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| This is the affinity group (small independent subdivision at a protest) that I was with during the protest. They are (from left to right) Jenn, Megan, Jon, Leah, and Eva.
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| Before the big march, there were numerous speakers on the stage near the Vietnam Memorial. Notable speakers included Susan Sarandon, Patti Smith, and Jesse Jackson (who is shown here).
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| The march started at the Vietnam Memorial and went down Constitution Ave towards the White House, here you can see the march going down Constitution.
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| Here we see Leah posing with none other than President Un-Elect Bush in the crowd at the rally.
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| This group of peace activists from Vermont staged an extremely complex street theater which persisted long after the rest of the march had passed.
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| With every good protest comes a really pathetic counter-protest. Not quite up to the cheese factor of the Patriot's Rally at 4/20, these individuals, who are behind the police line here, were waiting for us at 17th and Constitution.
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| Ton's of young'uns were present at the protest, which was nice to see, having been in DC for political events as a kid. Here you can see the kids area at the rally and a rather tired young man on his father's shoulders.
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| Apparently someone felt the flag that was on the Federal Reserve wasn't appropriate, so they decided to add their own to the front of the building. Soon after I took the large picture a security guard showed up and took down the flag. If you can't read the writing, click here
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| Of all of the signs that we saw in DC, this was our favorite. Kinda seems like a headline you would see on The Onion.
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| After the march, my friend Adam helped an older woman decorate a sign that she couldn't reach on her own
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| After the protest, our affinity group was dead tired and looking for something to do while we waited for the bus to leave for Tufts. We asked a George Washington student for ideas and she suggested hanging out at the Einstein statue. So thats what we did. The one on the left is Megan and I on the statue, those are actually separate pictures, but I decided to combine them into one. On the right is our whole group (clockwise from top: Me, Leah, Eva, Jenn, Megan, and Jon)
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