This recitation of the names of dead Gazan children took place in early October. Where do we stand almost 2 months later?
Remembering the Children
Tag: protest
Pro Trans
This demonstration, flags and all, marching down North Street back on the 5th of July, was advocating for trans rights. Unseen, to the right was another small stationery demonstration under the Jubilee Clock Tower (I think pro-Israel, but it was hard to be sure). I asked a policewoman what they were about and she told me “all sorts” but she was pretty jolly about it.
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Edward VII Monument
Civil Disobedience
Demo
Against the recent court decision on trans, versus women’s rights.
Against the War
Some old film images I shot in Washington, protesting against the Vietnam War back in 1971.
Washington Protest
from the vaults: Anti-Vietnam War protest in Washington, April-1971 1 more from the vault: Anti-Viet Nam War Protest in Washington, DC – April, 1971 another 1 from the vault: Anti-Viet Nam War Demo, Washington DC April, 1971
Some more from the vaults. These are some film shots taken at the big anti-Viet Nam War demonstration in Washington DC in April, 1971.
Against Columbus
Went to another Walk with the Wind concert by the Shakespeare statue on the Mall the day before Columbus Day (now celebrated by my company as Indigenous Peoples’ Day). As it began, a protest march arrived next door at the Christopher Columbus statue (which I admit, I’d never really noticed before) .
Everyone’s a Photographer
July 4th BLM March
The Africa Center
Fifth Avenue and 109th St
Fifth Avenue, New York
Perhaps because it was the July 4th weekend yesterday’s march down 5th Avenue from the Duke Ellington Circle at 110th St was kind of anemic in terms of numbers but the 20+ who mustered made up for it in spirit.
Click any image to see them all enlarged.
Knees off Necks
96th St and Broadway, New York
Some people refer to the area north of 96th Street on the West Side and its denizens as Upper Schlepistan, because of all the alte kackers kicking around up there. Last weekend we joined them for an anti-racist protest featuring a chime after we chanted each of the names of approximately 175 victims of police or vigilante violence or murder.
Click any image to see them all enlarged.
After the March
This was 2 weeks ago, at the end of the march I already posted about, from 135th Street.
Ending White Silence
This one’s actually from a few weeks ago…
Malcolm X Boulevard
Some more images from along the route of the Black Lives Matter, Justice for George Floyd march last Saturday discussed in my last few posts. Click any image to see them all enlarged.
Malcolm X Boulevard, Harlem, New York
Calling for Change
Last Saturday we joined a larger, longer march from 135th Street and St Nicholas Avenue across 135th Street and down Malcolm X Blvd, twisting a little bit to wind up at Frederick Douglass Circle. At the opening rally we heard spine-chilling stories from a couple of mothers of their experiences: one had called for help for her sick son only to see the responding police kill him; another was the mother of one of the Central Park Five who was incarcerated at 15 for 7 years for the rape of the Central Park jogger and was released as a registered sex offender. The horrors her family endured for decades before the actual perpetrator came forward are unimaginable. (Click any image to see them all enlarged.)
Mothers’ address
W 135th Street
The police consider…
… and protect the station
Sergio Larrain moment?
MLK Jr Blvd
West 110th Street
Frederick Douglass Circle
Justice for George
Along the Protest Route
Along the route up Frederick Douglass Blvd on Friday groups of people watched, cheered, put up their fists and took pictures.
Alliance
Friday we joined a march for white allies to learn to be better allies, led by professor La’Tesha Sampson from the Frederick Douglass statue at 110th Street up to the Harriet Tubman statue on 121st Street in Harlem
Vigil for George Floyd
We’ve been following @justiceforgeorgenyc on Instagram, which notifies us of all the rallies going on every day. This is a nightly vigil by the Upper East Side grouping at Carl Shurz Park which sometimes marches to Gracie Mansion (but didn’t the evening we were there).