LYRIC : Learn Your Rights in the Community

Early Giving for has begun!
LYRIC will not be hosting its own Colorado Gives Day page this year. However, if you want to support youth in your community, donate to the Transformative Justice Project of Colorado!

One week!
Have you turned in your ballot yet?

Woohoo! The final numbers are in...
$25,523 raised!
Thank you to everyone who attended, donated, and volunteered!

A big thank you to our amazing sponsors for BUJ, along with a shout-out to our hosts, Raices Brewing Co. and **te Mexican Food

The Silent Auction is up and running!

Follow the link below to signup and start bidding:

Brewing Up Justice 2024

Big News from LYRIC....

For the past 15 years, LYRIC’s Founders Hannah Seigel Proff and Michael Juba, our Board, and Volunteers have worked diligently to educate young people in the community to feel empowered to exercise their 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment rights when interacting with the police.
The organization has seen multiple legislative and administrative changes, navigated COVID-19 restrictions, and advocated for youth as they participated in activist movements. Over the past 15 years, LYRIC volunteers have trained roughly 50,000 young people in schools, community centers, and justice programs.
The vision for LYRIC has always been to expand, reach more young people, and provide more comprehensive and needed services. When our fearless founder, Hannah Seigel Proff, decided last year to step down as LYRIC’s unpaid executive Director and Board Chair, the board began planning for the next stage of the organization and our important work.
With great honor and excitement, LYRIC can officially announce our new home at the Transformative Justice Project of Colorado (formerly the Colorado Juvenile Defender Center).
Founded in 2010, CJDC initially focused on ensuring excellence in juvenile defense. Over the years, it expanded its scope to include nonpartisan research, policy analysis, and robust defense for youth prosecuted as adults.
In 2023, the organization transitioned into the Transformative Justice Project under the leadership of Elie Zwiebel, Barbara Garza, and Erin Pier. The work already being done by TJP closely aligns with LYRIC's mission and values to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline and systemic oppression within legal, education, and mental healthcare systems. The LYRIC “Give ‘Em Five” curriculum and program will complement TJP’s current Believe in Youth, Education First, and Community Cares programs, all working to provide holistic, interdisciplinary wraparound services to young people and their families – all with the goal of keeping young people in school and out of prison.
LYRIC and TJP appreciate the continued support of our community as we embark on this new chapter. Together, we strive to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people and their families, advocating for a just and equitable world.
We hope you will join us on September 24th to honor Hannah Seigel Proff and Michael Juba's vision, celebrate 15 years of LYRIC’s work, and usher in a new era with the Transformative Justice Project.
Sincerely,

LYRIC Board of Directors
Hannah Seigel Proff Michael Juba Antoinette Gifford
Brendan Rodman Elie Zwiebel Ezra Aldern
Ian Farrell Kate Crampton Megan Casimir
Phelicia Kossie-Butler Tally Zuckerman Tim Tarr

Have you gotten your tickets yet?
7 days until we celebrate 15 years of LYRIC at Raices Brewing Co.
Head to lyricolorado.org/events to purchase your tickets today!

Sponsor Shoutout!
We'd like to thank Higgins and Schmidt Wealth Strategies for being Platinum Sponsors for this year's Brewing Up Justice!

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Big round of applause for our volunteer of the year! Haydn Collard!
"Haydn Collard is a 2024 University of Denver, Sturm College of Law graduate. Haydn has been a summer intern for the Denver Municipal Public Defenders, a law clerk for the Civil Rights Litigation Group, and has accepted an offer to be a Deputy Public Defender with the Colorado State Public Defenders Officer. Haydn is passionate about the Constitution and civil rights and is, thus, a strong believer in the LYRIC mission of educating young people and the community about their rights. Outside the law, Haydn enjoys rafting and mountain biking with his partner Jessie and their dog Buffalo."

ID: a blue and white graphic that says Volunteer of the Year in big block letters followed by Haydn Collard's bio,
In the bottom right corner is a photo of Haydn, a young man with short, swooping brown hair and thick black glasses. He is dressed in a suit and tie and smiles widely at the camera with joy and excitement.

Two weeks until Brewing Up Justice!
Have you gotten your tickets yet?!?