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Columbus Day Parade and Protest 2007: The Legacy Continues

Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 2:15 p.m.
Sean Cronin A banner day for activists. 1/37
Sean Cronin The obligatory media circus. Yes I'm aware of the irony in that statement. 2/37
Sean Cronin And so it begins. 3/37
Sean Cronin Choose a side. 4/37
Sean Cronin Protest organizers Glenn Morris, left, and Glenn Spagnuolo confer before the action. 5/37
Sean Cronin Colors on display. 6/37
Sean Cronin A brief history lesson. 7/37
Sean Cronin What do you call 1,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. 8/37
Sean Cronin Colorado AIM was well represented. 9/37
Sean Cronin Colorado AIM brought their own security. 10/37
Sean Cronin Some protesters thought this man was an undercover cop and that he was being arrested for appearances. 11/37
Sean Cronin Practice for next August. 12/37
Sean Cronin Zip tie riot cuffs. 13/37
Sean Cronin In any other situation, this paint ball gun would be awesome. Shooting pepper spray balls, it instills a little more awe. 14/37
Sean Cronin Getting ready at 15th Avenue and Stout. 15/37
Sean Cronin This man wants his elected representatives to end Columbus Day. 16/37
Sean Cronin Street theater props 17/37
Sean Cronin Human chains are tough to hold. 18/37
Sean Cronin But that doesn't stop folks from trying. 19/37
Sean Cronin Another human chain 20/37
Sean Cronin An arrest in progress 21/37
Sean Cronin Police used different body holds to subdue those who would not go willingly. 22/37
Sean Cronin This group of young protesters cried together, sang together and were arrested together. 23/37
Sean Cronin Just before they were broken apart and taken into custody. 24/37
Sean Cronin More arrests 25/37
Sean Cronin Glenn Spagnuolo and Denver's finest 26/37
Sean Cronin Protesters gearing up for re-entering the streets. 27/37
Sean Cronin One man was taken into custody the second he stepped off the curb at 15th and California Street. 28/37
Sean Cronin The parade of Hummers that started the Columbus Day parade couldn't have been a better symbol of the differences between the two sides. 29/37
Sean Cronin Columbus Day parade participants had to have picked these costumes just to be thorns in the sides of protesters. 30/37
Sean Cronin Columbus Day parade participants 31/37
Sean Cronin Police subdue another protester 32/37
Sean Cronin Draped in an American flag, this woman tried to check in on some of her arrested comrades. 33/37
Sean Cronin This woman asked me if I was for her or against her. 34/37
Sean Cronin Love or leave it people. Love it or leave it. 35/37
Sean Cronin Due to a citrus shortage, the Nina and Santa Maria were kept out of the parade with a breakout of scurvy. 36/37
Sean Cronin Starting early 37/37

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.

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