Even as the last chapter of the three-year-old protests during the Democratic National Convention was closed in federal court, Mayor Michael Hancock and Governor John Hickenlooper were grappling with the challenge of dealing with the the Occupy Denver protesters they can see out their office windows. And yesterday, they issued…
Earlier today, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman said the law-enforcement approach to Occupy Denver’s tent city is evolving, and could be finalized soon. But rather than waiting to see how agencies might try to enforce Governor John Hickenlooper’s apparent wish to end overnight camping near the State Capitol, the Occupy…
Pat Marsden is almost impossibly human, particularly in the sense that he is both focused on his humanity and slightly impossible. The Occupy Denver volunteer identifies as a black-flag anarchist, though that assertion comes with some hesitation: first “Maybe you shouldn’t put that,” then, “Whatever, it’s who I am.” And…
As we reported yesterday, Governor John Hickenlooper said Occupy Denver protesters can’t continue camping overnight near the State Capitol — but he acknowledged that jurisdictional issues have complicated things. Such issues have yet to be resolved, says a Colorado State Patrol spokesman. But various agencies are working on figuring out…
Editor’s note: Much has been written over the past few days about similarities between Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party movement of a few years ago. Some, like Fox News, argue that the two are not the same thing, while others claim they may have more in common than…
The tent city that sprang up in relation to Occupy Denver, the local version of the Occupy Wall Street protests, can’t become a permanent fixture at the State Capitol, Governor John Hickenlooper said today — and the Colorado State Patrol confirms that discussions will be underway soon to determine how…
Today, Keep Denver Competitive, the organization fighting against the Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative is releasing an ad, on view below, starring one of the measure’s highest-profile detractors: Mayor Michael Hancock. Does that make Hancock the face of No on 300? Not exactly, says campaign spokesman George Merritt…
“I’m a Mormon,” announce billboards currently popping up in Denver — and the timing of their appearance have suggested to some observers that they’re intended to boost the presidential aspirations of Mitt Romney, the present frontrunner in the GOP presidential sweepstakes. But a local spokesman insists that’s not so…
Occupy Wall Street has been taking flak for being vague about its mission and not having a concrete platform. But the growing protest in New York is currently working on a document that will outline the organization’s demands. Because the movement is democratic, with no specific leader, the list is…
“But what do they stand for? I thought this was about Wall Street?” That was the plaintive cry of one woman who’d headed down to the Occupy Denver camp last night and wound up listening to one of the general assembly meetings, where this leaderless group tries to grapple with…
Any way you slice it, the very, very, very strained relationship between Douglas County Coroner Lora Thomas and Sheriff Dave Weaver can’t be good for homicide investigations in the county. Both sides have accused the other of interfering with and jeopardizing their work, and now a backer of the sheriff…
Given its demographics, Boulder would seem to be the ideal spot for a local version of Occupy Wall Street to flourish. But while Occupy Denver appears to be building momentum, a similar movement is just getting started in Boulder — not due to a lack of interest, but because so…
The wet weather over the weekend did nothing to deter the core group of satellite Occupy Wall Street-inspired demonstrators camped out at Broadway and Colfax. Occupy Denver supporters vow to continue the camp-in in rain, shine and even into the snow season. Look below to see a photo essay of…
Saturday had the potential for seeing a collision course of parades and protests: While the annual Columbus Day Parade was gearing up downtown, the anti-Columbus Day protesters were gathering outside the Capitol, right by Occupy Denver. And Occupy Denver was planning its own march through downtown at noon, right as…
The Occupy Wall Street movement is, in many ways, a numbers game. The same is true of its Denver affiliate, where the numbers might be smaller but the fervor for the cause — the causes, really — maintains a strength in direct proportion to its national parent. During a three-hour…
Those who figured the Occupy Wall Street protests (like the one at the Colorado State Capitol this past weekend) would be a soon-to-vanish blip on the radar were wrong. Support appears to be growing for Occupy Denver, which is chronicling its actions on a comprehensive website complete with meeting minutes,…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s suit against Denver, intended to prevent Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson from sending ballots to any voter he considers inactive (meaning they didn’t vote last year), has provoked outcry from assorted progressive organizations in Colorado. And now, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has taken up the cause,…
In June, Congressman Jared Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, announced that they were expecting — and on Friday, they welcomed Caspian Julian to the world. But Caspian’s welcome from the National Organization for Marriage wasn’t nearly as warm…
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), which brings people of various faiths together to work for social justice, peace and humanitarian service, has been holding vigils at the GEO detention center in Aurora each month since May 2009. So supporters were understandably discouraged when Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently…
This morning’s No On 300 rally rally in Skyline Park brought out approximately seventy representatives and supporters of the hospitality industry, everyone from five crop-topped Hooters employees to three much more conservatively dressed Denver City Council members. But everyone in the group sported the plain but aggressive “No On 300″…
About 200 people brought their voices to the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, starting at noon on Saturday for the Denver version of the Occupy Wall Street ongoing protest that originated — where else — on Wall Street in New York. Photos continue below…
On his swing through the West this week, Barack Obama spoke on Tuesday afternoon to a crowded parking lot of spectators in front of Abraham Lincoln High School on South Federal touting his plan to grow the economy and create jobs. No word on whether Obama plans to avoid Comet…
