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Together We Rise march in Minneapolis
2020-Nov-07, Saturday 08:17 pmThe revolution will not be televised? There was a helicopter circling our protest/march today. I saw the big "4" on the side of the helicopter, yet there is absolutely no mention of us on the WCCO news page. No video. No overhead photo of the crowd. Nothing on their 6pm news segment. Shortly before the crowd began marching, they said on the loudspeaker that our group was on CNN at that very moment. Again, though, I can find no reference on the CNN news page. I didn't even find Unicorn Riot covering this one.
Here is the sizeable crowd that I can't find in the internet's memory this afternoon. This is my 14-second video uploaded to YouTube.
There were lots of good messages and signs. I have a hard time understanding why conservatives gets so angry and fearful of people like this. They're afraid of being given healthcare, livable wages, higher education, clean water, breathable air, and the rest? Seriously, what?! I don't get it. Look at the ages here, look at the genders, look at the skin colors... look at America. Isn't this exactly what the promise of this nation should look like? Peaceful coexistence?
And the religions. I arrived early for this event partly sponsored by a local Unitarian group. I passed this Lutheran church where the organizers were preparing themselves. I sat at a nearby spot where some Muslim women briefly conducted their noon prayer. The event began with a native American ceremony with dancers in the middle of the street. I stood behind a Buddhist banner on the march. Isn't this exactly what the promise of this nation should look like? Peaceful coexistence?
( Lots of thumbnail photos... )
And I took a very unflattering photo of me, looking up my nose through my increasingly long white beard.
Stay safe out there.
Here is the sizeable crowd that I can't find in the internet's memory this afternoon. This is my 14-second video uploaded to YouTube.
There were lots of good messages and signs. I have a hard time understanding why conservatives gets so angry and fearful of people like this. They're afraid of being given healthcare, livable wages, higher education, clean water, breathable air, and the rest? Seriously, what?! I don't get it. Look at the ages here, look at the genders, look at the skin colors... look at America. Isn't this exactly what the promise of this nation should look like? Peaceful coexistence?And the religions. I arrived early for this event partly sponsored by a local Unitarian group. I passed this Lutheran church where the organizers were preparing themselves. I sat at a nearby spot where some Muslim women briefly conducted their noon prayer. The event began with a native American ceremony with dancers in the middle of the street. I stood behind a Buddhist banner on the march. Isn't this exactly what the promise of this nation should look like? Peaceful coexistence?
( Lots of thumbnail photos... )
And I took a very unflattering photo of me, looking up my nose through my increasingly long white beard.
Stay safe out there.