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Photojournalist in Chicago. Staff Visual Journalist with @Suntimes send tips and hate at tlariviere@suntimes.com

Jun 5, 2020, 21 tweets

Two groups of people at union park peqcefully protesting this group on the East part of the park has some distance from one another. #Chicago #GeorgeFloydMemorial

There's a lot of Jewish activists here and some people are out for #BreonnaTaylor. #Chicago

Group of people of the Islamic faith are praying together between the two groups of protesters ar Union Park. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

The group of people on the West side of Union Park are just kinda hanging out together. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

This group on the west side of Union Park has swollen to well over 500 people. They are chanting "No Justice No Peace, Defund the Police" #GeorgeFloyd #Chicago

Theres a police presence here but they are pretty stand offish closest group is maybe a few hundred feet away. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

Protesters are heading northbound on Ashland well over 1000 is my estimate. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

Thousands marching north on Ashland currently. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

Marchers are still heading north on Ashland chanting #GeorgeFloyd and #BreonnaTaylor. Things are very peaceful here. #Chicago

The march is heading Eastbound on Chicago Ave. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

The march has taken a pause and during it marchers sung happy birthday to #BreonnaTaylor. #Chicago

Police reinforcements have arrived to the march heading eastbound on Chicago Ave. #Chicago #ChicagoProtest

Protesters have moved southbound on Nobel Street. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

Protesters are heading southbound on Ogde chanting "Fuck 12" #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

This little guy started dancing as the march paused by Ogden and Fullerton waiting for the rest of the march to catch up. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

Folks have marched back to Union Park. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

The protest has stopped on Ogden next to Union Park where they have sat down and are having a moment of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds with their fists in the air for #GeorgeFloyd. #Chicago

Fullerton should be Fulton. #Chicago

As the clock hits 9:00 chants of "Fuck this curfew" errupt from the crowd at Ogden and Randolph. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

People are starting to disperse peacefully. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd

PHOTOS: Thousands rallied and marched around Chicago's West Town neighborhood demanding that the Chicago Police Department be defunded. #Chicago #GeorgeFloyd #ChicagoProtests

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