Mission
WORKING WITH RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA, BLACK LIVES MATTER 5280 USES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO EXPOSE, ADDRESS AND REPLACE STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION, INCLUDING EXTRACTIVE CAPITALISM, WHITE SUPREMACY AND PATRIARCHY. WE SEEK TO BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER BY DEVELOPING LIBERATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, MEETING MATERIAL NEEDS, AND CREATING SAFE SPACES OF BLACK LOVE IN WHICH OUR PEOPLE CAN HEAL AND THRIVE. WE SEEK TO BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER BY DEVELOPING LIBERATORY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, MEETING MATERIAL NEEDS, AND CREATING SAFE SPACES OF BLACK LOVE IN WHICH OUR PEOPLE CAN HEAL AND THRIVE.