Aurora Sentinel: A pending First Amendment lawsuit against the City of Aurora and public commenting cancelled during the city council meeting didn’t stop MiDian Shofner and others from finding ways to disrupt last Monday’s city council  meeting. 

“I ask that you listen, not with just your ears, but with your conscience,” Shofner said before speaking repeatedly for each agenda item. This was the opening statement for many of the speakers during the meeting.

Shofner has led months of protests during city council meetings linked to the death of Kilyn Lewis, an unarmed Black man who was killed by an Aurora SWAT officer during his arrest in May 2024. Lewis was accused of a shooting earlier that month in Denver For months, she and a handful of other protesters have appeared at a portion of city council members set aside for public comment on issues not on that night’s agenda. 

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