January 2026 Community Events & “Do All Asian Americans in FoCo Look Alike to You?”

Asking for a friend Photo: Tennis court with sunlight streaming through trees in background by Angela Bailey on Unsplash. by Kat Valdez/Diverse Fort Collins On a sunny afternoon a couple of months ago, I arrived early to tennis class and waited for the other class to finish. One of the coaches came over to meContinue reading “January 2026 Community Events & “Do All Asian Americans in FoCo Look Alike to You?””

October 2025 Community Events

Flowers at Maxwell Natural Area. ©2025 Kat Valdez/Diverse Fort Collins Ready for a spooktacular October? A variety of creative projects and community events (including free and low cost) await you in Fort Collins. Here are a few. October is Hispanic Heritage Month! Books and Events to Celebrate Hispanic and Latiné Heritage Month – Poudre LibrariesOct.Continue reading “October 2025 Community Events”

September 2025 Community Events

Goodbye, summer. Hello, fall fun! A variety of creative projects and community events (including free and low cost) await you in Fort Collins and the surrounding region.

FOR THE LOVE OF STRANGERS: A Variety Show To Meaningfully Connect with Others

Among the 40 or so attendees, we were young and not-so-young, introverted and extroverted, white and people of color, straight and queer, but we all had one thing in common.

We yearned for community.

2023 Winter Solstice

GRATITUDE: Special thanks to volunteer extraordinaire MK for checking every link and re-organizing our Resources into categories on an attractive new landing page!

PODCAST: Would you like to help explore the possibility of producing a limited-series Diverse Fort Collins podcast in late 2024? We seek volunteers with podcast production experience or the time and energy to learn. We’re eager to meet this spring to discuss guest speakers and format ideas. Email diversefoco@gmail.com with “Podcast” in the subject line.

Upcoming Events in Fort Collins!

Re-posted from City of Fort Collins Equity & Inclusion Office: https://www.fcgov.com/equity/ Dear Fort Collins Community, There is too much grief across the nation to stay silent on these matters. Communities and families are deeply suffering and collectively we are all scarred from the recent horrific acts of violence, particularly those directed toward communities of color.Continue reading “Upcoming Events in Fort Collins!”

Tell Your Story. Help Track Hate.

Diverse Fort Collins condemns all anti-Asian American violence and harassment. Article: “Biden, Harris extend support to Asian Americans in wake of Atlanta shootings” “Silence is complicity. We cannot be complicit,” [President Biden] said. “We have to speak out. We have to act.” Want to help? Visit DFC’s Resources page for links to organizations providing informationContinue reading “Tell Your Story. Help Track Hate.”

Community Voices: Bridgett Neff-Hickman

Community Voices: “The Colors of Our Rainbow” by Bridgett Neff-Hickman

…People are always stunned when I tell my experiences of being routinely assaulted by homophobic comments, thrown drinks, and judgmental eyes as I exist a queer woman. “In Fort Collins?!” they exclaim. It almost shocks me that they’re shocked. Almost.

This is my reality as a white, cisgender, college-educated queer woman living in Fort Collins.