Corruption is a symptom of injustice.
It’s been a long time since Denver, Colorado shed it’s Wild West roots and grew into the tech and culture hub we know today. But how did we get here? And was our city as corrupt as stereotypes of the American Wild West might suggest? Or, was that history more than we could imagine? In this deep dive into Denver’s sordid past, Kyle shows us that corruption can be fought and won, if only people will insist on doing the right thing.
About the speaker
Kyle Hier is the owner of the Olympic Auditorium Complex in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver, CO. He has been a steward of the building for over 30 years, and in that time has been a great supporter of the arts, maintaining practice spaces for musicians in the basement of his building, and opening his doors to artists of all different backgrounds and mediums. He has a passion for the arts and for history, and friends of his consider him a wealth of knowledge on both subjects. His interest in history is quite pronounced with what pertains to his building, and with the state he has called home for most of his life. He is an advocate for truth, social justice, and doing the right thing. He believes that corruption is not a cause of broken systems, but instead is a result of them, and that for us to change the world, we must first look within ourselves.
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