On Cleveland's Public Square, Catholic Workers gave some Christian witness.
View from the stage, more than an hour before the start of the speech making at 11 o'clock. The big sign quotes from David Bowie's song, Changes:
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through
Mother Jones quoted, "Pray for the dead — Fight like hell for the living".
Another sign reads, "I did not become a teacher to carry a gun".
"Going to kindergarten this fall. Safe schools please."
"Hey, Hey NRA. How many kids did you kill today?"
In front of the old Post Office Building, on a hillock speakers spoke into a microphone, while police surrounded the square with horses, bicycles, motorcycles, and a bear in the air. Cleveland's mayor, Frank Jackson spoke, as well as several students, and a mother of a Parkland Florida student.
The march went north on Ontario, turned on Lakeside (above), then right on E. 6th, then Superior to the Square. A lot of people, a lot of signs, and escorted (corralled) by police. Very few spectators to encounter on Saturday noon, and no counter protesters.
Reading twitter after an associate chief justice Stevens published an article about abolishing the 2nd ammendment ...death threats were plentiful from gun rights activists. The whole gun issue has been kidnapped by extremists. Worst possible outcome has been realized in America regarding guns.
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