DHS Arrests Columbia Student Who Led Pro-Palestinian Protests Last Spring Palestinian-American Mahmoud Khalil, who played a critical role in the student-led protests at Columbia last Spring, has been arrested and detained by Federal immigration agents for the crime of criticizing Israel. According to his lawyer, Amy Greer, Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment on Saturday night when ICE agents entered and detained him. Originally, it was believed that Khalil was in the country on a student visa, which ICE agents claimed would be revoked; however, when Greer informed agents that he was an American citizen with a green card, they

Update to include Greeley, CO on the same day. DENVER, CO — Denver, get ready. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are making a stop in the Mile High City on Friday, March 21, with their “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” tour, taking the stage at Civic Center Park. This isn’t just a rally—it’s a call to action against the billionaires tightening their grip on American democracy. Sanders and AOC, longtime critics of corporate greed and Trump’s alliance with the ultra-wealthy, are sounding the alarm on policies that threaten working people. Their message? If you’re tired of

North Mississippi Allstars is coming to Colorado, making rounds from Boulder Theater on March 11th, to Washington’s on the 12th, and the Gothic Theater on the 13th with the band’s “A Team,” according to Luther Dickinson. The band, which has been around for nearly 30 years, has gone through several different group pairings. This chapter of the tour will include the group’s founding members, Luther and Cody Dickinson. Joey Williams, and Rayfield “Ray Ray” Hollowman will also be joining, “Usually it’s one or the other. But we’re bringing both,” says Dickinson. Dickinson’s excitement is obvious from across the phone when

The far-right-packed Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges Colorado’s ban on the practice of conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is defined as the practice of attempting to change one’s sexual orientation or gender identity and has been found to cause serious psychological harm to those who are subjected to it. Bans of the harmful practice began cropping up across the country in 2013 after a U.S. court of appeals ruled that therapy is a form of professional conduct and, therefore, not protected as free speech. Colorado joined 18 other states, four in that year alone, in banning the practice

Editor’s Note: Press Releases are provided to Yellow Scene. In an effort to keep our community informed, we publish some press releases in whole. Longmont, Colo. – Jake Marsing, a fourth generation Longmont local and lifelong progressive advocate announced his candidacy for Longmont City Council today. He will be seeking one of the two At-Large seats up in this upcoming November’s municipal election. Marsing, a 30-year-old husband, father, and educator with experience as a legislative aide, community activist, and Vice Chair of Longmont’s Housing and Human Services Advisory Board, grew up in a diverse, low-income neighborhood in north Longmont. He is