Pictures from the march in Chicago yesterday

I just loved this sign!




Before the march, at Union Park, listening to speakers and musicians.












Anyone heard of this website?






He's everywhere! He's everywhere!! :)




The march:


















About halfway through the march, the crowd was getting tired (it was a long route) and hadn't chanted for a block or so. I was at the front of the march and watched this 'rocket scientist - NOT!' stand on his balcony in downtown Chicago and scream "TRAITORS! Get off my street!!" LOL The marchers (30,000 strong) erupted!! I was walking by a cop and he looked up and then heard the marchers and shook his head and laughed.




It wouldn't be a peace march without cops ready to spring into action!






And yes, there were freepers. 24 of them. They were waiting for us when we arrived at Federal Plaza for the rally after the march.




The cops stood right in front of the freepers. So they couldn't come across the street and mingle with us.




This was my favorite sign all day. I loved it because this guy stood for a good hour right in front of the freepers holding this sign up. No way could they have missed it.




At the rally after the march. The crowd was so large I had a hard time getting a good picture.




Another great sign!!

:bounce::yourock::bounce:

Thanks so much for sharing!!

k&r

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I will never forget my experience in San Francisco marching with hundreds of thousands of anti-war folks on a gorgeous day! One of the best days of my life! It is a long trip for me to get to any of the rally cities, but I was able to get there once.

I love meeting so many like minded people.

:thumbsup:

wishin' i'da made it up to Chi-town... i was there in spirit.

:yourock: :patriot:

There's something behind all of those eyes.

I can't imagine a group that would show up in favor of war and torture and debt. How silly. And sad.


Thanks for posting this. It gives hope.

Hooray for the Windy City Patriots :patriot: :hi: :hug:

I hadn't gotten around to looking that up yet.

Hey Hissy, here's another picture I took with my phone yesterday that I just downloaded:

What a sad bunch.


Awesome pictures. Thanks for posting them.

(Which would also require counting beyond your fingers and toes. lol)

presence. :)

I especially liked the one of the idiot in the balcony. :)

What a dipshit, yelling at 30,000 people! :rofl:

Those are really good!

I saw Sharon RB and Livvy. They asked where you were. I guess I should have packed you in my suitcase!

:headbang:

Thanks for sharing.

Bush bin Lyin...I like that one a lot. :)

That lady in a wheelchair just ROCKED!!

I'm so glad livvy and I finally found you! I really didn't take any pictures this time. After a while, every march starts to look the same.

The first photo is great -- I didn't see that one. The words on the sign sound like they could be used for a new version of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire."

Great seeing you. How was Greg Palast last night?

I will blog about it later.

Thank you so much for being there and for sharing these terrific pictures

K&R. I adore you. Thank you.

Anyway, a few of mine:


My friend Tracy (left) and I (right) at the rally.


At Daley Plaza


One of my favorite signs from the rally!

I have to admit, I didn't think it was a big (enough) rally. I was disappointed in the "crowd". I am sad that we didn't have hundreds of thousands there. That doesn't mean I won't still get my body down there to be counted but there should be more, many more.

Peace!

It was sure a great time. Sorry I missed seeing you.

Thanks for posting your pictures - I put new batteries in my camera before I left home and it still would not work when we got there, so I didn't get to take any. I did see many of those people in your photos. In your picture of IVAW, the one in the middle is my friend, Derek, who was one of the speakers.

It was a great day, but I do wish there had been more people out there with us. Oh, and I saw the guy on the balcony but couldn't hear what he was yelling. Get off my street? Pretty funny...

Standing there fat and shirtless yelling "Traitors!"

Wow.

Heh heh. He needs to cover up his man teats and get a clue.

It was good to see you again. It was a long train ride home, but I'm glad we made the trip. Once again, I met many great people, and I felt the same sense of empowerment I've felt before.
Recommend the experience highly.
Yup, next time stick that evlbstrd in your suitcase. In fact, pack the whole KC crew.

How was Palast? Would have loved to have heard him.

As soon as I finish unpacking and find my notes, I will blog about it.

Great shots! I love it. :)

K&R
:kick:

My absolute favorite! :rofl:

Thanks proud2Blib and the many others for marching on my behalf and posting such great pics.

Thanks for being there and taking them.

I'm partial to the "Fifth Grader for Peace" sign.

I told her I teach 5th grade and she smiled really big.

I might save that pic and use it in my sig line. That's such a great sign.

Thanks for sharing and welcome to DU! :hi:

I was there but I didn't have a camera.

When we were passing the Shirtless Balcony Freeper, I definitely heard some people chanting "Jump! Jump! Jump!" :evilgrin:

:rofl:

I posted some of the pictures here, hope it's OK :hi:
http://www.iterapi.com/index.php?cat=55&art=396

Thanks!! :hi:

Since when is a Republican anti-war? :shrug:

There are lots of his supporters in the anti-war movement.