Eleanor Bennett
Social Justice ReporterEleanor is an award-winning journalist reporting on regional social justice issues in collaboration with Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism. A life-long Roaring Fork Valley local, she previously was a reporter, podcast producer and Morning Edition host at Aspen Public Radio. Her stories have ranged from local protests against federal immigration crackdowns to creative efforts to solve the valley’s affordable housing challenge.
Her reporting has been featured on NPR and The World, and she has received several statewide, regional and national awards including a 2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for her feature on an immigrant family who cut down their first Christmas tree together. She earned “Best News Feature” four years in a row from the Colorado Broadcasters Association, including for her stories about an innovative job-training program for students with disabilities and an education initiative to bring more Ute history and cross-cultural conversations to local schools. She also contributed to several award-winning series, including Raîces (Roots), Adaptation, and In The Woods.
In her previous role as Morning Edition host, Eleanor pioneered the station’s award-winning Outdoor Report, which highlights local flora and fauna, recreation opportunities, and environmental causes in the valley. Eleanor also previously served as producer of Aspen Public Radio’s teen-focused podcast, Gen Z Tea.
Eleanor is delighted to be home in the Rocky Mountains working to shine a light on the critical issues and community voices that shape our valley. Connecting with people from all walks of life and creating empathic spaces for them to tell their stories fuels her work.
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As a growing number of investors buy up mobile home parks, residents can face displacement due to redevelopment and rising rents. In response, state and local governments have passed legislation and policies in recent years aimed at protecting residents from being evicted or priced out, and some advocates want lawmakers and other stakeholders to do more to preserve one of the largest sources of affordable housing in Colorado. -
Mountain Action Indivisible, a volunteer-run advocacy group, organized a protest Saturday against a range of Trump administration policies and actions in coordination with similar demonstrations across the United States. -
Mientras las protestas contra las medidas federales de inmigración se extendían por todo el país esta semana, los residentes locales participaban en un debate comunitario sobre cómo apoyar a las comunidades de inmigrantes en Aspen el 10 de junio. El 11 de junio, los manifestantes de Glenwood Springs también se manifestaron contra el aumento de las detenciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos. -
As protests against federal immigration crackdowns spread across the country this week, local residents were participating in a community discussion about how to support immigrant communities in Aspen on Tuesday. Protesters in Glenwood Springs on Wednesday also spoke out against an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests.
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Los abogados de inmigración del valle de Roaring Fork están difundiendo información sobre el reciente aumento de estafas y extorsiones dirigidas a inmigrantes. El aumento de las medidas federales de control de la inmigración bajo la administración Trump este año ha provocado un aumento del miedo y la inseguridad entre muchos inmigrantes, lo que puede hacer que las personas sean más vulnerables a las estafas. -
Immigration attorneys in the Roaring Fork Valley are spreading awareness about a recent rise in scams and extortion targeting immigrants. An increase in federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration this year has resulted in heightened fear and insecurity for many immigrants, which can make people more vulnerable to scams.
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Defensores de los inmigrantes y abogados vieron un aumento en los informes de la comunidad de la actividad de ICE la semana pasada en el valle de Roaring Fork y el corredor de montaña de la I-70. -
Immigrant advocates and attorneys saw an uptick in community reports of ICE activity last week in the Roaring Fork Valley and I-70 mountain corridor. -
Cada año, muchas personas en los Estados Unidos experimentan violencia doméstica y sexual, incluidos niños y adolescentes. Para ayudar a prevenir esto, la organización sin fines de lucro Response, ubicada en Basalt, colabora con escuelas de kínder al grado 12 desde Aspen hasta Carbondale para educar a los estudiantes sobre el consentimiento y las relaciones saludables en la era de los teléfonos inteligentes y las redes sociales. -
Millions of people in the U.S. experience domestic and sexual violence each year, including children and teens. To try to prevent this from happening, Basalt-based nonprofit Response is partnering with K-12 schools from Aspen to Carbondale to teach students about consent and healthy relationships in the age of smartphones and social media.
