During speeches commemorating the occasion, protesters name-checked Landau, the Denver Diner victims and the DPD members involved in those incidents, noting that one of them, Officer Ricky Nixon, was part of both. "Incidents like these are the reason why we work toward change," protester Patrick Boyle told the crowd, accompanied by police on horses, motorcycles, and bicycles as well as in cars. "The city paid millions of dollars last year to settle police brutality cases, but they should never have happened in the first place. This kind of police culture cannot continue."
The next day, several hundred Coloradans met in City Park for another call to action, albeit impromptu. Dedicated to Trayvon Martin, an African-American teen shot to death in Florida on February 26, the meeting gathered steam on Facebook with little advance planning.At 4 p.m. today, the Colorado Progression will host a march against police brutality, both to support Martin and continue to raise awareness in its efforts to persuade the Department of Justice to investigate the Denver Police Department. Landau will attend the event, as will family members of Michael DeHerrera, also hospitalized after an encounter with local police.
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