Email Author Kelsey Whipple

2011 Stories by Kelsey Whipple

• Occupy Denver: Read the letters Denver's 99 percent wrote to President Barack Obama

  published Oct 25, 2011

  Occupy Denver has launched a call-to-action in advance of Barack Obama's trip to Denver. The plan is for the president, here for a fundraiser and a jobs speech, to receive a bag of letters from the lo... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Matthew Messina Velasquez left his job for the occupation

  published Oct 25, 2011

  At about 9:37 this morning, Matthew Messina Velasquez finds himself one half of a strange, if typical, conversation about the occupation. "So, what are you guys doingr" a stranger in a Yankees cap ask... More >>

• Denver has struggled with ozone levels for thirty years, and the fight isn't over yet

  published October 27, 2011

  Downtown Denver's ozone levels are monitored from a five-by-seven-foot shack guarded by a single padlock. The cramped room's contents are those... More >>

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  Occupy Denver clashes with police over the creation of a cardboard structure (PHOTOS)

  published Oct 25, 2011

  Occupy Denver clashed with the Denver Police Department again last night over a recently built cardboard shelter in Civic Center Park. Later dubbed "the Thundercube" because of the symbol the Thunderd... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Chad Duffy sings Dylan in the kitchen

  published Oct 24, 2011

  In the beginning, Chad Duffy was a cynic. He still is, especially during the particularly hectic moments of his morning shift at the Thunderdome. But the 23-year-old politely promoting hand sanitizer ... More >>

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  Occupy Denver's Amelia Nicol, Jonathan Shepard among 4 busted in raid on squat

  published Oct 24, 2011

  Update, 1 p.m. October 24: We now know the names of the four Occupy Denver participants arrested in a Denver Police Department raid on a squat over the weekend, and two of them were recently featured ... More >>

• Occupy Denver's all-day concert closes out a week of peace

  published Oct 23, 2011

  Update, 11:20 p.m. October 22: The close of tonight's Occupy Denver concert was a completely different scene from only one week ago. Although it ended with police presence, the number of cops left is ... More >>

• Occupy Denver has cost Denver Police and Sheriff Departments $365,000

  published Oct 21, 2011

  Update, 4:28 p.m. October 21: The Denver Police Department has released the cost incurred by the DPD and the Sheriff's Department to monitor Occupy Denver, particularly over last weekend's demonstrati... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Mike joins heart of occupation the month after pacemaker surgery

  published Oct 21, 2011

  The first time Mike heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement, he was in the hospital. Due in large part to a slow heart rate -- only about twenty beats per minute -- he had recently undergone surge... More >>

• Campaign For a Healthy Denver calls out food service in television spot

  published Oct 21, 2011

  Last week, No On 300 announced the release of the first television spot focusing on the Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative. The video stars Mayor Michael Hancock and directs attention to the toll the o... More >>

• Occupy Denver develops democratic process, suspends first member

  published Oct 21, 2011

  Last night's 7 p.m. Occupy Denver general assembly proved to be an important one as the group further develops its own democratic system, but it was likely the movement's most aggressive and divisive ... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Belongings lost during protests treated as "found and abandoned property"

  published Oct 21, 2011

  During the two days of police-attended demonstrations last weekend, the last thing most people at Occupy Denver were thinking about was their stuff. A week later, this has created confusion among many... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Homeless since 13, Chris Bidwell joins a new street family

  published Oct 20, 2011

  To hear him tell it, Chris Bidwell's trench coat is a black wool guardian angel. Last year, it prevented third-degree burn from a firecracker gone off course. Today, it serves as both picnic blanket a... More >>

• Occupy Colorado Springs organized candlelight vigil in support of Occupy Denver (VIDEO)

  published Oct 20, 2011

  Occupy Colorado Springs has become a burgeoning political force in its own right of late, and the group is aligned in solidarity with Occupy Denver. The groups have united online and at general assemb... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Meet the wearable protest tent, the latest fashion statement in occupation gear

  published Oct 20, 2011

  There are many faces to Occupy Denver's protests, and some of them are legitimately funny. As further proof that not all civil disobedience is illegal or even ultimately that serious, last night the o... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Scianda Long traveled from Alaska to end on the streets of Denver

  published Oct 19, 2011

  At eight in the morning, solidarity is more than just a word. In the cold, it's a necessity. Scianda Long's thermal blanket looks like a giant Hershey bar wrapper, but inside a sleeping bag and a Batm... More >>

• Occupy Denver: City Council's Susan Shepherd calls protests most important thing in country

  published Oct 19, 2011

  This weekend, in a crowd estimated between 2,000 and 4,000 people, Susan Shepherd managed to stand out. The Denver City council member represents District 1 in an official capacity, but in the few day... More >>

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  Occupy Denver's Michael Hancock meeting: Mayor refuses to bend on park occupation

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Update, 5:18 p.m. October 18: When asked to describe Occupy Denver's meeting with Hancock this afternoon, protester Al (full name withheld) went with, "It was neutral." The less-than-exciting introduc... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Jonathan Shepard was arrested in defense of his newest home

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Jonathan Shepard knew he would be arrested last Friday morning while defending the Thunderdome at Occupy Denver's previous home across the street from Civic Center Park. Today, he proffers his left ar... More >>

• Occupy Denver petition protests arrests, hopes for 10,000 signatures

  published Oct 17, 2011

  A great deal of attention has been lobbed at the number of Occupy Denver arrests made over the weekend: fifty in two days. And though the Denver Anarchist Black Cross has been hugely instrumental in g... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Special Forces vet Billy Reno is reintroduced to political activism

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Billy Reno's first reaction to the Occupy Wall Street movement was a desire to head to New York. But this was quickly squashed when he stopped by the local movement instead. Tonight, Reno, whose last ... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Corey Donahue says sexual contact arrest is "bad nut-tap joke gone wrong"

  published Oct 17, 2011

  Corey Donahue has become a grinning face of the Occupy Denver movement, but this also makes him somewhat of a scapegoat. The activist for both marijuana and the occupation is politically fearless in a... More >>

• Occupy Denver: 26 new arrests from last night bring the total to 50 over two days

  published Oct 16, 2011

  Seven of the 26 people arrested at Occupy Denver's second run-in with the police last night faced their arraignment this morning at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center. Seventeen of the volunteers ... More >>

• The police moves in on Occupy Denver's largest gathering yet -- with pepper spray (PHOTOS)

  published Oct 15, 2011

  Update, 10:11 p.m. Saturday: Mayor Michael Hancock's office has announced that an additional 24 people were arrested in tonight's protest. Their arraignment is scheduled for 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Va... More >>

• Occupy Denver: 24 protesters charged, five must post bond

  published Oct 15, 2011

  Update, 5 p.m. October 15: The names of the final two Occupy Denver protesters charged after Friday night's protest have come out. Aaron Petrovich was charged with assault, while Scott Greene, the fin... More >>