DENVER -- When it comes to living up to its name, the co-founder of Recreate 68 said the group will focus on a spirit of change felt by many 40 years ago – not violence.

“Young people in particular were standing up and saying through mass and participation mass civic engagement, they could move the direction of their government into a moral position," said Glenn Spagnuolo, who expects 10, 000 supporters to converge on Denver during the Democratic National Convention.

Spagnuolo said violence seen during the 1968 convention in Chicago can be traced back to police, not protestors.

"We're going to be non-violent protesters going to confront a war machine, the only people who could possibly recreate that situation is the Denver police and we hope they choose not to," Spagnuolo said Monday.

"We're not here to incite a riot or anything else,” said Denver Police Lt. Ron Saunier.

“We're here to respect their rights to respect the right for assembly," Saunier said.

Spagnuolo said protesters will push the limits of a security zone at the Pepsi Center.

A federal judge upheld a city of Denver decision about where the protesters can gather near the venue.

"But we're also not looking for confrontation with the police, if that confrontation comes, we will stop," Spagnuolo said.

On Tuesday Denver city officials announced plans to locate a temporary arrestee processing center, capable of handling large numbers of arrests during the week of the DNC.

A news release from Mayor John Hickenlooper’s office and the Denver County sheriff’s office stated, “While the City and County of Denver does not anticipate the need for widespread arrests during the Convention, it is obligated to plan and prepare for that possibility given the volume of people anticipated to attend and the intention of some organizations to deliberately get arrested.”

"We don't want to get arrested, that’s not part of our plans," said Tim Simons, organizer of the group Unconventional Denver.

While violence is not on the menu, the group’s Web site calls for “disrupting” the DNC through various calls for action.

The group of self-described anarchists and anti-capitalists said their message of social justice will come through street parties and potentially civil disobedience.

"The basic idea is just because laws exist doesn't mean they're just," Simons said. “And maybe if you are actually pursuing a real cause of justice you need to disobey laws."