Tag Archives: Civic Center Park

Denver used protection orders to curb mobility of Occupy protesters in 2011

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- Activist Corey Donahue’s 11-11-2011 protest case is still outstanding. The recently surrendered fugitive is charged with inciting a riot in the first months of the Occupy Denver encampment, when supporters crowded a police cruiser and began to rock … Continue reading →

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Thousands rally in Denver against wall and Muslim Ban

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- Thousands streamed into Civic Center Park to spend Saturday afternoon listening to speeches against President Trump’s MUSLIM BAN. Lots of families with kids so I kept my sign on the fringe pointed outward. I don’t usually favor profanity … Continue reading →

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Paul Castaway and a mother’s grief

Posted on July 20, 2015 by David Lee Anderson

DENVER, COLORADO- On July 19th 2015, I met the Mother of Paul Castaway, a young native American man who was shot four times by the Denver Police Department and died of those fatal shots. At the memorial service she saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged activists, America, American, Bing, Civic Center Park, Colorado, cops, Crime, Denver, Department, DPD, EPA, IRS, Killer Cops, memorial, Native American, Paul Castaway, Peace, police, police brutality, Police State, prayer, Rally, shots, thank you, Voice | Leave a comment

These days when you film the police there is often someone ahead of you

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Eric Verlo

It’s become so critical to record the US police state. By the time I got my camera phone ready, my photo of an excessive buildup of police cruisers at Civic Center Park was photo-bombed by exactly one too many veterans … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged brutality, Civic Center Park, Denver, DPD, Film, Photo, police, police brutality, Police State, US Police State, Veterans | Leave a comment

PHOTOS: DPD riot cops deploy pepper spray like it was Youtube repellent

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- It started with a cop falling off his motorcycle, being pushed it’s alleged, by a bicyclist. Paramilitary officers piled on the cyclist while playing Orkin Man to Civic Center Park’s infestation of free speech. Photos from Denver’s April … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged actions, Alleged, Arrest, Arrests, Bear, Civic Center Park, Colorado, cops, Crow, David, Denver, DPD, Film, Free Speech, IRS, Journalist, March, Military, NPR, Paramilitary, Pepper Spray, Photo, photos, PLO, police, Police State, police violence, Protest, protestors, Rap, reason, Violence, youtube | 1 Comment

Mother Teresa was the Janet Matzen of Calcutta

Posted on May 5, 2015 by David Lee Anderson

(The above photo is of Janet on May Day 20015 feeding a group of 50 people in front of the state capital, still wearing that warm smile for all the homeless and hungry.) Janet Matezen was a 54 year … Continue reading →

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An Open letter to the Denver Police Department

Posted on May 3, 2015 by David Lee Anderson

I can see you, as you sit there reading this; yeah, you with the donut jelly and crumbs all over the keypad and mouse. Searching Facebook and all social media sites looking for information. Doing a little undercover spying and … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective | Tagged apology, cell phones, CIA, Civic Center Park, Commentary, cops, courage, Crime, criminal, Denver, Department, DIA, DPD, EPA, Facebook, Forward, google, History, internet, IRS, jail, Jessica Hernandez, Left, Marvin Booker, Media, Medical, Murder, pigs, police, Police State, Protest, Rap, Respect, Social Media, spy, spying, The CELL, Truth, Waste | Leave a comment

Denver march against police brutality interrupted by a DPD demonstration

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLO.- Saturday’s “Every 5th” Anonymous march didn’t get two blocks along the 16th Street Mall before Denver police officers advanced into the compact procession to extract what looked to be targeted activists. Said one Anon: “One minute we were … Continue reading →

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With Denver Civic Center Park fenced, Occupy Denver activists spring forward

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Eric Verlo

OCCUPIED DENVER- March 24.

Posted in Activism | Tagged activists, Civic Center Park, Denver, Forward, March, Occupy, Occupy Denver, police brutality, Protest, War | Leave a comment

Newmont Mining- Denver’s major menace to world’s fresh water supply

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Tony Logan

Andean people protest against Newmont Mining’s Conga gold project during a march near the Cortada lagoon at Peru’s region of Cajamarca, November 24, 2011. Protests have continued including a national march for clean Water in Peru during February 2012. Newmont … Continue reading →

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Denver Daze

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Steve Bass

Occupy Colorado Springs is and has been a relatively staid affair. Our biggest marches have drawn maybe 200 participants, and the street corner has been generally host to small crowds and mostly friendly or indifferent passers by. Visits from police … Continue reading →

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DPD violence against Occupy Denver on Oct 29, filmed at gunpoint, shows first raid was deliberate provocation

Posted on October 30, 2011 by NMT

OCCUPIED DENVER- Patrick shot this video in the thick of the action of October 29, which covers the initial arrests at Civic Center Park. It unmasks first DPD raid as a deliberate provocation, sent aimlessly into thick of crowd to … Continue reading →

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MIND THE GAP, chides Occupy Denver

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Concert, 1000-strong march, and the customary Broadway sidewalk shenanigans. Here’s a paint-tub drummer, PVC didjeridoo and my vote for best sign: MIND THE GAP. Saturday’s musical festivities in Civic Center Park meshed well with the annual Zombie Crawl, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged Anarchists, Black Bloc, Broadway, brutality, Civic Center Park, Community, Denver, DPD, enforcement, Income Disparity, March, Marvin Booker, Music, Occupy, Occupy Denver, occupywallstreet, Permit, police, police brutality, Protest, RAW, terror, Terrorism, Vote, War, Wealth, Zombie, Zombies | Leave a comment

