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August 31st, 2008 Joel Edelstein
New York Times reporter David Sirota describes the glamorization, the celebrity, of the Presidency and asserts that all too often stories about political celebrity supersede stories of social importance. Social change is generated from the bottom up. Don’t expect a president with the power of celebrity to instigate reform.
August 9th, 2008 Joel Edelstein
On August 6, about 20 members of Denver’s City Park neighborhood met at the fourth and last of four community forums put on by the DNCC host committee to look at the impact of the DNC on local residents. City officials presented a brief power point - Chantal Unfug - the deputy assistant mayor, Perry Burnett, DNC Greening Chair, Elbra Wedgeworth, chairwoman of the dncc host committee, 8th District City Councilwoman Carla Madison and Denver police officer Steven Carter spoke and took questions. Residents did not express concern about a possible encampment of many thousands of young people in City Park proposed by the Tent State University group. The City of Denver has rejected the proposal. At an August 6 press conference, Tent State’s Adam Jung announced that when the 11pm curfew in the park arrives, those gathered there will pack their gear and march to the official free speech,zone, which they refer to as the “Freedomville Shantytown,” 2.5 miles away in downtown Denver. On August 8, the Denver Post reported that Tent State University organizers and city officials had agreed on a compromise that will allow Tent State members to spend nights in a parking lot at the Denver Coliseum and use the City of Cuernavaca Park until its 11 p.m. closing. But in an August 9 email, Tent State leader Adam Jung stated: “We ARE NOT camping at the Coliseum. The City of Denver, especially the Parks Department was trying to make themselves look good with flat out lies. We will still be staying at the ‘Freedomville Shantytown’ inside the freedom cages.”
Julia Anderson covered the community forum for KGNU and the Colorado Film School. She spoke with KGNU’s Joel Edelstein.
August 9th, 2008 Joel Edelstein
On August 4, Mark Silverstein, Colorado ACLU Legal Director, gave a report to members of citizen groups seeking to demonstrate within sight and sound of the delegates attending the Democratic National Convention about the suit brought by the Colorado ACLU on behalf of First Amendment rights. Two days later, U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Krieger dismissed the suit, instead ruling in favor of security needs asserted by the City of Denver and the U.S. Secret Service.
August 9th, 2008 Joel Edelstein
On August 6th, the Democratic National Convention Committee said Coloradans and other westerners will get the majority of tickets for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential nomination acceptance speech in Denver the final night of the convention. The 60,000 tickets were gone in less than a day. Bente Birkeland reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
Invesco Field from the radio level on August 3rd. Senator Obama will deliver his acceptance speech at mid-field at the location indicated by the orange cone. (photo by Joel Edelstein)
July 21st, 2008 Joel Edelstein
The NYPD arrested eighteen hundred people at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, some of whom were held for up to two days. Denver’s DNC People’s Law Project is training citizens on First Amendment rights and lawyers on how to observe police-citizen interactions. On Monday July 21st, Joel Edelstein, spoke with Executive Director of the Peoples Law Project, Brian Vicente.
July 17th, 2008 Joel Edelstein
Tent State University has proposed an encampment in City Park during the Democratic National Convention. On Monday, July 21st, on A Public Affair, Joel Edelstein hosted a panel discussion with Adam Jung from Tent State University, Greg Rasheed, Executive Director of the Greater Park Hill Neighborhood Association and Dave Felice, a Greater Park Hill Resident, all of which will be affected by the encampment.
July 12th, 2008 Joel Edelstein
Kyle Harris and Tim Simons with the anarchist group Unconventional Denver speak with Joel Edelstein about their plans for the DNC.
July 1st, 2008 Joel Edelstein
ACLU Legal Director Mark Silverstein talks with Joel Edelstein about how marches and parades may be banned during the upcoming DNC
