Meditate 08

While a huge media party raged at nearby Elitch Gardens, Jeannie Ritter, wife of Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, slipped in through a side door without any fanfare and sat at the back to meditate.

As we passed the strong police presence around the Denver Convention Center I realized that my quiet home town now looks like the police state scenes in the most terrifying cyberpunk videos. Soon afterward, however, I arrived at the site of Meditate 08 where they spoke about the benefits of letting go of hate and fear within the self as a way of transforming society.