DENVER, January 21, 2007 – Local activists representing diverse communities and issues began the long and arduous task of organizing a national protest in response to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Activists from the Latino, African- American, Native American, and White communities representing such different issues as racism, anti-war, anti-globalization, immigration, indigenous rights and others have agreed to work together to create a week of political solidarity in resistance and protest that will rival any seen to date surrounding a political convention.

Organizers have been meeting and planning a national strategy utilizing a method of participatory democracy that assures the voices of the minority and oppressed communities are equal and heard by all. A press conference explaining this diverse group’s position in more detail will be held within the next few weeks.

Please be alert to a follow- up media communiqué to be released soon. Additional information can be found by visiting the group’s virtual community convergence center at www.recreate68.org.