Civil rights - The Durango Herald

Is government response to health crisis causing irreversible damage to civil liberties?

American ideals clash with a killer virus

DATE: Apr 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Does Fort Lewis College’s sexual harassment policy restrict free speech?

Group issues ‘red light’ rating

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

LGBTQ community struggles to find adequate health care

Access to behavioral and mental providers seen as particular problem

DATE: Jun 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center looks to grow

New executive director working on website update

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College honors Martin Luther King Jr.

Workshops support students’ efforts to fight for equality

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Office of Civil Rights to investigate father’s complaint against Durango School District 9-R

Father claims school district did not properly investigate alleged sex assault on his child

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

St. Louis faith leaders leading service in midst of unrest

ST. LOUIS – Faith leaders in St. Louis are reaching out to try to help the area heal in the midst of racial unrest that has surfaced for the second time in three years after fatal police sho...

DATE: Sep 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Berkeley braces for visit by right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – The University of California, Berkeley will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a “very large” visible police presence Thur...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

ACLU: Colorado’s branch of the watchdog organization is in Durango’s grill again

What is it with the American Civil Liberties Union? The organization, or at least its Denver-based Colorado branch, seems to have it out for Durango. The latest notice to the city...

DATE: Aug 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Activists gain resolve from civil rights vets post-election

ALBUQUERQUE – It became clear to Javier Benavidez that Donald Trump would win the presidency around 2 a.m. after polls closed on Election Day. The Albuquerque activist had helped organize tw...

DATE: Dec 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News