Protests at the Democratic National Convention
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Protests against the Democratic Party began Sunday in Denver Colorado, home to this year's Democratic National Convention. A huge array of groups are organizing this week to fight for peace, the environment and human rights, to fight against against racism, borders and political prisoners, and to show their opposition to the Democratic Party. The convention and protests will go from August 24th to the 28th.
On Sunday activists organized a "Funk the War" / Reclaim the Streets action. The unpermited march snaked through the streets of Denver. It disbanded several times when police cornered protesters only to come together again and start anew. (text report) (personal account) (video coverage)
Yesterday, the events started off with a march to demand the release of political prisoners (report). An anti-capitalist march that started during the evening was surounded by police, with many arrests being made (report).
Ongoing Coverage
Rochester Indymedia plans to highlight events as they occur using our razorwire at the top of the page. The razorwire will link to stories as the are posted to the various websites covering the events.
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