Local activists with model fracking rigs and banners marched from Commons Park to the State Capitol Oct. 5 protesting fracking and shaming businesses along the way.

“We’re here to end fracking, it’s that simple,” said Gina Hardin, chair of 350 Colorado, a nonprofit climate change advocacy organization.

The march was the final event of the national Stop the Frack Attack summit held in Stapleton, Colorado, Oct. 3-5. At three years old, Stop the Frack Attack is a coalition with one goal: stop all fracking.



Like-minded people and organizations such as 350 Colorado, the Sierra Club and the Colorado Center for Renewable Energy Economic Development (CREED) participated in the summit. At least 150 marchers assembled props at Commons Park from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for the march down 16th Street, ending with a rally on the steps of the Capitol.

“It’s about time we all unite, get people talking,” said Hope Bowker, a Sioux tribe member and activist....

.....Along the way, the entire group stopped at locations that have entered the “Hall of Shame” for either promoting fracking in Colorado or failing to oppose it enough. These included the local EPA chapter and Gov. John Hickenlooper’s mansion.

“The small steps, the zoning measurements, why do it?” Hardin said. “Just stop harming our earth.”

At each stop, protesters voiced their frustration over the banging of native drums. Their “Hall of Shame” stops were still comparatively quiet compared to a multitude of chants led by Russell Mendell, leader of the organization Big Green Radicals. Crowd favorites took inspiration from “You are my Sunshine” (“This is our Water”) and classic call-and-response cheers, “This is what democracy looks like” ringing through downtown.

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