DNC Protesters Plan Five Days of Disruption

    While a diverse group of protesters is expected to demonstrate at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August, a least one anarchist group has published a rough draft for five days of disruption and civil disobedience during the event.Unconventional Action, a network of anarchists and other anti-authoritarians, recently released a schedule of events supporting a specific social justice issue for each day of the convention.

    For instance, on Sunday, Aug. 24, activists plan an “anti-war and occupation day,” which is expected to include a march and “reclamation of space somewhere in the city,” according to a blog set up for the event

    Other days include:

    Monday, Aug. 25: Free Political Prisoners/Human Rights Day

    Tuesday, Aug. 26: Environmental Issues/ No Global Warming Day

    Wednesday, Aug. 27: No Borders Day

    Thursday, Aug. 28: End Racism/Imperialism Day

    Protesters say they are also planning to print and distribute a newspaper during the Democratic and Republican conventions.

    Erin Rosa was born in Spain and raised in Colorado Springs. She is a freelance writer currently living in Denver. Rosa's work has been featured in a variety of news outlets including the Huffington Post, Democracy Now!, and the Rocky Mountain Chronicle, an alternative-weekly in Northern Colorado where she worked as a columnist covering the state legislature. Rosa has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting on lobbying and woman's health issues. She was also tapped with a rare honorable mention award by the Newspaper Guild-CWA's David S. Barr Award in 2008--only the second such honor conferred in its nine-year history--for her investigative series covering the federal government's Supermax prison in the state. Rosa covers the labor community, corrections, immigration and government transparency matters. She can be reached at erosa@www.coloradoindependent.com.

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