2008 Democratic National Convention

Watch the high quality version here: http://peacetakescourage.com/2008dnc.mov

A few short clips from the footage I shot at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Here's a short summary of each day:

Day 1 - I sat on an airplane parked on the runway for an hour, so my flight was late getting in. I managed to make it into the convention during Senator Kennedy's speech and was able to catch most of the major speeches on night one.

Day 2 - I got onto the floor for the day, and went to the "Sweet Home AlObama" state party convention headquarters for a watch party during Senator Clinton's speech.

Day 3 - That morning Former President Jimmy Carter spoke to the Alabama and Georgia delegations. The rest of the day I got to see a little bit of Denver. I spent most of the day checking out some of the political activities going on in downtown Denver, and there were a lot of them! The 16th Street mall was filled with convention goers, protestors, and lots of political swag. After checking all that out, I headed back to "Sweet Home AlObama" for the night's speeches.

Day 4 - It took three hours of standing in line to get into Invesco Field. During that time I ran into the "God Hates Fags" folks, who were singing "God Hates America" instead of "God Bless America." Absolutely disgusting people. I did run into some nice protesters though. There were some young guys there protesting for "World Can't Wait." Though I disagree with them on supporting third party candidates, they were very polite to the people passing and certainly weren't disruptive at all.

I can't really describe how amazing it was to be there in Invesco Field. The energy in the audience is completely undescribable. It was the most inspiring thing I've ever witnessed. An absolutely amazing end to an amazing and inspiring week.

If you aren't registered to vote, make sure to register ASAP. And let me just stress to my fellow young people how important it is for us to get out there and vote on November 4th. Voting isn't just a right, it is an obligation. We cannot afford to let this country have 4 more years of the last 8 years. We MUST bring about the change that our country desperately needs. We MUST elect Barack Obama. We can do it, but you have to get out to the voting booth on election day. VOTE!

- Ava
http://www.peacetakescourage.com

Music:
"Ghostwriter" by RJD2 - http://www.myspace.com/rjd2
"You Fly Me" and "Rock the Whole Planet" by Fingathing - http://www.myspace.com/fingathing
"Music For A Found Harmonium" by The Penguin Cafe Orchestra - http://www.penguincafe.com/
"They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" by Napoleon XIV - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_XIV

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[foreverLiberal]

Bravo! Excellent video, Ava. Thanks for recreating some of the magic, November is going to be huge.

[peacetakescourage]

I can't wait to vote for the first time! I'm excited about this campaign and election.. it is amazing!

thanks :-)

[brabon1]

thx ava

great vid

and when you are ready to run for office, allow me to be the first to volunteer for your campaign

[peacetakescourage]

thanks brabon1! :-)

[JonasFJ30]

which music is the in the beginning?



[PeaceProfit]

thanx, i*did..... very rarely do i*quote others... and i*always give them credit when i*do.

[canada5869]

thats a great quote who said it??

[PeaceProfit]

The road creates the way, the traveler creates the journey, ones truth defines the reality of both.