Do you know your neighbor?
Last night, NIAC held an informal meet and greet where members of the community were welcomed to come by to meet NIAC staff and ask questions and discuss any issues on their mind. Between the hours of 7-9 pm, Iranian-American Denver residents dropped in at their own convenience to say hello and talk politics. During […]
To be or not to be: what is your identity?
Soldiers crowding the streets, strapped with imaginary guns, make their way through the city as they reenact combat as if they are on the streets of Baghdad. Military veterans from Iraq are only few of the many groups in Denver, here to make a statement. Everybody here has a message, whether in suits and in […]
Minority groups represent at the Dem Convention
There are about 200 outside events going on in the four days of the Denver National Democratic Convention. (On Monday alone, there were no less than 84). New congressional lobbying rules require that these events- which are organized by corporations, unions, political caucuses and other interest groups- don’t honor just one individual candidate or elected […]
Yallah, Vote!
“I am Persian, like the cat, meow!” And the crowd already rolling with laughter breaks out in an even louder burst of hilarity. Just a few hours before, Michelle Obama delivered an inspirational speech formally kicking off the Democratic National Convention, speaking of “belief in America’s promise, [and] commitment to our children’s future.” A harder […]