When conservation is a trigger word
IN 2018, WHEN NOÉ ORGAZ, an organizer from Conservation Colorado, first attended the all-women’s group Mujer, Fuerzay Sentimiento (“Women, Strength and Empowerment”) in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood, he was told to sit quietly at the back of the room. “You’re welcome to be here, but not to speak. You can observe,” a facilitator politely explained.
The group, which started in a McDonald’s lobby in 2015, helps Latina women empower each other and advocate for changes in their community. Orgaz, who
