Civil rights are the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. We at the NAACP Pueblo Branch recognize the following organizations for doing their part in protecting and maintaining civil rights in the City of Pueblo and Southern Colorado.
Social Justice and Direct Action through Nonviolent Resistence
El Movimiento Sigue, the Chicano Movement continues in Pueblo
Pueblo Activism Exchange, positive change through protest
Pueblo Indivisible, for progressive policies
Pueblo League of Women Voters, empowering voters for democracy
Sierra Club Sangre de Cristo Group for environmental justice
Southern Colorado Equality Alliance, bringing LGBTQ and alley communities together
Southern Colorado Women's March
NAACP CO-MT-WY Area State Conference
Business and Community
Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
Pueblo Latino Chamber of Commerce
Cultural Heritage
Pueblo Ghost Walk
Pueblo Heritage Museum
Pueblo Juneteenth Organization, remembering celebrating the freedom and heritage of African-Americans
Historic Pueblo, Inc.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center (There is a Pueblo Branch of the Colorado Holiday Commission)
Pueblo Archaeological & Historical Society
Roselawn Cemetery Association
Steelworks Museum of the West (Bessemer Historical Society)
Education and Student Affairs
Black Student Union, Colorado State University of Pueblo
Pueblo Community College
Employment and Unions
Colorado WINS (Workers for Innovative and New Solutions)
Government
The City of Pueblo - [See the City's Job Opportunities]
The County of Pueblo
Pueblo Counts Committee for U.S. Census
Health and Human Services
CASA of Pueblo
Pueblo Area Agency on Aging
Pueblo Department of Public Health & Environment
Pueblo Rape Crisis Services
The Substance Use Response Ecosystem (SURE)
Neighborhood Associations and Events
Bessemer Association for Neighborhood Development (BAND)
Eiler Heights Neighborhood Association
The Bessemer, Eilers, and Grove Neighborhood
Improvement Network (BEGIN)
Neighborhood Watch (Contact Pueblo Police Crime Prevention Officer Brandon Beauvais, 719-553-2484)
Volunteer Match
Parks and Recreation
Pueblo Parks and Recreation Department
Pueblo Boards and Commissions
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Advisory Committee
Civil Service Commission
Community Commission on Housing and Homelessness
Community Services Advisory Commission (CSAC)
Electric Utility Commission
Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo
Human Relations Commission
Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center Board of Trustees
The Pueblo Area Council of Governments
Social Services, Community Resources, and Education
Annual Bessemer Extravaganza (Sponsored by the Pueblo Poverty Foundation and Bessemer Academy)
Arc of Pueblo
Catholic Charities Diocese of Pueblo
Colorado 2-1-1
NeighborWorks of Southern Colorado
Pueblo Child Advocacy Center
Pueblo City-County Library District
Pueblo Ministerial Alliance
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If your organization is interested in civil rights, too, please contact us. We will be glad to hear from you.