George Floyd protests in Colorado
Participants repeated the words "I can't breathe" for nine minutes, the length of time that Derek Chauvin's knee was on George Floyd's neck.[4] On June 3, more than 100 protesters gathered at Gondola Plaza for a demonstration organized by local high school students and an Aspen area ballet dancer.On July 3, the Party for Socialism and Liberation again organized a gathering which drew hundreds to the intersection of Billings Street and Evergreen Avenue, directly outside the Aurora Police Department District 1 building.[23] On May 30, Mayor Michael Hancock implemented a citywide curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.[24] By the evening of May 31, the Denver Police Department had arrested over 120 people during the protests over the past four days.[31] On October 10, right-wing activist John "Tig" Tiegen organized a gathering at the Denver Civic Center calling it a "Patriot Muster."The Denver Communists, Colorado Socialist Revolution, Anon Resistance Movement, H.O.E.S (Help on Every Street), Front Range Mutual Aid Network, and other groups, scheduled a "BLM-Antifa Soup Drive" at the same time and location as the rally organized by Tiegen.[32] A spokesperson from the Denver Communists confirmed this was a purposeful counter-protest, saying "we are committed to counter-mobilizing against the far right anytime they crawl out of their holes...They should never be allowed to assemble without being vocally opposed.Video and a series of still photography of the incident show that immediately prior to the shooting, Keltner and several right-wing protesters he was traveling with were involved in an argument with an unarmed Black male counter-protester from the BLM-Antifa Soup Drive.[41][40] In 2023, journalist Trevor Aaronson discovered documents proving that the FBI had hired Michael Adam "Mickey" Windecker II, a violent convicted felon with several protection orders filed against him, to infiltrate and disrupt the Denver BLM movement and to incite participants to commit crimes.[42] Windecker targeted another black activist, Bryce Shelby, who he tried to convince to assassinate Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.[44] On June 1, dozens protested in front of Glenwood Springs City Hall at a rally organized by "Western Slope Anti-Racist Action.[50] On June 19, which is also Juneteenth, around 50 people gathered at the intersection of South Broadway and Arapahoe Road in Littleton to support Black Lives Matter.
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