Wow, what an experience to be a part of. My brother and I went out and got the feel of the day. People are moved, people want change, people care and the administration turns their cheeks. Let’s see how Congress reacts to these messages.
More images and footage will be up shortly. Sean has some great and powerful images from this day check it out at flickr. Jill Foster put together a great video documenting the days events.
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1 Jarod // Jan 30, 2007 at 10:47 am
Those are some great photos. Good job getting down there and stirring things up. One comment: I disagree with the use of all those peace signs, here is why: It makes it look like it’s not our protest, but a protest trying to recall the glory days of hippy protests. I think this protest needs it’s own, unique symbol. Something that people can unite under and show that it is a strong enough movement to warrant such a thing. In addition, the use of the 60′s peace sign might say to swing voters that the movement is just a bunch of ex-hippies and phish fans, which clearly it is not. This is just a small detail, of course, really not that big of a deal.
At any rate, great job with the protest! I saw a lot of coverage.
2 Andy Coon // Jan 30, 2007 at 11:12 am
Jarod,
I agree with you, when I was in the mix of people it seemed like there were so many different organizations trying to get their message out. People were protesting so many different topics that the message can get mixed up. All in all it was a great day in DC. I saw no arrests or no violence and pretty much a very tame and respectful crowd of Americans.
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