Wow, that’s a powerful set. I guess Chicago knows how to do a protest properly. Barack was smart to bring the G8 to Camp David; it’s way easier to get mad at the G8 than NATO. -T
On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > I flirted with the idea of starting a little memoir blog, if you will, on our > NATO weekend here in Chicago, but then chucked the idea--for the time being > at least. I haven't had a full day of photography like today for probably 3 > months at least, so it was a fun day. > > The nurses union had applied for a permit but had a set-to with the mayor, > but then he relented, so the rally went ahead. John Nichols, the Washington > D.C. correspondent for the magazine The Nation spoke, as did, Andy Thayer, > and Tom Hayden, that is, *the* Tom Hayden. Tom Morello sang--he was great! > Lots of other speakers from various progressive organizations and unions > spoke as well. > > The rally was orderly--quite tame actually--cheerful with lots of shouting > and singing. Morello sang This Land is Your Land, which was a moving moment > and will resonate long in my memory. But then it was over, and most folks > went along their merry way. The media reported some smaller "splinter > groups" headed into the loop, but it never amounted to much. > > The big day is Sunday, and I'm set to head down to the Petrillo Bandshell and > do the march to McCormick Place. If I get tired, I'll head home. Darrel will > be home on call if I need to be rescued. I've sought advice from our Cotty, > so I'll march with greater confidence WRT safety and photographic strategy. > > There's nothing fancy or greatly artful about the gallery below, but you will > get a small sense of what the rally was like. The truth is when I get to > events like this I start shouting and singing with everyone else and forget > to take pictures. I did take a little video of the speakers and performers, > but I had the DA* 50-135 on the K-5, and holding that kit up high in the Hail > Mary position for long periods is not fun. It's a bummer being short. > > There are captions below the photos. > > http://www.caguila.com/natonurses > > Cheers, Christine/Chicago > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
