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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.
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 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 KGNU Staff
The Mercury Cafe hosted several poetic activists over the weekend before the Democratic National Convention. Here’s one of the poets performing an anti-war poem.
August 27th, 2008 Tim Correll
Vietnam veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic, joined IVAW on their march to the Pepsi Center on Wednesday afternoon.
August 27th, 2008 KGNU Staff
New York Community Media Alliance and Feet in Two Worlds hosted a panel discussion on the impact of ethnic voters, which coincided with the Democratic National Convention.
This panel discussion was hosted by John Rudolph, Executive Producer of Feet in Two Worlds. The panel included Jehangir Khattack, a U.S.-Pakistani reporter with the Defense Journal Dawn; Raymond Dean Jones, Political Columnist, Denver Urban Spectrum; Lotus Chau, Chief Reporter, Sing Tao Daily; and Pilar Marrero, Senior Political Writer and Columnist, La Opinion.
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 27th, 2008 Shelley Schlender
Eyes Wide Open is a traveling exhibition spotlighting the human cost of war. Organized by the American Friends Service Committee, the event features a pair of boots honoring each U.S. military casualty, a field of shoes and a Wall of Remembrance to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict, and a multimedia display exploring the history, cost and consequences of the war.
KGNU’s Shelley Schlender reports from the Eyes Wide Open Exhibit at the City of Cuernavaca Park, Denver.
August 27th, 2008 Grace Hood
KGNU’s Grace Hood talks to anti-war activists from the Recreate 68 group as they try to levitate the Denver Mint Monday.
August 26th, 2008 Tony Robinson
On the day that Hillary Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention, Clinton supporters rally in downtown Denver to show their support for their candidate.
August 26th, 2008 Mandy Walker
Roger Wise interviews singer George Mann who performed at a concert hosted by the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice group as part of the pre-convention festivities.
August 26th, 2008 Davina Rosen
KGNU’s reporter Davina Rosen talks to Boulder City Councilwoman, Angelique Espinoza at the Unconventional Women Symposium held Monday at the Buell Theater in Denver. The event was about bringing women together to discuss the importance of women holding public office.
August 26th, 2008 Tony Robinson
KGNU’s Tony Robinson reports live from downtown Denver where Hillary Clinton supporters marched today to demonstrate their faith in their candidate.
August 26th, 2008 Mandy Walker
Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority, addressed the convention.
August 26th, 2008 Jim Banks
Riot police pepper sprayed a crowd of about 200 people in Denver on Monday night. Police had ordered crowds to disperse from Civic Center Park and then blocked them before they could get to the 16th Street Mall. Pepper spray was sprayed into the crowd which included bystanders. KGNU’s Jim Banks spoke with one bystander.
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 Sam Fuqua
An “Agent Provocateur” is a person employed by the police or other law enforcement body to act undercover and entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act. The history of non-violent protest movements in the United States includes evidence of many provocateurs. One such history lesson comes from Denver and the memory of Walter Gerash. He’s practiced law in Denver for over 50 years…and represented many high profile protesters, including Black Panthers, the Chicano rights group Crusade for Justice and the Dominican nuns who poured their blood on a nuclear missile silo in Colorado. Gerash says the memory of provocateurs in Denver has him expecting similar actions during the Democratic National Convention. He spoke with KGNU’s Sam Fuqua.
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.
