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...the 4,000-strong march proceeded back down Monument Ave to Monroe
Park, chanting "Good for the rich, bad for the poor, we don't want
your racist war" and more. The mood was festive and defiant, with
many in the crowd vowing to each other to begin organizing an even bigger
march and more disruptive actions in the future. Drums were beating,
Christians and Jews were marching in solidarity with Muslims, anarchists
and communists chanted with union members, homeless folks and soccer
moms; "this is a *huge* success," beamed longtime Catholic
Worker Sue Frankle-Strait. As many of the marchers filtered back into
Monroe Park for a candlelit vigil led by the Women In Black, a large
chunk of the crowd refused to leave the streets. As the legal protest
permit expired 700 were still milling about in confusion on Franklin
Street, when individuals began shouting "disruption stops
wars!" and "stay in the streets!" The shouts and chants
rose to a fevered pitch, and suddenly the crowd surged and began running
towards downtown.MORE ON...
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- Battle of Richmond. professor rat
- professor rat
