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Organizer says Aurora officials and police blocked downtown Day of the Dead events in 2023 and 2024
Summary
An event organizer told the City Council he was repeatedly prevented from holding a Dia de los Muertos celebration in downtown Aurora and on the East Side, that property owners were advised not to host his event, and that he ultimately had to consult an attorney to get city confirmation he did not need a permit for private property.
George Gutierrez, who said he represents Chicano Times and organizes annual Day of the Dead events, told the Committee of the Whole that Aurora staff and Aurora Police Department repeatedly prevented or shut down his events in 2023 and 2024.
Gutierrez said the city contacted downtown businesses and told them not to allow his events, and that APD later went to an East Side location and shut an event down. For a November 2024 event scheduled downtown, he said property owners later told him they could not host the event…
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