Yesterday morning, 22 people woke up sweating against each other in the same Occupy Denver fort. The situation was better than that one time they forgot to build in ventilation and woke up without air, but it reinforced the need for a second entrance. In the week that Occupy Denver’s…
Last night, Occupy Denver sleepers were greeted around midnight by police officers who asked them to clear the sidewalks. Although a few people did so, the group as a whole remained in the same space, and it’s unclear whether the warning comes with future action. It should be noted, however,…
For all intents and purposes, Shelby, Occupy Denver’s new canine leader, appears to be a polite and demure, if strangely food-focused, politician. The three-and-a-half-year-old will lead the group’s march against corporate personhood this weekend, and all of her actions to date have been as sure-footed as someone with four paws…
Today is a warmer one than the last few, but it’s still a little chilly for bare feet. Kenny White missed that memo. Seated on the sidewalk in front of Lincoln Park, the nineteen-year-old occupation security guard is shoeless, smiley and currently located less than three blocks from the college…
Recent divisions inside Occupy Denver have led to the ideological creation of Liberate Denver, a related but completely separate entity much like the Thunderdome. Although the idea has spread through the ranks for a while, it solidified on Sunday afternoon during a general assembly devoted to how the group handles…
As part of their plan to regularly occupy the governor’s office, a small group of Occupy Denver protesters made a second trip to the Capitol today. About ten people have rotated in and out of the building since 11 a.m. this morning, and while a few have been removed on…
One of the main tricks of any newly developing occupation movement lies in making it as permanent as possible. This tactic includes, but is not limited to, occupying the same park for more than a month, establishing regular assemblies and rallies and making it through the winter. Although many suspected…
Whether they know it or not, David “Beard” has spent the last month sleeping in Civic Center Park for the kids. Although he describes the time as a “giant, unorganized camping trip,” he keeps coming back to the same motivation: a hope that today’s children, some of whom are currently…
Occupy Denver’s Shelby, a Border Collie mix who’s the first official (and only canine) leader of an occupation movement, has already achieved an Internet milestone — a post in Gawker. Nonetheless, her head honcho status has sparked debate among those who think her election ridicules the movement — a claim…
This afternoon was a busy one for a handful of Occupy Denver participants, eleven of whom took the capitol by surprise around 11:30 a.m. The group, organized by Thunderdome protester Corey Donahue, planned to advance the cause by occupying the governor’s office, and that plan lasted for about three and…
Who says people who run strip clubs don’t keep up with current events? First, Shotgun Willie’s responded to a bizarre Weekend at Bernie’s reenactment by offering no cover for corpses after 7 p.m. And now, a Diamond Cabaret ad in this week’s Westword ties into Occupy Denver via a November…
One week after the Colorado ACLU launched an investigation into the constitutionality of police action at Occupy Denver, the group has yet to receive the records it requested from the Denver Police Department and the Colorado State Patrol. In the meantime, the ACLU is researching a secondary concern: The October…
If you’re not paying attention to Occupy Denver news on Twitter, you’re missing some of the strongest and most readily available social commentary on the movement. (You’re also, of course, missing a great deal of infighting and Internet trolling.) This week, Occupy Denver asked Twitter followers what they would change…
Today concludes the first week without substantial police interaction for Occupy Denver in recent memory. While the previous week marked five hospitalizations, one arrest inside an igloo, one arrest inside a tent and 21 arrests during that Saturday’s riot, the past seven days ended this weekend with a peaceful if…
At three and a half years old, Shelby is too young to vote but not to be voted for. Last night, she almost ruined her greatest accomplishment to date when, during announcements at Occupy Denver’s 7 p.m. general assembly, she ran into the center of the circle for attention. It…
Everyone at Occupy Denver has a story, but James Andresen’s might well be the loudest. The animated 58-year-old doesn’t share his story as much as he shouts it, a habit developed after a lifetime of working with power tools took a toll on his hearing. It is with a born-and-raised…
John Fleck is a blunt man. When he says he’s seen social inequality for more than twenty years, he means it. Fleck has been a labor union rep for the same amount of time, which makes him particularly well equipped to speak out against that inequality on behalf of the…
Ever wondered what it’s like to get up in Michael Moore’s grill? The answer: It’s not awesome. CBS4 reporter Evrod Cassimy discovered that firsthand last night when, after the filmmaker’s brief and delayed speech at Occupy Denver, he might have missed the point. The video below shows Cassimy provoking Moore…
After long wait and frequent online debate, the second felony charge to come from Saturday’s Occupy Denver riot has been released: Sean Driggers was arrested on criminal intent to commit second degree assault and will face an advisement at 10 a.m. this morning. His bond will be set at $5,000;…
Michael Moore was late. The man whose personality is almost as big as his mouth, and for whom both eclipse his documentaries, was an hour late by the time he reached the unusually large crowd waiting for him at Occupy Denver. By the time he arrived, its size was at…
In recent weeks, Occupy Denver’s procedure for handling donations has arisen as one of the group’s most popular and controversial general assembly topics. Two weeks ago, the issue led in part to the suspension of the group’s first member. Although donations are separated by entity — the Thunderdome and then…
Mel Van Nice can be found near the front lines. The 29-year-old never has to think long for the answer to anything, and when a problem hits, she already seems to know what it is. In the cold, after riots and in moments of chronic illness, her most demanding function…
