Chicago May Day 2009: The Pictorial
Posted by thebaldchick in Importing Mayhem! |*UPDATE* Jakes’s pics added below…scroll down for more fun Chicago-style!
Jake & I just got back from covering this year’s immigration march amnesty tantrum. While Jake is working on getting our video news report together, I’ll whet your appetite with a few details and some pics.
The organizers only anticipated 15,000 or so, and we’d guess that’s about right. Much smaller than last year, which was, in turn, much smaller than each previous year.
We were recognized within about 2 minutes of arriving at Union Park, where the marchers gather before taking to the streets. Also where we were threatened and/or attacked for the past two years. Were they able to resist the urge to harass us this year? Stay tuned to find out!
In there meantime, here are those pics I promised…
The usual lefties were out in full force…
There were plenty of demands to go around…
China Strike Force film
Or, in this case, a bunch of demands on one sign. A sort of all-purpose lefty protest sign, if you will.

Here’s how some marchers define the problem, in English and en espanol
for your viewing pleasure…
View from the Top move
There were some familiar faces…

I recognize this guy from plenty of other protests here in Chicago. He always manages to get his hands on the bullhorn.

On the left is Shaun Harkin, the socialist thug you may remember from our coverage last year. And on the right is a guy who you’ll recognize when you watch the video Jake is working on as I type, as well as from footage from a protest against Chris Simcox’s speech at DePaul last year.
And here are some more miscellaneous shots…

I think Jake has a few pics that he wants to get up, so be sure to check back for those, and we’ll get our video report up ASAP!
*UPDATE*
Here are a few additional pictures that Jake snapped:













