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Written by Carrie Jackson
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 Help New Era to register voters across Colorado this summer! Contact Info@NewEraColorado.org to get involved today.
Here are some upcoming dates. Check our online calendar for more details and other events.
7/28 Lady Gaga
From Boulder: Meet at Boulder Office to carpool @ 4:30
or
From Denver: Meet at Pepsi Center, Denver @ 5:45pm
7/30 Roll Call 9pm-11:30pm
From Boulder:
Meet at Boulder Office to carpool at 7:30pm
From Denver:Meet at 9pm at The Goodwill, 21 S. Broadway, Denver
7/31
Tim McGraw Concert
Meet at 5:30pm to work the line before the show?
Comfort
Dental @ 7pm to work inside show
3 free tickets available
8/6 First Friday
From Boulder: Meet at 4:30pm
Meet @ 6pm @
Santa Fe Ave, Denver
Check our online
calendar for more details and other events! Send us an email at Info@NewEraColorado.org to sign up to help out.
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Written by Steve Fenberg
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Written by Carrie Jackson
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 What: Bus Trip to stand up for Renters Rights!
Where: meet at Benedict Fountain Park, 2100
Tremont Pl, Denver, CO
80205
When: Sunday April 25th, 2-6pm
Contact Rob@NewEraColorado.org for more info!
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Written by Steve Fenberg
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Written by Carrie Jackson
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 What: Bus Trip Extravaganza Canvass about Smart Regs
Where: meet at 1648
Spruce St, Boulder CO
When: April 11th, 3-6pm
Who: Renterz with Benefit$ Street Team
On April 11th, New Era's Renterz with Benefit$ Street Team will be connecting with renters all over
Boulder to make sure they know about possible energy upgrades that could
be coming their way. It's called the SmartRegs appendix. This policy
would require landlords to make simple updates to properties. Some
potential upgrades could be energy saving appliances, programmable
thermostats, and sealing windows and doors with new insulation. The SmartRegs
Policy would be among the first of its kind to be implemented. Frankly, we
think it is about time. Renters deserve a place to live that is comfortable and good for the environment.
Please join our
Renterz with Benefit$ Street Team for our April 11th Express Bus Trip
Extravaganza. We will be going to the University Hill and the Goss/Grove
area to inform renters about possible changes coming to an city
near them. We will be collecting post cards of support and filming
personal rental stories. The more people that know about this policy the
better.
Contact Carrie@NewEraColorado.org for more info!
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Written by Preston Dickey
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If you're a Player (monthly member) at $10 or more a month, we'll send you this new New Era shirt. All Players at the $5 or more level get a coupon for a free pitcher from our good friends at Mountain Sun, Southern Sun, and Vine Street Pub. What are you waiting for? Do it.
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Written by Steve Fenberg
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Well, it's that time of year. I'm not talking about the holidays, but more about those annoying "Top 10" or "Top 100" lists of the past year. We figured it only makes sense for us to jump in there as well. So here it is: the Top 10 Moments of the New Era in 2009!
10. Launching New Era News, a political blog. Ok, so this will actually launch in early 2010, but we've been pretty excited about it for the past year, so we think it counts. New Era News will be a nontraditional political news blog written by the New Era Press Corps, complete with video, commentary, and a new take on the happenings of our time.
9. Trick or Vote 2009  We rocked the local 2009 elections with a Trick or Vote of over 100 volunteer canvassers knocking on thousands of doors in one evening. US Senator Michael Bennet and State Representatives Mark Ferrandino and Joe Miklosi joined us. We partnered with Denver Open Media to throw a pretty raging Trick or Vote afterparty. Next year's will be bigger, badder, and bigger. Yep, I said bigger twice.
8. Meet the Candidates, American Idol Style 11 candidates, one stage, 300 cell phones. We hosted the biggest, weirdest, and most fun candidate debate of the Boulder City Council elections (and we'd say maybe in the history of Boulder city council elections, but we've been told that the Horse Stable Association threw a pretty crazy debate in 1904). Our good friends at our fav eco/yoga/buddhist/mindful living publication ElephantJournal.com co-hosted the evening with us.
7. Fake Doctors for Real Reform
 Our team of Fake Doctors for Real Reform engaged thousands of people this summer about the critical issue of the year: reforming our horribly sick health care system. We collected over 5,000 cards written by young people around the state at festivals, fairs, art walks, concerts, etc. When we met with Senator Udall's people at his office to drop off the cards, their response was "Wow. We never even thought about young people and health care before today." Well done, fake doctors. Well done. 6. Defeated the good-for-nothing Denver Impound InitiativeWe made calls and knocked on doors with our partner organizations in Denver to beat the dangerous and vaguely-worded Denver Impound Initiative. Since a similar initiative passed just a few years ago, we proved that grassroots action in an off-year can significantly turn the tides on important issues.
5. Registered 1,000 new voters.'Nuff said.
4. Denver Pride FestivalIt was pretty much awesome. Dozens of our fake doctors for real reform marched in the parade and engaged  thousands of people about the critical issue of health care reform. Also, the well-decorated New Era bus in the parade was quite fabulous!
3.The New Era Internship Program Expands Over 40 young politicos in the Denver and Boulder area went through our new internship program in 2009. They not only learned the ins and outs of grassroots politics and lobbying, but they also ran their own campaigns from start to finish. The program in 2010 is our biggest one yet. Let us know if you want in on the action by emailing us here.
2. Released "Get On The Bus" at New Era's 1st Annual Dinner
That's right. Our own little documentary. Check it out here.
1. Passed the Online Voter Registration bill It took us two years, but we finally got it passed in the 2009 Legislative Session with broad bipartisan support--it even passed unanimously in the State Senate! We were named one of the top youth activism victories in 2009 by WireTap Magazine for it! Starting in April 2010 you'll be able to register to vote and change your registration information on the interwebs without any printing or signing. Thank your local New Era volunteer for that one.
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