Judith Márquez Romero (she, her, hers) chairs the CO FAMLI coalition for 9to5 Colorado. She joined 9to5 in 2016 after several years of organizing for Centro Humanitario, formerly FRESC- Good Jobs, Strong Communities, and Rights for All People. Judith brings a decade of experience working on legislative campaigns, ballot initiatives, and voter education campaigns. She also has extensive experience with member recruitment and leadership development, as well as advocacy and education for racial and economic justice. Judith’s work has focused on a variety of issues that impact low-income and marginalized communities, including labor rights issues, combating wage theft, and increasing the minimum wage. She has also advanced immigrant rights through advocacy work to stop family separation and decrease the collaboration of local law enforcement with ICE. Having grown up as a daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, Judith roots her work in her own family and community’s struggle for justice. She is passionate to bring an anti-oppression and intersectional frame in recognition that all of our struggles are intimately connected and our liberation is bound to each other.
“I’m looking forward to build transformative relationships with my cohort and through this process strengthen our personal foundation and re-imagine how we do social justice work in Colorado.“