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Marchers rally in support of Palestine

Featuredby Melanie J. Rice

Though far from home, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine has a strong local impact. July 19, hundreds marched from Denver’s capitol down the 16th Street Mall in a […]

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Westwood Night Out 2014

The Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers invited everyone to join them in the “friendship” dance, in celebration of Westwood’s diverse cultural heritage the third annual Westwood National Night Out Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Raul Chavez, originally from Mexico, led the Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers as they performed at the third annual Westwood National Night Out Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Delfina Franco of Denver dances with The Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers who performed at the third annual Westwood National Night Out Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. The Huitzilopotchtli dance troupe is the official dance group of MSU Denver’s Journey Through Our Heritage. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Members of the Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of Colorado perform the lion dance Aug. 5 at the third annual Westwood National Night Out celebration at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Hawk Quest brought several raptors, like this Harris’s Hawk, to the third annual Westwood National Night Out celebration at Westwood Park in Denver on Aug. 5. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Denver Police Department Crime Scene Analyst, Jonesta Nolan, shows a visitor how to dust for fingerprints at the third annual Westwood National Night Out, held Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

The Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers performed at the third annual Westwood National Night Out Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Denver Police District 4 Commander, William Nagle, tells the crowd communities are safer when we know our neighbors Aug. 5 at the third annual Westwood National Night Out celebration at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Sheila Lang, a volunteer with Hawk Quest, tells listeners about the sharp vision of the Harris’s Hawk she has with her Aug. 5 at the third annual Westwood National Night Out celebration at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Maria Chavez of Denver laces feathers into a headdress belonging to one of the Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers Aug. 5 at the third annual Westwood National Night Out celebration in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Joe Aragon, GRID outreach worker, of GRASP, tells an attendee about free education opportunities for young people aged 17-24 at the third annual Westwood National Night Out, Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. GRASP is an acronym for the Gang Rescue And Support Project that works to get people out of gangs and helps them find opportunities to live productive lives. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

The Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers performed at the third annual Westwood National Night Out Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

Delfina Franco of Denver laces hueceras around her ankles in preparation for her performance with the Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers Aug. 5 at the third annual Westwood National Night Out celebration in Denver. Hueceras mimic the sound of water when the dancers move. Photo by Melanie J. Rice

The Huitzilopotchtli Aztec dancers opened the third annual Westwood National Night Out Aug. 5 at Westwood Park in Denver. Photo by Melanie J. Rice