- Recreate 68
Recreate 68 is an umbrella group of
leftist American political groups that protested at the August2008 Democratic National Convention inDenver, Colorado and 2008 Republican National Convention.Origin
The group was co-founded and organized by Mark Cohen.cite web |url= http://cbs4denver.com/local/convention.protesters.lawsuit.2.783336.html|title=Recreate 68 Will Protest DNC's 'Freedom Cage'|author=Mary Hudetz|accessdate= 2008-08-22 |date=2008-07-30 |publisher=
Associated Press ]Intentions
The group stated it will "make the 1968 Democratic National conventions protests look small in comparison".cite web |url= http://thenewamerican.com/node/8689|title=Recreating Riots |author=William F. Jasper|accessdate= 2008-08-22 |date=2008-09-01 |publisher=
The New American ] The group says they expect 25 to 50 thousand people to protest during the convention, while one expert who studies the American anti-war movement says he expects 10 to 30 thousand people per rally, depending on who is nominated. In March 2008, the group lost a lottery drawing for a permit to stage protests in the Civic Center, and the spokesman for the group, Glenn Spagnuolo, stated he would not "give up Civic Center to the Democrats", and that the city was creating a "dangerous situation." The group will also protest, to a lesser extent, at the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul.Groups involved or supporting
Leslie Cagan, who heads the anti-war group United for Peace and Justice, has endorsed the planned demonstrations in Denver.
Code Pink will participate in the rallies, hoping to pressure Democratic majorities in theU. S. Congress to do more to end the war in Iraq.Reaction
Denver city officials met with the groups leaders in late June 2008, hoping to minimize conflict, and considered a resolution created by the group, guaranteeing their first amendment rights during the convention week.cite web |url= http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6054327|title=Trying to keep peace at DNC |author=Chuck Plunkett and George Merritt|accessdate= 2008-08-22 |date=2008-06-04 |publisher=
Denver Post ]Some left wing political pundits have criticized the group and its planned activities, saying that the events they wish to recreate were not beneficial for either the anti-war movement or Democratic Party in the United States.cite web |url= http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8710.html|title=Anti-war movement wrestles with 1968 |author=Ryan Grim|accessdate= 2008-08-22 |date=2008-01-27 |publisher=
The Politico ] The group rejects allegations that they intend to re-create the violence of the 1968 convention riots, stating "We don’t call ourselves ‘Re-create Chicago ’68,'"References
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