An immigration rally/protest took place this afternoon in Union Square (NYC). It appeared that approximately 20-30 people participated. This rally seemed to be more about drumming up attention for a larger protest taking place on May 1st then about pushing the message, which as you would expect they did as well. While most of the protester had a uniform message, there was one sign regarding the 'occupation of Haiti'.
Maybe I am missing something, but I do not understand why many of the signs were in Spanish. Is it a false assumption to think that the people they really need to convey their message to and convince are English speakers?
Pictures embedded below.
All the photos of the event are available at
http://picasaweb.google.com/BermanPost.com/4272009ImmigrationRally#, though there are not many not embedded in this post.
Update (5/1/2009): Here is my post on the May Day immigration rally
Berman Post: May Day Immigration Rally in Union Square (NYC).
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