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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarch In Washington Draws Thousands Of Protesters Demanding Justice For All (Pic Heavy)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/13/justice-for-all-washingto_n_6320166.htmlAt 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, hundreds of people began to gather at the Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. By noon, the crowd had swelled to thousands. The protesters began marching through the nation's capital to call for justice and decry racial discrimination in light of recent deaths of black men at the hands of police.
The crowd rallied through the city demanding "justice for all." The protest was a response to recent decisions by two separate grand juries in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York, which declined to indict the white police officers responsible for the deaths of 18-year-old Michael Brown and 43-year-old Eric Garner.
The Justice for All march was led by the families of police shooting victims, including relatives of Garner, Brown, Tamir Rice, Akai Gurley and John Crawford.
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riversedge
(70,213 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Kick for the people in the streets!
And kick again for justice.
Cha
(297,196 posts)malaise
(268,984 posts)K & R
calimary
(81,240 posts)I like that sign that said "Is Breathing a White Privilege Too?"
onethatcares
(16,168 posts)in Britain probably, cause it sure as hell ain't gettin mentioned here.
Cha
(297,196 posts)that whenever I'm near my laptop today I will keep these KICKED!
Thank you Protestors!
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)Cha
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)and everywhere. Let's keep it moving forward.
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(297,196 posts)Jon1515ave @1neNOnly
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bobGandolf
(871 posts)It may have been on the news, but I did not see it at all. You know damn well if it was the Tea Party protesting it would be all over the news.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)K&R
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Full story and gallery of 22 photos:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/National-Action-Network--285653301.html
Cha
(297,196 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)livetohike
(22,142 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)Thanks, Cali_Dem, for these great pics. Not a bad looking crowd for about 10 days of planning!
Hands up, Don't shoot! I. Can't. Breathe! Black lives matter!
99Forever
(14,524 posts)I wish I could have joined them.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Cha
(297,196 posts)barbtries
(28,793 posts)once upon a time i used to get choked up when i voted. not anymore. i want to see some change FOR THE BETTER in my lifetime.
panader0
(25,816 posts)" No justice, no peace, no racist police."
mcar
(42,311 posts)Thanks for posting these.
sheshe2
(83,754 posts)We won't sit down and we will not shut up.
Bravo Cali!
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)daleanime
(17,796 posts)TBF
(32,058 posts)proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)Cha
(297,196 posts)sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)cities.
Thousands march to protest police brutality in New York, Washington and other major US cities
Grand jury decisions in Missouri, regarding the death of Michael Brown, and New York, regarding the death of Eric Garner, have unleashed a torrent of demonstrations across the country and hurled long-simmering tensions over racial injustice and police brutality into the national spotlight.
Protesters march in New York, carrying signs making up the eyes of Eric Garner. Photograph: Zuma/Rex
Police officers scuffle with protestors in Boston, where more than 20 arrests were made. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Cha
(297,196 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)Cha
(297,196 posts)ellenrr
(3,864 posts)but the young ones insisted on speaking, and they did, including some youth who came all the way from Ferguson.
Hekate
(90,675 posts)Solly Mack
(90,765 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)I was out all day Saturday and had no idea all this was happening. Guess from the comments it was not covered in the msm. Grateful for you photos.
mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)and thanks to everyone out there all over America.