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I've been interning with Maria this past week and a half, working to organize house parties all over the state, in support of Colorado's new minimum wage initiative. It's been a lot of work, and a lot of emails and voicemail messages, but the event is finally out of our hands. Tonight, at six o'clock, activists from all across the state will convene at seventeen different house parties, from Rifle to Pueblo to Greeley. At six thirty, these house parties will join a statewide conference call with Senator John Edwards, and many others will call in of their own accord.

I have been very impressed with the diversity and interest of Colorado's progressive movement, and continue to hope that more activists will sign up to attend parties in their area and to listen in on the call.

I'm optimistic about the good this initiative will do Colorado, both through the benefits it offers to 138,000 Coloradoans and the help its turnout should offer to other important initiatives. It seems that Colorado is more and more purple every day!

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And you ROCK!
By Jen Caltrider Aug 15th 2006 at 2:43 pm MDT
Folks, you may not know this, but this intern is a 16 year old high school student on her summer vacation, visiting from California. It helps renew faith in the human race that people like her exist. She's not at the mall, she's not at home watching TV, she's here at the ProgressNow offices each day volunteering, helping do the dirty work to promote minimum wage. And she's not even old enough to vote yet. Kinda makes you want to step up and do a bit more yourself, doesn't it? She's a great example for all of us.
  


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