A crowd of approximately 200 people gathered at Denver’s District 2 police station on Wednesday night in response to the latest fatal police shooting. Members of the community group Denver Freedom Riders met with representatives of the Denver Police Department […]
“We’re here mourning the loss of a life. There is a family grieving, another mother is crying. And there’s another community right here that is hurting yet again. And we want answers, and we want answers right away.” This latest […]
LA JUNTA-An Otero County judge ordered fired police officer, 41 year-old James Ashby to trial on second-degree murder charges. In a preliminary hearing held Thursday, 16th Judicial District Chief Judge Mark A. MacDonnell ruled that there was sufficient evidence for a […]
In Denver on Tuesday, Oct 14th, a federal jury awarded a record $4.65 million to the family of Marvin Booker, a homeless street preacher who died on July 9, 2010 after sheriff’s deputies shocked him with a Taser, put him in […]
Jack Gore was a well known activist who fought for peace and justice especially during the Vietnam war in the 1960s. Every year since 1976 the Jack Gore Memorial Peace Award has been bestowed upon a person who practices or […]
On July 2, 2014, Denver Police shot and killed unarmed 20-year old Ryan Ronquillo outside of his friend’s funeral in the parking lot of the Romero Family Funeral Home in Northwest Denver. Witnesses said that he left the funeral momentarily […]
The police killing of 18 year old Michael Brown in Ferguson Missouri has raised tensions across the country. Last Thursday a MOMENT OF SILENCE was held in dozens of US cities including in Denver. Last night however, an even larger […]
On July 9, 2010, 56 year old Marvin Booker was killed by sheriffs in the Denver jail after an arrest for failure to appear in court. A community uprising took place after the city refused to release videotapes of the […]