Mother Jones at Denver Capitol steps

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Eric Verlo

In this photograph from her autobiography, Mother Jones leads a labor protest march in the heavy snow of the winter of 1914, past the courthouse, across Civic Center Park, around the Civil War Memorial, and unto the steps of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged 2008, Autobiography, Civic Center Park, Civil War, Convention, Democratic National Convention, Denver, IRS, March, memorial, Mother Jones, Photo, Protest, Rally, Rap, Snow, State Capitol, War, Winter | Leave a comment

August 2008 at the Denver Courthouse

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Eric Verlo

Spending so much time at the courthouse for the Ward Churchill v CU case, I was prompted to review these yet-unseen photos from last August’s DNC, featuring… the Denver Courthouse! Monday morning, August 25, 2008 Peacefully assembled demonstrators are protesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged 2008, Arrest, Chants, Churchill, Churchill Trial, Civic Center Park, Code Pink, Convention, Democratic National Convention, Denver, Denver Court House, DNC, March, Peace, Photo, photos, Pink, police, Police State, Protest, testing, Unconventional Action, War, Ward Churchill | 1 Comment

Churchill v CU Trial wraps up today

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Can it be any easier to be a witness to history? Come to the Denver Courthouse this morning before 9 AM. It’s the large columned building opposite the state capitol. Ascend the imposing steps which rise directly from Civic … Continue reading →

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ACLU: Police provoked first DNC arrests

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Eric Verlo

The ACLU has uncovered a police report which reveals that the first gassing of protesters at the DNC was in response to actions by an undercover provocateur. The police explain their ruse was to extract the infiltrator from the crowd … Continue reading →

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Denver Obama rally a touch antiwar

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Let’s just say Senator Salazar wasn’t applauded roundly when he was introduced to speak. Our antiwar message played to a friendly crowd this morning as demanding Obama supporters converged on Denver’s Civic Center Park. From the moment we started, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged Antiwar, Art, Barack Obama, Civic Center Park, Crow, Democrats, Denver, Election, Obama, Rally, War | 3 Comments

Obama rally invites silent partners only

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- “Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will speak at an 11:30 a.m. Sunday rally in Denver’s Civic Center park … Gates for Obama’s Denver rally open at 10 a.m. Members of the public should enter at the Greek Theater on … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged Afghanistan, Antiwar, Art, Barack Obama, Broadway, Civic Center Park, Corporate, Denver, Forward, Gates, GIs, IRA, Iran, Lincoln, memorial, Obama, Pakistan, Peace, Permit, police, Populism, Pot, President, Protest, Rally, reality, reason, Riot Police, Security, State Capitol, Sudan, Trees, USA, War | 1 Comment

Denver Columbus Day Parade wants to kick indigenous ass

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Does it look like the COLUMBUS DAY PARADE organizers are practically begging for a comeuppance? Here comes the US cavalry of the American Indian Wars to finish the job Columbus began. On Columbus Day, the anniversary which has now … Continue reading →

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C.E.L.L. house of horror indoctrination

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- The visitor brochure explains that THE C.E.L.L. exhibit SHATTERED LIVES is “designed to encourage critical thinking.” But a step through its doors proves it intends everything but. With a patronizing audacity beyond Orwell, these A.G.E.N.T.S. lurk with sensory … Continue reading →

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DHS and AIPAC implant fear cancer CELL, a house of horrors in Denver museum circuit (Photos) (Spoiler)

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER, COLORADO- Just in time for this year’s 9/11 commemoration, and in the spirit of deepening America’s public commitment to the self- described endless Global War On Terror, comes THE CELL, a permanent museum exhibit to keep US citizens vigilant … Continue reading →

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Denver DNC photographs by others

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Eric Verlo

SUNDAY R68 RALLY (Michael G. Seamans on Flickr.) SUNDAY R68 PARADE (Imiglio, Flickr) SUNDAY R68 PARADE SUNDAY R68 PARADE SUNDAY R68 PARADE- Bill Moyer of the Backbone Campaign SUNDAY R68 PARADE SUNDAY R68 PARADE SUNDAY R68 PARADE SUNDAY R68 PARADE … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism | Tagged AIG, Antiwar, Campaign, Civic Center Park, Convention, David, Democratic National Convention, Denver, DNC, IVAW, March, Parade, Photo, Protest, Rally, Rap, Recreate 68, Unconventional Action, Wednesday | 4 Comments

Fish out of hot water in peaceful crowd

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Sunday DNC day zero, Civic Center Park, agent provocateurs I made it a sideline to take photos of potential police instigators at the DNC protests. What excuse can law enforcement make for planting undercover agitators in a peaceful assembly? … Continue reading →

Posted in Sight-Bites | Tagged agent provocateur, Assembly, Civic Center Park, cops, Crow, Democratic National Convention, Denver, DNC, DPD, enforcement, FEMA, Fish, Fun, Peace, Photo, photos, Pink, Pinkerton, police, Police State, Pot, Protest, protests, Provocateurs, Sheep Dogs, Unconventional Action, Union, Unions, Water | Leave a comment

Tent State stole park from DNC demos

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Eric Verlo

DENVER- Wednesday was a day of major betrayal of DNC protesters. The Denver park from which demonstrations were being launched was today suddenly completely fenced off OVERNIGHT. Clever move on the part of city. Civic Center Park had been serving … Continue reading →

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