | 22BoomBIFF-2 | 11:28:06 PM |
Saturday | 22BoomBIFF-2 | 11:28:06 PM |
Sunday | 22BoomGrammys | 10:58:01 PM |
Tuesday | 22BoomGrammys | 11:00:00 AM |
Tuesday | 22BoomGrammys | 10:27:59 PM |
Wednesday | 22BoomGrammys | 9:00:00 PM |
Friday | 22BoomGrammys | 9:28:01 PM |
Sunday | 22BoomValentines | 10:29:08 AM |
Monday | 22BoomValentines | 10:28:07 AM |
Monday | 22BoomValentines | 4:30:11 PM |
Tuesday | 22BoomValentines | 11:56:19 AM |
Friday | 22BoomValentines | 9:30:50 AM |
Friday | 22BoomValentines | 5:30:57 PM |
You can see all 22Booms on on Boulder channel One
Upcoming events and RMPJC Meetings at Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center Boulder Colorado HUGE list:
Feb 25th
Saturday, February 26 BOULDER Protect the Clean Air Act Rally at 1 pm at the Municipal Building, corner of Broadway and Canyon. The purpose is to draw attention to the attacks happening in Congress on the Clean Air Act, the E.P.A. and their authority to regulate carbon pollution. Local experts, activists and leaders will speak.
Saturday, February. 26 DENVER Solidarity march with public employees in Wisconsin who are trying to preserve their right to organize unions. At 12 noon at the State Capitol, 1313 Sherman.
Saturday and Sunday Feb. 26 and 27 BOULDER Our Local Economy in Transition. This two-day conference explores the most pressing issues that we face as a community. 9-5pm at the Millennium Harvest House; $50 in advance; $60 at the door. More info: http://www.transitioncolorado.org
Sunday Feb. 27 BOULDER Left Hand Movie Night! Showing of Michael Moore’s documentary “Capitalism: A Love Story” at 7 p.m. at Left Hand Books, 1200 Pearl Street in Boulder (Bdwy and Pearl in basement). Free. Everyone welcome
Monday, February 28 DENVER The Colorado Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee will hear testimony on the Colorado Senate Bill 168 which establishes the Colorado Health Care Cooperative, a health care system owned by all residents of Colorado which would ensure that access to quality, affordable heath care for all Coloradans and would control health care costs. For summary of the bill, go to ) 1:30 to 5 PM in the Colorado Capitol Building, Old Supreme Court Chambers (2nd Floor). Rally on the West Steps of the Colorado Capitol from 11:30 AM to 12:10 PM. The rally will include speakers, music and street theater. Want to testify or be a health care speaker? Prepare at a Special Workshop for Health Care Speakers and Senate Committee Hearing Speakers Saturday, February 26th – Noon to 3 PM Location: The Kirk of Bonnie Brae. More info: 303-277-8306 email: info@HealthCareForAllColorado.org or dick@healthcareforallcolorado.org
Tuesday, March 1 BOULDER Boulder Municipal Court Judge Linda Cooke will report to the Boulder City Council on the state of the court. Please come to the public comment section of the Council meeting at 6 p.m. (get there by 5:30 p.m. to sign up) and ask the council to rescind the city’s homeless “camping” ordinance and to fund programs to ensure everyone has a place to sleep year round in Boulder. The Council is located in the Municipal Building at Canyon and Broadway.
Thursday March 3 BOULDER Trial of homeless person for “camping”. Jury selection starts at 9 a.m. and testimony begins around 10:30 a.m. Interesting and a good support for homeless and their cause to stop ticketing people for sleeping out doors when they don’t have a home. At the Municipal Court at 6th and Canyon.
Thursday, March 3 BOULDER “Art, Science and Rocky Flats”, a presentation by Denver artist Barbara Donachy & Metro State Chemistry Prof. Niels Schonbeck continues the Rocky Flats Nuclear Guardianship series, 7:30 PM, Thursday, March 3, at Naropa University’s Nalanda Campus, 6287 Arapahoe at 63rd St, Boulder Info: http://www.rockyflatsguardianship.org.
Friday, March 4, BOULDER Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now will speak on the role of independent media in promoting social justice at 7pm at the University of Colorado, MATH 100, 2300 Colorado Avenue.. Free and open to University of Colorado at Boulder students; $5 for community members.
Friday, March 4 BOULDER “American Muslims and Citizenship”, Lecture by Professor Abdullami Ahmad An-Na’im of Emory Law School. Ahmad An-Na’im is the author of “Islam and the Secular State” and teaches courses in international law, human rights and Islamic law. At 4 p.m. at the Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. www.boulderlibrary.org 303-441-4941. Free.
Saturday, March 5 and Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 BOULDER The Peace and Social Justice Committee of the Boulder Friends Meeting presents Mary’s Joy, a dramatic reading of a new play about Mary Dyer, hanged in Boston June 1, 1660 for being a Quaker. At the Friends Meeting House, 1825 Upland Ave March 5 at 2pm; March 11&12 at 7pm, Donations benefit the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center and Universal Arts Boulder. Seating Extremely Limited – no late seating WARNING! SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES – Discretion Advised Details:universalartsboulder.wordpress.com
Sunday March 6 BOULDER Veterans for Peace meeting will be feature Dr. Leroy Moore who will give us an update on what’s happening at Rocky Flats, as well as “A Call to Guardianship” which is a series of lectures and workshops over the next 4 months. At the Arborwood Condominiums Clubhouse at 3250 O’Neal Circle. Potluck dinner at 6pm, speaker at 7.
