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Wow - look at protesters in Chicago (Original Post)
malaise
May 2012
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tblue37
(65,336 posts)1. Link? nt
malaise
(268,944 posts)7. Saw it on TV
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Thousands-of-protesters-gather-for-pre-NATO-rally-3567773.php
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Thousands of nurses and other protesters began gathering at a downtown Chicago plaza Friday to demand a "Robin Hood" tax on banks' financial transactions, the largest protest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger demonstrations.
National Nurses United officials expect about 2,000 nurses to attend Friday's rally to call for the tax to offset cuts in social services, education and health care. They were joined by members of the Occupy movement, unions and veterans.
City officials say the event could draw more than 5,000 people because of a performance by former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, an activist who has played at many Occupy events.
Meanwhile, lawyers for NATO summit protesters said police on Friday morning released four of nine activists arrested Wednesday on accusations that they had or planned to make Molotov cocktails.
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Thousands-of-protesters-gather-for-pre-NATO-rally-3567773.php#ixzz1vFKtz6N6
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Thousands of nurses and other protesters began gathering at a downtown Chicago plaza Friday to demand a "Robin Hood" tax on banks' financial transactions, the largest protest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger demonstrations.
National Nurses United officials expect about 2,000 nurses to attend Friday's rally to call for the tax to offset cuts in social services, education and health care. They were joined by members of the Occupy movement, unions and veterans.
City officials say the event could draw more than 5,000 people because of a performance by former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, an activist who has played at many Occupy events.
Meanwhile, lawyers for NATO summit protesters said police on Friday morning released four of nine activists arrested Wednesday on accusations that they had or planned to make Molotov cocktails.
Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Thousands-of-protesters-gather-for-pre-NATO-rally-3567773.php#ixzz1vFKtz6N6
malaise
(268,944 posts)10. Link here and live coverage
zzaapp
(531 posts)2. Wish I could go, but it's always work, work, work.
movonne
(9,623 posts)3. where???
demosincebirth
(12,536 posts)4. Why even post
MineralMan
(146,287 posts)5. Can't see them.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)6. I put on my magic 3-D glasses and THERE THEY WERE!
tkmorris
(11,138 posts)8. The curvature of the Earth is blocking my view
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)9. Now, see, there is another reason to be a republican....
flat earth!