AltWeeklies Wire
City Councilor shows solidarity with transgender crowdnew
'T' for tolerance
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-20-2013 |
LGBT
Male callnew
'Anti-sexist' Jackson Katz pushes forward with his gender-jarring messages.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-19-2013 |
The War on Women
The Mathis family fights a first-grade battle close to homenew
Elementary education
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
04-18-2013 |
Children & Families
Turnabout's Fair Paynew
Lilly Ledbetter says her bill is just the beginning.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
04-03-2013 |
Business & Labor
The things we left behindnew
Amid the confusion of sudden evacuation, a certain kind of clarity sometimes emerges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman, Kirsten Akens, Bryce Crawford, Chet Hardin, Wyatt Miller, Achille Ngoma, Matthew Schniper and J. Adrian Stanley |
07-06-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire
God, the Gunman and Jeanne Assamnew
A look at why, even in her new life miles away from Colorado Springs, the security guard-turned-reluctant-celebrity still has to address New Life Church.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
03-04-2011 |
Religion
Strings Attachednew
Skilled masters manipulate the child and adult victims of human trafficking.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-27-2010 |
International
Dealing With Human Traffickingnew
At some point, you may come face-to-face with a trafficking victim. Here's how to react.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-23-2010 |
International
Tags: Human Trafficking
Tackling Violence Via Documentarynew
You Are Not Alone covers troubles faced by teens, including suicide, in the LGBTQ and straight communities.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
06-10-2010 |
LGBT
Can Eating More Omega-3 Fatty Acids Tip the Scales on Depression?new
One doctor believes that mental illness could very well come from us eating too little fish.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
05-27-2010 |
Children & Families
Tags: Joseph Hibbeln
Stopping Child Suicidesnew
More kids are killing themselves, and at younger ages. But experts believe we can fight back.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
05-27-2010 |
Children & Families
Tags: Matthew Bennett
Human Rights Activist Nontombi Naomi Tutu On How We Can Healnew
Amid all the activities to which Nontombi Naomi Tutu is committed — taking groups to South Africa, facilitating women's retreats through her Sister Sojourner organization, co-writing a book — being mother of three actually speaks loudest to her professional mission.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
02-11-2010 |
Race & Class
