Here are some of the folks who showed up at the Occupy Chicago demonstration site on Saturday, October 22. Absolutely everybody I talked to was very pleasant, although a couple asked me for money (their pictures are not included here).
[Update: That evening, 1,500 to 2,500 protesters marched from this site to Grant Park, where about 100 of them were arrested. Here's the story from the Chicago Sun-Times.]
Drums were ever-present.
The place was crawling with people with cameras. This is one worth clicking to expand it.
Tour bus riders shout and wave their approval.
The Chicago Police were nicely blasé about everything. At most, there were two cars. Here, there's one car and a bicycle.
2 comments:
Great shots, Bob. You were always braver about shooting people on the street than I am.
I agree with Chip--about the shots, not the bravery part, necessarily. A question: While chatting with the demonstrators, did you come away with any idea of what they would like to see happen? I get it that they are mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore, but what would make them fold up their signs and go home victorious?
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