Jim's Web Nook | Photos | Peace Rally in Raleigh, NC (2003-02-15)

[Jim's Web Nook | Photos | Peace Rally in Raleigh, NC (2003-02-15)]

Peace Rally in Raleigh, NC (2003-02-15)

Christina (a cohort from Chapel Hill) and i drove to Raleigh for the peace rally at the old State Capitol and march through downtown. We were volunteering to help, so we got there early and help set up the sound stage, folded programs, covered the folding tables with plastic in the rain, and lots of other stuff. Somewhere between 5000, 6000, and 8000 folks showed up, some from as far away as Wilson and Winston-Salem.

Christina folding programs and waving hello (this is a totally awful picture of her, but it's the only one that proves she was there; sorry, Christina).

The rally kicked off at around 11:30 a.m., but the crowd started gathering early. This is from around 10:30 or 11 a.m.

This sign reads: "Clinton Had a Few Women ... Bush is Screwing the Whole Country".

Go, dog, go! Do you like my new sign?

No, I do not like your new sign. Let's go to a dog party!

This dude found a use for all that duct tape and plastic sheeting the U.S. Government advised us all to buy "in case of a chemical or biological weapons attack by terrorists". The tinfoil hat is a nifty addition---prevents mind control by the U.S. Government. A little on the late side, perhaps?

Several storks on stilts were wandering around. Or perhaps they meant to be doves....

The crowd was enthralled by a particularly moving poem read by an N.C. State University student of South Asian descent, describing how she and her family living in the U.S. have been terrorized and discriminated against since the attacks on the World Trade Center on 2001-09-11.

Hard to argue with this sign. Jesus may have gotten angry in the temple at Jerusalem, but all he did was flip over a few tables.

The painting of the peace parasols

The Bellydancers for Peace and Justice showed up for the rally.

I was working during the march around downtown Raleigh (around 1:30 p.m.; it went right by Senator John Edwards' and Senator Elizabeth Dole's offices), so no photos of that. Quite a few folks stayed on into the afternoon after the march was over.

Good thing PETA didn't show up ... this woman wearing a fur hat did.

This sign is great. The small print at the top reads: "A Valentine's Day Message to Tony Blair and George Bush". And yes, that's a doctored photo of the two of them French-kissing. Irony abounds.

[Jim's Web Nook | Photos | Peace Rally in Raleigh, NC (2003-02-15)]

	Christina folding programs and waving hello (this is a totally awful picture of her, but it's the only one that proves she was there; sorry, Christina).
	The rally kicked off at around 11:30 a.m., but the crowd started gathering early. This is from around 10:30 or 11 a.m.
	This sign reads: "Clinton Had a Few Women ... Bush is Screwing the Whole Country".
	Go, dog, go! Do you like my new sign?
	No, I do not like your new sign. Let's go to a dog party!
	This dude found a use for all that duct tape and plastic sheeting the U.S. Government advised us all to buy "in case of a chemical or biological weapons attack by terrorists". The tinfoil hat is a nifty addition---prevents mind control by the U.S. Government. A little on the late side, perhaps?
	Several storks on stilts were wandering around. Or perhaps they meant to be doves....
	The crowd was enthralled by a particularly moving poem read by an N.C. State University student of South Asian descent, describing how she and her family living in the U.S. have been terrorized and discriminated against since the attacks on the World Trade Center on 2001-09-11.
	Hard to argue with this sign. Jesus may have gotten angry in the temple at Jerusalem, but all he did was flip over a few tables.
	The painting of the peace parasols
	The Bellydancers for Peace and Justice showed up for the rally.
	I was working during the march around downtown Raleigh (around 1:30 p.m.; it went right by Senator John Edwards' and Senator Elizabeth Dole's offices), so no photos of that. Quite a few folks stayed on into the afternoon after the march was over.
	Good thing PETA didn't show up ... this woman wearing a fur hat did.
	This sign is great. The small print at the top reads: "A Valentine's Day Message to Tony Blair and George Bush". And yes, that's a doctored photo of the two of them French-kissing. Irony abounds.