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Fantastic, thanks for sharing these pictures. I wasn't able to make our local event which was a pity as Tea Party Supporters were apparently very rude and disruptive. When the next rally happens locally, I will definitely be there.
That's a shame that yours was disrupted. I'm so glad ours wasn't. It was really motivating. You'll have a great time at the next one, I'm sure!
It is great to know that America stands in solidarity with WI!
My pleasure. I'm not even a union member (never have been, either) and my husband isn't even American. Yet we were both out there showing our support for workers' rights in this nation. It was a proud moment for us.
Downtown Los Angeles City Hall Rally in support of the Wisconsin Public Sector Union Employees.
Some people took the opportunity to express their views on other issues than the Unions. . .
The crowd was really fired up! Sorry for the poor quality video. They look better in Windows Media Player than they uploaded to YouTube for some reason. Ah well, you'll get the idea nonetheless.
A woman talks about her daughter who attends college in Wisconsin, and how the students are supporting the unions:
What a great, invigorating experience! It feels wonderful to have done my small part to show support for the workers in Wisconsin. It was an extremely "peaceful" rally. I didn't see any anti-union folks there.
When it was over and people were walking en masse from the park in front of city hall through the streets of downtown, horns were honking in support all over the place. It felt really empowering!
Did you attend a local rally in your city or state? Share your stories and/or pictures here!
Excellent Thread Jill! I would rep ya but I have to wait.
Thanks for posting the pics and videos, was great to see more Americans supporting the rights of workers across the nation.
It had the trolls working overtime to try and sidetrack the thread, never worked, great job everyone.
Casper
Excellent Thread Jill! I would rep ya but I have to wait.
Thanks for posting the pics and videos, was great to see more Americans supporting the rights of workers across the nation.
It had the trolls working overtime to try and sidetrack the thread, never worked, great job everyone.
Casper
Thanks, Casper! Glad you enjoyed them.
Moderator note: Please keep this thread for pictures of the various rallies. A general discussion of the rallies is contained within this thread.
Last edited by Green Irish Eyes; 02-27-2011 at 09:51 PM..
More photos here Feb. 26 labor rallies - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawstory/sets/72157626040746601/ - broken link)
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