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Protesters in court for barricading police precinct in July PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America March 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this May 30, 2020 file photo, Denver police officers move during a protest outside the State Capitol over the death of George Floyd in Denver. Three protesters accused of barricading police officers inside a suburban Denver police station for several hours last summer during racial injustice demonstrations appeared in court on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.David Zalubowski/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator passes by a banner hanging from a fence outside the Aurora, Colo., Police Department District 1 Substation on 17th Place and Wheeling Street to protest the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo. Three protesters accused of barricading police officers inside a suburban Denver police station for several hours last summer during racial injustice demonstrations appeared in court on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, Lillian House, Joel Northam and Whitney Lucero may face decades of prison time for what critics say are trumped-up charges as an attack on the Black Lives Matter movement and national protests from last summer. (Philip B. Poston//Sentinel Colorado via AP, File)Philip B. Poston/APShow MoreShow Less
On February 22, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and the Aurora City Council opened their weekly meeting the way most start: standing for the Pledge of Allegiance, approving the minutes from the previous week’s meeting, then sharing any announcements. Unable to find the proclamation honoring Black History Month, Coffman asked the clerk if she would enter it into the record. A disembodied voice began reading words paying tribute to “those individuals that stood against prejudice and injustice that would inspire movements, legislation, and advancements set to ensure the rights we share today. Watching virtually, Lillian House, Joel Northam and Eliza Lucero, leaders of the Denver chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, along with other PSL members, waited for the public comment period; more than sixty people including House, Northam and Lucero had signed up to discuss the just-released, council-commissioned independent investigation into the death of Elijah McClain after his encounter with Aurora police officers on August 24, 2019. The 157-page report was scathing, highly critical of Aurora Police Department and Fire Rescue actions, policies and procedures.