Thanks, Ann! No, never got caught up in any violence. All the pictures are from the rally at Petrillo. The wooded area turned into a staging area for marchers, readying themselves to head down to McCormick place, so it was very family orientated prior to the actual march.
I was going to march, but in the end decided against it. Even if I had marched, I think I would have been just fine. It was the Black Block protesters (which I labeled Ninja protesters in the gallery) that for the most part antagonized the police, but that was their intent, and if you view the Chicago Tribune gallery, they got what they intended. Darrel went with me, and he would have marched if I wanted to, but in the end I decided to keep us both safe, so we took some pictures, had lunch and a coffee, then headed home on the EL. Public transportation was a breeze. I expected heavier crowds, but never saw them. Rick Wormer's daughter is working as a street medic. Maybe Rick will give a different account via his daughter. To be sure, mine is a warm and fuzzy gallery of the event :-). No photojournalistic heroics on my part for yesterday's event. I was merely tourist. Cheers, Christine/Chicago On May 21, 2012, at 9:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Good STuff, Christine! > > I'm glad you didn't get caught up in any of the violence that ensued (later? > or just elsewhere?) > > It's deja vu all over again > > ann > > > On 5/21/2012 10:38, Christine Aguila wrote: >> Thanks, Paul! Cheers, Christine >> >> >> On May 20, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >>> Some excellent photos. Very colorful. I particularly like the girl with the >>> yellow "Another World is Possible" sign. Lots of other good ones. >>> Paul >>> On May 20, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Everyone: >>>> >>>> Darrel& I headed down to the Petrillo Band Shell to listen to speakers, >>>> and I have to say, that part was kind of lame. The nurses' rally was so >>>> much more interesting and fun. But today the people watching was great, >>>> and everyone was really, really nice. >>>> >>>> The gallery shows Jesse Jackson Sr. giving an interview, a few Canadian >>>> protestors, and a lot of funny signage. >>>> >>>> Skirmishes with the police have been reported. The Chicago Tribune has a >>>> very compelling gallery of photos if you're interested. >>>> >>>> Darrel and I witnessed no violence, but the truth is we showed up for >>>> family hour, as it were. >>>> >>>> Anyway, I'm glad we went to see this historic event. To be sure, I mainly >>>> went as spectator and photographer. >>>> >>>> http://www.caguila.com/natoshort >>>> >>>> Cheers, Christine/Chicago >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
