Thrive Series: Community Conversations in Justice & Resilience

The Center for Community Safety and Resilience at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs would like to invite you to attend their Thrive Series, a series of conversations with academic and lived experience experts and members of the community.

“Policy, Power & Protection: Hate Crimes in the Context of LGBTQ+ History Month"

supported by the CU Denver Office for Access and Campus Engagement (ACE)

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Terrace Room (2nd floor), Lawrence Street Center

1380 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80204

This panel, hosted in recognition of LGBTQ+ History Month, explores hate crimes in the context of public policy issues, examining how governments, institutions, organizations, and communities are responding to rising threats of identity-based violence. The conversation will explore topics of public safety, inclusive governance, and institutional responsibility in the face of historical treatment of the LGBTQ+ population and documented trends of hate crimes toward this group.

Check-in and hors d’oeuvres: 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Programming: 5:30 – 6:45 p.m.