INC Initiative 300 – Right To Rest
On March 9 2019 Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation sponsored a forum concerning Initiative 300 “The Right To Rest” which will appear on the May 7 election ballot. The measure is an initiative to allow any individual to engage in activities, such as resting and sheltering oneself in a non-obstructive manner, in outdoor public places is on the ballot and is designed to overturn Denver’s camping ban on sidewalks and in public places.
The video features
- City Attorneys Office: Melissa Drazen-Smith, Assistant Director Prosecution and Code Enforcement Denver City
- Nantiya Ruan – Professor Strum College of Law, University of Denver
- Terese Howard – The Right To Rest
- Cody Belzley – Together Denver No On 300
Video and edit by Phil Hainline
Table Of Contents:
City Attorneys Office: Melissa Drazen-Smith, Assistant Director Prosecution and Code Enforcement Denver City Attorneys Office City Attorney legal analysis 00:00:03
Questions 00:23:39
The Right To Rest– Pro Intro – Nantiya Ruan – Professor Strum College of Law, University of Denver 00:31:53
Terese Howard – The Right To Rest 00:33:32
Nantiya Ruan – Counter point to City Attorney legal analysis 00:48:56
Terese Howard – Conclusion 00:55:40
Questions 00:58:50
Together Denver – Con Cody Belzley – Together Denver No On 300 01:05:02
Questions 01:18:00 Video and edit by Phil Hainline
City Attorney Memo
Distributed by City Attorney 3-9-2019
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Thank you for posting the INC meeting regarding 300. My only comment is that the audience should be counseled on manners. I am not sure who was being so rude to Cody, but it was very disruptive and disrespectful of the open process INC was trying to achieve.