August 31, 2012 02:31 AM UTC

Workers Rally Against Romney Economy

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• by: ColoradoFairShare

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

A diverse group of Coloradans, including students, seniors on Medicare, and working families rallied and marched through downtown Denver on Thursday to protest the

Romney Economy, the same day former governor will accept the GOP nomination. Across the country, activists now calling themselves “99% voters” – low-wage workers, seniors, community activists, students and faith leaders – roundly rejected the 1%-focused Romney Economy in favor of an economy that works for all of us.

You can see photos from today’s Denver march & rally here:

http://on.fb.me/PuYe2N

The rally included speakers in both English and Spanish. Marchers heard from Wanda Ramey, a senior on Medicare who just returned from protesting in Tampa.  “I’m Grandma Wanda & I’m concerned about my grandchildren and what they will earn,” Ramey said. “We need to protect Medicare and raise the minimum wage.”

Elise Donelson, 26, also spoke to the group. She just got an Associates’ Degree in Culinary Arts from the Arts School of Denver and wants to eventually open her own restaurant, but right now she’s struggling with $26,000 in student loans.  “We need a break when we get out of school,” Donelson said. “Working people like me need a break, and decent wages. Tax cuts to the rich are unfair when you’re cutting health care and the things real people need to survive.”

The rally today was a clear message for Mitt Romney and Rep. Coffman: stop outsourcing jobs, stop tax breaks for the rich coupled with tax hikes for the middle class, stop cuts to education and healthcare funding and stop refusing to raise the minimum wage.

As David Bouchey, an unemployed father of 3 puts it: “We marched all through Tampa and the Republican cocktail parties and did everything we could to get our message heard. We’re going to keep our voices loud until they hear us.”