I'm posting these pics in more or less chronological order.
Gathering, some speakers at Malcom X Plaze - http://img67.exs.cx/img67/2090/revingup8jk.jpg
Pick up some coffins to march with. - http://img67.exs.cx/img67/8445/coffinpickup5vf.jpg
On We March! - http://img69.exs.cx/img69/1299/onwemarch9el.jpg
Through a Tunnel - http://img95.exs.cx/img95/8044/tunnel2kf.jpg
After this is our first encounter with bush supporters. All along the parade route there were way more protestors than bush supporters. Every place he went along the root there were tons of signs and the boos were so loud you could barely hear the bush supporters.
After a lot of pusing and shoving, we finally get in - http://img95.exs.cx/img95/6927/madpe...heckpoint2.jpg
We get in as a bunch of Dubya buses zoom by - http://img38.exs.cx/img38/3548/dubyabuseszoomby5vc.jpg
A lot of waiting, chanting. Many bush folks go back to their hotels. We were lucky to get in, there were still tens of thousands of protestors that got in. Where we were it was quite thin, but way more protestors.
I take a few pics of the snippers - http://img76.exs.cx/img76/1290/snipers8mn.jpg
This one looked like he was guna fall off - http://img138.exs.cx/img138/7493/sniperonledge5ux.jpg
They did creep me out a bit.. as they could have had their guns trained on me or anyone in a croud. I'm not complaining, as this must be expected at any event of this sort, just a bit creepy.
As we waited, a duck walked up to me and I needed to take a pic. The people in the background were obnoxious bush supporters that cheered whenever the cops moved protestors around. - http://img76.exs.cx/img76/3818/antiw...dstupidpro.jpg
Here comes the procession, very, very fast. - http://img89.exs.cx/img89/4227/probu...ersandoile.jpg
They wiz right by us and the bush supporters, who look and sound a bit dejected - http://img89.exs.cx/img89/5633/theywentbymadfast0ce.jpg
It took a while to get back, the cops had to use tear gas to try and disperse some of the tens of thousands of protestors that weren't allowed into the procession area. On the balcony are a bunch of bush supporters who somehow found it necessary to counter any protestors chant with their own chant of "USA! USA! USA!, no matter what we said - http://img110.exs.cx/img110/1970/10015708xn.jpg
Overall, I must say the cops handled it very well and we could basically go wherever we wanted until we got very close to penn. avenue. I must stress that there were waaaay more protestors than bush supporters and wherever he went he could hear loud boos. Heckling could be heard while he was giving his speech. This was one of the most successful protests I have attended, and I only hope the press doesn't play it down like it always does.
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