LETTERS

Mesa Seeks Volunteers

Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA), a program of Mental Health Partners, has served the Boulder County community for over 50 years as a cornerstone of support for sexual assault survivors. To help accomplish this vital work, we are grateful to our passionate volunteers who are committed to helping survivors.

Currently, MESA is seeking community members to volunteer as hotline advocates. Advocates provide critical emotional support to survivors via our hotline and text line and may accompany survivors to hospitals and police departments.

If you or someone you know have a passion for supporting survivors of sexual violence and are willing and able to attend our 40-hour training, then we invite you to apply to be a Hotline Volunteer Advocate at: bit.ly/MESAvolunteers

LAB-GROWN MEAT = ANIMAL WELFARE

Any politician who claims to care about animal welfare should support increased federal funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without slaughter. It has the potential to relegate so much nonhuman suffering to a less enlightened past.

We kill more than a trillion aquatic and land animals for food every year. Numbers that large are almost impossible to comprehend. For a little perspective, only about 117 billion humans have ever lived, according to the Population Reference Bureau. While cultivated meat was recently approved for sale in America, increased public money for cellularagriculture development will help the product achieve price parity with slaughtered meat. This is crucial for widespread acceptance of humane alternatives. Compassionate legislators should support the effort.

Assault (MESA)

— Erin Devitt, Moving to End Sexual

— Jon Hochschartner/ Granby, Connecticut presents

Artist Kick-Off - Friday, July 14 3 pm - 8 pm

Saturday, J uly 15 10 am - 7 pm | Sunday, J uly 16 10 am- 5 pm

Pearl Street Mall | 100+ Artisans

The iconic Pearl Street Mall will once again transform into a sprawling outdoor gallery where some of the most inspired fine artists from near and far will be setting up shop. Come enjoy the festivities, including children's activities and more!

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FEATURING CLAY ROSE, MAX DAVIES & TONI OSWALD

FRI. 7/7 - 9:00PM

DESERT CHILD WITH FRAN ROBERTS

SAT. 7/8 - 7:30PM A.J. FULLERTON with full band Starts at $15.00

WED. 7/12 - 7:30PM

DEER FELLOW with STURTZ AND ROBIN LEWIS Starts at $15.00

THU. 7/13 - 7:30PM

CLAY ROSE, SINGERSONGWRITER NIGHT W/SPECIAL GUEST SILENT BEAR

FRI. 7/14 - 8:00PM

JOHNNY & THE MONGRELS Starts at $15.00

TUE. 7/18 - 7:00PM

LIZ BARNEZ LIVE BROADCAST ON 88.5 KGNU

FRI. 7/21 - 8:00PM

DAVE TAMKIN & CO AND ANTONIO LOPEZ W/ SPECIAL GUEST

CHRISTOPHER MORSE Starts at $15.00

SAT. 7/22 - 8:00PM

GOOD MUSIC MEDICINE

SAT. 8/5 - 8:30PM

JEFF CROSBY

FRI. 8/11 - 8:00PM

PETER KARP BAND