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September 9th, 2008 Maeve Conran
153 people were arrested during protests at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Glen Spagnuolo with the Recreate 68, the group who organized many of the DNC protests, says that police violated protesters civil liberties and they are planning litigation.
September 9th, 2008 Jim Banks
The Denver Police Department released a 7 page budget document on Friday, outlining the costs of policing the Democratic National Convention. Included in the budget was more than $10 million to pay for officers from other jurisdictions, $111,000 for riot gear turtle suits and over $650,000 for ballistic helmets. Jim Banks followed the protests on the streets of Denver and at the Freedom Cage during the DNC. He found the Freedom Cage to be virtually empty most days, as protesters were kept out of sight of delegates attending the convention, so most decided to stay away.
As the Democratic National Convention drew to a close Jim Banks hatched a plan to help the city of Denver pay for the money it spent policing the empty Freedom Cage.
September 3rd, 2008 KGNU Staff
A Boulder-based group called Bikes Belong made free bicycle transport available for people to use during the Democratic and Republic National Conventions.
September 3rd, 2008 KGNU Staff
Suzanne Jones of the Wilderness Society takes a group on an ECO-Flight air tour of some of Colorado’s public lands during the Democratic National Convention.
September 2nd, 2008 KGNU Staff
