Denver City has been accused of planning to hide homeless people inside during the 2008 Democratic Convention August 25 to August 28. The city is donating big screen TVs to shelters, encouraging soup kitchens to serve food inside and expanding the hours of several shelters during the convention.Rocky Mountain News:...Can you spare a movie ticket? (July 15, 2008)
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"A person who typically sits under a tree in a park that is now occupied by 1,000 protesters won't have the peace and quiet they're desiring. Particularly those with mental illness can't cope with crowds.".Rocky Mountain News:...Can you spare a movie ticket? (July 15, 2008)
John Parvensky, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Denver City Hiding Homeless News
- NBC (Colorado): Salon donates services to help homeless before DNC (August 18, 2008)
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The city has donated big screen TVs to shelters, so that homeless people can watch the 2008 Democratic ConventionRocky Mountain News: ...Can you spare a movie ticket? (July 15, 2008)
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Several homeless shelters are expanding their hours during the time of the conventionRocky Mountain News: ...Can you spare a movie ticket? (July 15, 2008)
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The group Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, which received extra funding to prepare for the convention, say they are not planning to hide homeless people. They are planning activities to protect homeless, some who are mentally ill, from the tumult of the conventionRocky Mountain News:...Can you spare a movie ticket? (July 15, 2008)
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Colorado Coalition of the Homeless are donating movie tickets to homeless people. There are also rumors of tickets to the zoo or museumsDenver Business Journal: Officials: Denver won’t hide homeless... (July 25, 2008)
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About 50,000 visitors are expected to stay in Denver during the conventionLA Times Blogs:How Denver will hide its homeless... (July 16, 2008)
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A hair salon in Denver offered free haircuts on August 18, 2008 because the owners were troubled over the rumors of attempts to hide homeless people during the convention, and wanted to emphasize that homeless people are part of the city, tooCBS (Denver): Homeless Get Cleaned Up With Free Haircuts For DNC(August 18, 2008)
