RISE Colorado

12/05/2023

Colorado Gives Day is today! Educational equity has never been more important. The opportunity gap and gaps in academic achievement have been exacerbated by the pandemic. We are RISE-ing to meet this moment alongside low-income families of color who are amazing change agents for educational equity.
Can you please support us with a donation?
https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/RISEColorado

10/25/2023

On behalf of RISE Colorado, we would like to invite you to the 5th Biennial RISE Family & Student-Led Aurora Public Schools (APS) School Board Candidate Forum on Saturday, October 28th, 2023 from 11AM - 1PM MT via live Zoom webinar. Interpretation will be provided in Spanish, Burmese, Karen, Karenni, and Nepali to ensure voices of the community are centered.

06/16/2022

Wonder how you can make a difference for the teens in your life? When teens have a strong relationship with a parent or adult, they become more resilient, make healthier choices, and have better emotional health. Explore more tips to connect with youth.
https://parents.forwardtogetherco.com/the-power-of-relationships/

02/05/2022

RISE Community, we have some very sad news to share with you all. We share with a heavy heart that an Aurora student passed away unexpectedly. He was a student at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy this year. We are deeply heartbroken by this tragedy and loss of life.

The family does not have adequate funds for his funeral. Here's how you can help: Please donate to the GoFundMe for the family at ​​https://gofund.me/1df83879. All donations will go directly to the family, supporting them with the funeral and other expenses. We are a community, and in times of crisis, we look to one another for support. Please donate today to help this family through this tragedy and pay tribute to their beloved child.

09/29/2021

On behalf of RISE Colorado Family and Student Leaders, we would like to invite you to the 4th Biennial RISE Family & Student-Led Aurora Public Schools (APS) School Board Candidate Forum on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 from 10AM - 12PM MT via live Zoom webinar. Interpretation in multiple languages will be provided to ensure the voices of Aurora’s most-impacted communities are centered during this live webinar experience.

RISE Family and Student Leaders are bringing together families and students from across Aurora, Colorado to ask all six candidates for APS School Board questions about their candidacy and campaigns. RISE Family & Student Leaders have led candidate forums since 2015, and this is a powerful moment in time to engage with our public education system and those running for school board.

This family and student-designed event is designed to provide equal time and space for each candidate, and will include questions from Black, Latinx, Burmese/Karen/Karenni, and Bhutanese/Nepali Family and Student Leaders.

You can access the event link here: tinyurl.com/syjmud58. Thank you for joining us in building the Family and Student-Led Movement for Educational Equity!

07/22/2021

RISE partnered with Dr. Judy Marquez Kiyama on her issue of New Directions for Higher Education: "Refugee Students & Postsecondary Realities." Check out the publication here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15360741/2020/2020/191 #

Click on the title to browse this issue

03/17/2021

For Women’s History Month, RISE honors Ella Baker, an American social justice activist and one of the architects of the Civil Rights movement. Working alongside other leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and W.E.B. Du Bois, Ella advocated for an end to racial and gender oppression, and helped design the foundation of grassroots organizing in the U.S. As an advisor and strategist of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, she helped build democracy and mentored future activists such as Diane Nash and Rosa Parks. Ella is a true example of both brilliance and resilience.

03/11/2021

It’s Women’s History Month! In addition to looking to past and present pioneers like Dolores Huerta, Deb Haaland, Patsy Mink, and Shirley Chisholm, we are celebrating the amazing women in our lives today: moms, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and daughters. The future is female!

03/10/2021

RISE is honored to have been showcased by and as part of their Changemaker Challenge. We look forward to continuing to support Family & Student Leaders as they lead the movement for educational equity!

02/24/2021

February marks Black History Month. This time is dedicated to remembering and celebrating the incredible Black activists, leaders, artists, scientists, educators, and organizers who have shaped our world. We look forward to continuing to uplift Black brilliance and excellence - this month, and every month.