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riderinthestorm

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17. Thrilling!!! I totally lucked into it

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 10:24 PM

Sep 2012

I said in another post that I was in Chicago today and had some free time. I had planned to hit a museum or hang by the lake front and just happened to see coverage of the rally participants gathering in Union Park.

So I simply hopped a cab and took off to join them!

The march from Union Park to Garfield Park was actually LEAD by a CPS high school band!!! There were many parents and children there. The teachers were wearing red so you could easily see who was a teacher and who was a supporter. I missed Karen Lewis' speech but the emotion was palpable.

I didn't get any pics since I wasn't planning on being there.

Solidarity!

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Karen Lewis at today's rally in Chicago [View all] proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 OP

K&R burrowowl Sep 2012 #1

beautiful... Sancho Sep 2012 #2

Karen Lewis just pulled a Buster Douglas on Rahm's Mike Tyson alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #3

kick'd and rec'd lunatica Sep 2012 #4

Good for you proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #6

Rather than take on the DUers who attack unions I figured lunatica Sep 2012 #9

Beautiful speech, she is just wonderful! sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #5

I just love her. proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #7

Du rec. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #8

I am so proud of her and all the teachers. senseandsensibility Sep 2012 #10

It is about class. It has always been about class, race and gender. Give 'em hell Sister Lewis, Citizen Worker Sep 2012 #11

I went down into the city today to march with the CTU. I'm not a teacher riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #12

Wow how was it? Did you get pics, where there lots of students there as well? Heather MC Sep 2012 #13

Thrilling!!! I totally lucked into it riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #17

Too bad Karen Lewis doesn't have an Army of Maintence workers like in the movie Fight Club Heather MC Sep 2012 #14

One of the complaints of the teachers is that the classrooms are not air conditioned. senseandsensibility Sep 2012 #16

She's talking about the a/c at the district offices proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #18

k&r Starry Messenger Sep 2012 #15