March 6, BOULDER “9/11 WTC Debate: Collapse by Fire? or Explosive Controlled Demolition” Richard Gage, AIA, 23-year architect in the Bay Area and founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth will debate Chris Mohr, Denver investigative journalist. The question: What brought down the three World Trade Center skyscrapers? 5 pm at the University of Colorado at Boulder, UMC room 235.
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Sunday, March 6 -Tuesday March 8 BOULDER/ DENVER Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh will speak in Denver and Boulder as part of his North America tour to promote his recent book, titled “Popular Resistance in Palestine: A History of Hope and Empowerment.”. A long-time peace and justice activist, he teaches in Bethlehem University in the occupied West Bank. His book provides a comprehensive overview of Palestinian resistance going back to the beginning of the Zionist project in the 19th century until today.
Qumsiyeh events In BOULDER on Monday, March 7
“Popular Resistance in Palestine and the Arab World: Winds of Change,” lecture at the University of Colorado, Boulder (Eaton Humanities Building, Room 250), 4-6 pm. o
Book signing, Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl Street (Boulder Mall), 7 pm
Qumsiyeh events In DENVER March 6-8:
Sunday, March 6, Lecture at Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia at Montview Boulevard, Park Hill, Denver. Sponsored by Sabeel. 3-5 pm.
Monday, March 7, University of Colorado at Denver Auraria campus, Tivoli 320C. 12:30-2:00 pm.
Tuesday, March 8, University of Denver, Korbel School, Cyber Cafe. 6-8 pm.
Tuesday, March 8, LeRoy Moore speaks on Rocky Flats: Local Hazard Forever, Best Western Lodge, Nederland. 6 PM meal of soup and bread; 7 PM presentation (come for both or only for the presentation). Sponsored by Mountain Forum of Nederland.
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Sunday, March 13 BOULDER Potluck for Peace This is a fun and informal social event for people who are bringing peace into the world. Come meet others in our community who care about peace, like you do; 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Boulder Mennonite Faith Community 3910 Table Mesa Drive, Bring a dish of your choice that feeds 8 people. Bring a plate, utensils, cup and drink Event will be held rain or shine. Wheelchair Accessible. RSVP: By March 10th. Please send an email to smalloy@indra.net Questions? 303-588-4452 Please indicate how many people are coming with you. Sponsored by Bldr. Co. Peace Group, RMPJC & Vets For Peace. Please bring your own reusable table service & dish/food in a washable/reusable container. Donations for facility rental welcome.
Sunday, March 13 BOULDER “My Experience with Immigration Policy” with Journalist, Author and First Lady of Colorado. Thorpe is the author of “Just Like Us”,. At the UU Church of Boulder at 5001 Pennsylvania Avenue at 7 p.m. Free.
Sunday, March 20 BOULDER Jacqueline Muller, long time Boulder resident who went to the city of Hebron, Palestine in 2008 and participated in the activities of Library on Wheels for Nonviolence and Peace, will show her documentary film about young people exploring gender and social issues as well as nonviolent methods to deal with conflict on 9 am, First Congregational Church Corner of Pine and Broadway.
April 8 WASHINGTON D.C. Pentagon Action for Peace: A Call to action by the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance. Contact info:Joyfirst5@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 13 BOULDER Our U.S. Courts, part of the Boulder Public Library Court Series, Main Branch Boulder Library, Canyon Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. 7 p.m. Info: elturkg@boulderlibrary.org or 303-441-4941.
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RMPJC COLLECTIVE MEETINGS:
The RMPJC invites you to help create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world by joining one of our collectives or by volunteering in our office. Our collectives discuss issues and take action at the local, state and national levels.
Economy/International Collective meets the first and third Mondays at 7 p.m. at RMPJC.
Middle East Collective meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m. at RMPJC.
Move to Amend meets the 2nd Wednesday at 7 p.m. at RMPJC. This group is working to get a City Council resolution passed that would support amending the U.S. Constitution to say that corporations are not persons and are not entitled to the rights of persons.
Citizens for Pesticide Reform meets as needed and works extensively by email. Contact Betty @ (303) 444-6981 for meeting info and how to get involved.
Everybody Eats. Call Dave Georgis for details 303 499-2175.
Nuclear Nexus. Call Judith Mohling (303) 447-9635 for meeting info and how to get involved.
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Other groups the RMPJC works with:
Homeless Organized for More Equality. Every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the administrative building of the First Congregational Church at Pine and Broadway, 3rd floor.
Lafayette/Louisville Peace and Justice Group Next meeting: Sunday, Feb.27, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Cannon Mine Coffee Company at 210 S. Public Road in Lafayette.
For more information on RMPJC, call us at 303-444-6981 or visit our website at www.rmpjc.org or link with our facebook page at our website.
RMPJC is located at 3970 Broadway, Suite 105, Boulder. From Quince and Broadway go east and take a right into the second driveway into the shopping center.
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Carolyn Bninski
RMPJC
303-444-6981x2
Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?-Martin Luther King