Hello! I'm covering the action at at Peninsular Park tonight. The schedule calls for music, speakers at 8, and then a march at 9. Let's see what happens!
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Activists have just finished setting up a sound system so epic that I've had to put my earplugs in. Playing some nice remixes Seems like we're running on anarchist time today; there probably won't be a ton of updates for a while Let's enjoy these nice chill moments while we can
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A pretty good-sized crowd at this point. Barbeque going, free pizza and burritos for all. People dancing to the R&B music playing at the gazebo The speaking portion is about to start
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(Apologies: these tweets are coming to you less live than I'd like because my phone is mostly refusing to function. Thoughts and prayers pls)
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An activist named Destiny (sp?) is giving an absolutely beautiful speech. The sanctity of black lives. The long history of struggle. The inherent worth of all black lives, whether prominent like John Lewis' or simple like her father's
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Here's some editorializing; take it for what it's worth It is day 73 No one can be angry for 73 days straight This is a marathon The soul must laugh. And the body requires pizza.
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