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Columbus Day Parade and Protest 2007: The Legacy Continues
Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 2:15 p.m.

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A banner day for activists.
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The obligatory media circus. Yes I'm aware of the irony in that statement.
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And so it begins.
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Choose a side.
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Protest organizers Glenn Morris, left, and Glenn Spagnuolo confer before the action.
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Colors on display.
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A brief history lesson.
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What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start.
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Colorado AIM was well represented.
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Colorado AIM brought their own security.
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Some protesters thought this man was an undercover cop and that he was being arrested for appearances.
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Practice for next August.
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Zip tie riot cuffs.
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In any other situation, this paint ball gun would be awesome. Shooting pepper spray balls, it instills a little more awe.
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Getting ready at 15th Avenue and Stout.
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This man wants his elected representatives to end Columbus Day.
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Street theater props
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Human chains are tough to hold.
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But that doesn't stop folks from trying.
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Another human chain
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An arrest in progress
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Police used different body holds to subdue those who would not go willingly.
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This group of young protesters cried together, sang together and were arrested together.
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Just before they were broken apart and taken into custody.
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More arrests
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Glenn Spagnuolo and Denver's finest
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Protesters gearing up for re-entering the streets.
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One man was taken into custody the second he stepped off the curb at 15th and California Street.
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The parade of Hummers that started the Columbus Day parade couldn't have been a better symbol of the differences between the two sides.
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Columbus Day parade participants had to have picked these costumes just to be thorns in the sides of protesters.
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Columbus Day parade participants
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Police subdue another protester
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Draped in an American flag, this woman tried to check in on some of her arrested comrades.
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This woman asked me if I was for her or against her.
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Love or leave it people. Love it or leave it.
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Due to a citrus shortage, the Nina and Santa Maria were kept out of the parade with a breakout of scurvy.
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Starting early
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Columbus Day Parade and Protest 2007: The Legacy Continues
Colorado was the first to celebrate Columbus Day. Parade organizers want to make sure that doesn't change; protesters want the celebration to end, by any means necessary. Here are some shots from the October 6, 2007 parade and protest.
Colorado was the first to celebrate Columbus Day. Parade organizers want to make sure that doesn't change; protesters want the celebration to end, by any means necessary. Here are some shots from the October 6, 2007 parade and protest.
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