At New Era, there’s no such thing as off years. 2023 was no different. This year alone, we fought to turn Youth Agenda priorities into political realities. Just a few examples:

• During the legislative session, we worked with COLOR to pass SB23-190, a landmark bill that regulates the deceptive advertising practices of anti-abortion centers to limit their ability to prey on people who are young, low-income, or from immigrant communities.
• We launched our new regional hub model with permanent lead organizers in five regions across the state — Boulder, Denver, Northern, Southern, and Western.
• Polled young people across Colorado to publish comprehensive polling and data analysis on housing affordability’s impacts.
• Turned out young people 3 points above the state average to flip the Boulder mayoral race in Boulder’s first ranked-choice voting election.
• Grew the progressive majority on The Fort Collins City Council.

And we’re just getting started. We’re already planning for:

• The 2024 legislative session, where we’re fighting for renters’ rights and housing affordability.
• Educating and mobilizing young people to turnout in support of the 2024 reproductive rights ballot measure to codify abortion protections in our state constitution, regardless of your insurance coverage.
• The path to winning the U.S. House runs through Colorado’s 3rd and 8th Congressional Districts. Our Regional Lead Organizers in Durango & Pueblo (CO-3) and Greeley (CO-8) will focus on registering voters, building a base, and mobilizing young people ahead of the November general election. We will scale up with full and part-time canvassers to contact as many young voters in these districts as possible.

Read the full 2023 Annual Report.