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Thanks to GG & Salon for bringing attention to these abusive actions. I followed some protest groups in Denver before and during the DNC. Food Not Bombs cofounder Keith McHenry told me that one of the local women for that group was also "visited" by cops just prior to the Convention in Denver. I didn't get the impression from him that it was any where near as forceful or abusive, but I never had a chance to interview her directly. McHenry is regularly harrassed, has served time in prison, and is on a terrorist watch list. All this for being a modern Dorothy Day.
Here's a post from the DNC:
http://www.playboy.com/blog/2008/08/denver-food-not-bombs-1.html
Having just suffered a week of surreal bicamerality--what the networks and large newspapers reported vs. what we were all experiencing on the ground, especially outside the DNC security zones--I know that reporting like yours is more vital than ever. Thank you.
