Thursday, April 30, 2009

Another Walk in NYC

Have you ever felt so moved by a cause that you stood up/walked/protested/etc...While in most parts of the Nation people display their views somewhat mildly, you have the people of NYC. For those who protested during the Vietnam War, please forgive me. But the people in NYC will protest about anything and at anytime. One of the first memories of NYC is people protesting a Thai restaurant in Union Square, Saigon Grill, because the wages and working conditions were terrible, this group consisted of a few old Asian women, and some younger people, totaling to about 20, they must have yelled for hours and during a NYC summer heat wave...ie. Summer of Sam-brownouts... Another memory is along a not so congested street I saw people holding signs at a free health clinic because they were protesting abortion. I also remember seeing a group of women walk near NYU shouting out some catchy saying, and it was a protest of some sort. The point is....people in NYC will not only have strong feelings toward something, but they will physically display it....always, it's truly amazing...Here is a video of a group of people protesting about the violence in Sri Lanka and in support of the Tamils...(sorry if i'm not pc...)


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