My view from the National March Against Police Violence {Pic Heavy}
So I ventured into DC today to participate in and photograph the National March Against Police Violence. It was a peaceful march and not nearly as boisterous as I thought it would be. There were chants but they seemed to end quickly--overall it seemed like people are bone-tired (and not from lack of sleep). Of course, this is the impression from the crowd of folks I was in. As anyone whose gone to multiple protests can tell you, you can get different "vibes" in separate sections of the same march.
It was heart wrenching to hear the mothers speak of themselves as belonging to a new kind of sorority... one they neither want to be a part of or asked to join. The Rev. Al was a big hit with the older crowd, but not so much the younger from what I noticed and its this attitude that is very telling. It's the younger persons movement, all are welcome of course, but it's the millennials movement and all the non-millennial's acknowledged this. There was also a lot of talk about how the media was trying to portray this movement as being divisive but there was lots of talk about how inclusive today's march was.
Anyway, glad I went and participated in this historic event and I have to echo something Rev. Al said... if they can organize this many people in 8 days, just think how many they can organize if they have to come back in three weeks--and they all vowed to keep coming back but hoping for the day they didn't have to.
A few images I took as I marched (I'm a big fan of signs, as you'll see):
Michael Brown Sr. and Tamir Rice's mom (sorry for the blurry photo, I got bumped)
This young woman was leading the chant
The end of the rally after the march
The rest of the set if you're interested
https://www.flickr.com/photos/justice_is_cheap/sets/72157649751147765/
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