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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.
August 29th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Mark Silverstein, legal director of the Colorado ACLU reacts to the policing of the DNC, the massive police presence and the arrests of the protesters.
August 28th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Maeve Conran checked out the Rage Against the Machine concert and the Iraq Veterans Against the War Peace March to the Pepsi Center.
August 27th, 2008 Maeve Conran
On Wednesday, members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, in full military formation lead a peace protest that included GI resistance, Military Families Speak Out and Vietnam veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic, as well as thousands of peace protesters.
August 27th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Author and founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Jeff Cohen says that Obama’s failure to react to the negative McCain ads, has damaged his chances of being elected. KGNU’s Maeve Conran caught up with Jeff Cohen at Progressive Central at the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, during the DNC.
August 26th, 2008 Maeve Conran
August 26th, 2008 Maeve Conran
About 100 people were arrested in down town Denver last night as riot police sprayed pepper spray into a crowd they were trying to disperse. Vietnam veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic came to the scene and attempted to de-escalate the situation by addressing the protesters.
August 25th, 2008 Maeve Conran
KGNU roving reporter Kathy Partridge caught up with Colorado Delegate Jonathan Singer at the Pepsi Center and hears about an eventful day of conversations with protesters, free speech issues, scheduling tangles and the lack of floor debate on the platform.
August 25th, 2008 Maeve Conran
KGNU’s political commentator Tony Robinson talks to people attending the DNC Hispanic Caucus and sees the standing ovation given to Hilary Clinton when she addresses the caucus.
August 25th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Activist and organizer with Recreate 68 says that the heavy police presence during the DNC is the main reason for low protester turn out. He spoke Monday with KGNU’s Maeve Conran about the lower than expected turnout to protests at the DNC.
See the video of this interview here.
August 22nd, 2008 Maeve Conran
Independent Presidential Candidate, Ralph Nader, speaks with KGNU’s Maeve Conran about who Barack Obama might pick as his Vice-President. This is part of a longer interview in which Nader explains why he is running for President for the 4th time.
August 19th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Performance artist Sharon Hayes will gather 100 people at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions to read a text in unison addressing political desire and romantic love as part of Creative Time’s summer-long, national public art initiative Democracy in America: The National Campaign. Her piece is called “Revolutionary Love: I Am Your Worst Fear”. She spoke with KGNU’s Norman Strizek.
August 19th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Author and Wall Street Journal columnist Thomas Frank says he likes Barack Obama but he thinks he’ll lose the election if he doesn’t change his campaign message. Frank’s new book is “The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule”. His comment on Obama is part of a longer interview with KGNU’s Sam Fuqua.
August 19th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Evi Klett, with Progressive Democrats of America Colorado, one of the organizers of Progressive Central , joins Tim Carpenter, National Director of Progressive Democrats of America and Steven Wangh, Progressive Democrats of America Colorado, to talk about Progressive Central, a week long series of of panel discussions taking place in Denver during the Democratic National Convention.
August 19th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Social service organizations in St. Paul and Denver are working overtime to make sure homeless people aren’t disrupted when thousands of delegates, media organizations, high level officials and protesters descend on their space during the upcoming Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
August 19th, 2008 Maeve Conran
The Polaris project helps victims of human trafficking. It is part of CONET, Colorado Network to End Human Trafficking. Jennifer Plante with Polaris spoke with Johanna Gallers about an anti-human trafficking awareness campaign during the DNC.
August 19th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Activists planning protests at the Democratic National Convention, are outraged at the new arrestee processing center, being set up in a warehouse on Steele Street in Denver, to hold those arrested during the DNC. The warehouse contains wire cages with barbed wire on top. Members of Recreate 68 and other protest groups, held a press conference at the location last Friday to express their opposition to the facility.
August 18th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Immigrants rights advocates and other social justice groups are taking part in a march to call for Immigrants Rights on Thursday, August 28th, in Denver, during the Democratic National Convention. Tony Robinson spoke with Gabriela Flora and Sarah Gill with the Colorado American Friends Service Committee about their work around immigrant rights as well as the reasons why they are participating in the immigrant rights rally on Thursday, August 28th.
August 18th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Immigrants rights advocates and other social justice groups are taking part in a march to call for Immigrants Rights on Thursday, August 28th, in Denver, during the Democratic National Convention. Tony Robinson spoke with Minsun Ji, Executive Director of El Centro Humanitario, a center which helps immigrant day laborers in Aurora, about why she is taking part in the rally.
August 18th, 2008 Maeve Conran
Advocates are concerned about human trafficking in the sex industry during the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Denver. Praxus is an organization that addresses human trafficking in the state of Colorado. Its director, Seth Donovan, spoke with KGNU’s Johanna Gallers.
