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In reply to the discussion: Families Belong Together March: Who marched today and where? [View all]Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)There was a short march from the link light rail station to the Federal Detention Center here:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Federal+Detention+Center,+SeaTac/@47.4216457,-122.2916712,2254m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x54905b69275cbdf7:0x37cf1ec77c9ef9a6!8m2!3d47.4223094!4d-122.3011458?hl=en&authuser=0
Here is what the march looked like:
https://imgur.com/WBtpL7u
https://imgur.com/8eaeOa6
There were about 2000 to 3000 in attendance. The speakers included an excellent presentation by various local Native Peoples' tribes, representatives of our local congress critters, and city and county officials, speakers from Black Lives Matter, a stand of unity by representatives of our various faiths, including a priest, a rabbi, a Buddhist holy man, a woman Pastor of Color with the voice of an Angel, and a Muslim woman speaker who set the crowd on fire! They also acknowledged those among us who are Atheist and Agnostic.
Also represented were local Union people and legal advocates for the undocumented. My apologies to anyone I failed to mention.
I didn't get many sign photos, but here are a few pics of the crowd:
https://imgur.com/8RDlaFW
That's the federal detention center in the background. I hoped the incarcerated people could see and hear us! At times there were people on the roof the building surveying the crowd...
https://imgur.com/AwEOClS
Those two kids to the right are two of my grandchildren. Mom and Dad are bringing them up right.
https://imgur.com/pf6IdH7
Unfortunately I was a long way away from the stage and subsequently got no good pics of the volunteers who gave us information and encouragement.
This is an excellent way to get out our message on local news media to counteract Fox's BS. Show up for a couple of hours and let your voice be heard!