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2000 Parade on Carson Street (updated)
by Emma
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003 at 6:33 PM
ehr@andrew.cmu.edu (email address validated) Pittsburgh IMC
More than 2000 marched down Carson Street from Station Square to the Birmingham Bridge in a mass four blocks long and a full-street wide.
The permit for Saturday's march extended only to the Birmingham Bridge (by 22nd Street), but it continued unpermitted about 9 more blocks, to the FBI building.
Sentiment in the South Side was very positive and residents leaned out their windows to show support. The only counter-protesters were two men, one costumed as an Arab, bearing a "Kill Me" sign, and a handful of people in the neighborhood yelled at protesters. Many more creative and positive signs abounded, including "Penn Trafford students believe in peace" and "Wiccans for Peace."
The parade had quieted down and people began to disperse when the bucket drumline and the Steelers Bloc raised energy with drumming and chants of "We love Pittsburgh/ We hate war!"
As the crowd turned to go back to the Station Square end of Carson Street, there were some scuffles with the mounted police, but no one was arrested and morale remained high.
The Permit
by Nathan
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at 4:58 AM
The permit, for unknown reasons, actually stated that the city was unsure of where the march would stop and that the officers on duty should accomadate whatever the crowd decided to do in regards to continuing to the FBI building. It was a little surprising to the police at the Birmingham Bridge when they saw the permit with that info on it. Friendly motorcycle cop asked for three minutes to clear traffic and away it went.
The Permit (photo)
by Anthony
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 at 10:57 AM
anotaro@libcom.com
Here's a photo of Nathan negotiating with the aforementioned friendly motorcycle cop about the permit. I read (I think in the Sunday Post-Gazette) that this particular officer had family members participating in the march.
Yea
by Sc�r
Friday, Jan. 31, 2003 at 5:55 PM
That cop was a pretty cool guy. I wish Albany, NY police were as friendly as the PA ones.
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