DOZENS OF CYCLISTS HUDDLED
THROUGH DOWNTOWN DENVER THIS
MORNING, THE RIDE WAS TO HONOR
ELIZA McLEAN WHO DIED ONE YEAR
AGO THIS MONTH AFTER AN
ENCOUNTER WITH POLICE.
AND IT'S ALSO TO SHOW
SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER VICTIMS
OF LEASE VIOLENCE.
CYCLISTS HAVE GATHERED IN
FRONT OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING
JR. STATUE IN DENVER CITY PARK
EMMA A SYMBOL OF WHAT BROUGHT
THEM TOGETHER. THEY ARE
YEARNING TO KEEP PRESSURE ON
THEM AND BUILDING AWARENESS
AROUND THESE ISSUES.
SHE'S THE COLEADER OF DENVER
GIRLS TO BUY, THE ORGANIZATION
BEHIND SUNDAY'S SOLIDARITY
RIDE.
SHE SAYS THEY ARE WRITING WITH
ELIZA McLEAN AS TOP OF MIND BUT
OTHER VICTIMS OF POLICE
BRUTALITY AS WELL.
I FEEL A RESPONSIBILITY TO
MY PEOPLE. Reporter: THE RIDE
FOR MANY WAS A WAY TO BRING TWO
PASSIONS TOGETHER. BEING ON A
BICYCLE BRINGS A LOT MORE
ATTENTION.
IT BRINGS MORE VISIBILITY IN
THE COMMUNITY.
Reporter: THAT MESSAGE IS A
CONTINUED CALL FOR CHANGE.
PEOPLE GET VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT
IT, I DON'T THINK IT MEANS
TAKING THE POLICE AWAY JUST
FIND ALTERNATIVES. WITH
NEARLY 200 WRITERS ACHING OVER
THE STREETS OF DENVER THEY WILL
