Thread by @vashon_photo

Here at the Dan Ryan Shutdown - Black Lives Matter march. Counter protestors are here.

Organized by the Tikkun Chai Inter-National & Chicago Activist Coalition for Justice.

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Police have blocked the street at 47th/Dearborn.

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Flanked by security, Rabbi Michael Ben Yosef, leads the march on a detour down 47th. He has his security clear the front and say, “I want to be in the front.”

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We encounter a group of protesting Black women, the Rabbi invites them to join in.

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The Chicago Police has this area locked DOWN.

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The Rabbi breaks the line to invite folks from the neighborhood to join the march.

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Turning on Indiana at 47th.

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As much as I wanted to call CPD out for not wearing masks...they are actually behaving today.

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Latoya Howell mother of Justus Howell, who was gunned downed by police officers in Zion, Illinois.

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These babies have no idea that the folks parading around their neighborhood will kill them with no hesitation.

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In a dramatic show of force, @GovPritzker State Police Department has arrived in full riot gear, preparing to engage in war with Chicagoans. Surprisingly, many of these officers are Black. @chicagosmayor CPD is mostly white.

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The youth will lead the revolution.

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The State Police is in charge of our expressway system. They should not be in the neighborhoods for a peaceful protest.

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Protestors are claiming that a CPD vehicle pressed the gas to charge at protestors. They are dismissed by Commander Ben.

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High-fives for your Chicago Police Department

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Alright, I am calling it here. The Dan Ryan shutdown was unsuccessful, due to your Illinois State Police and protest organizers

What’s left of the protest plans to march, 4 additional miles, to Grant Park, where there is a 4pm protest

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A motorcade, carrying at least 200 Chicago Police officers, trails the protest.

Take a guess at how much money the city is spending on this non socially distanced field trip.

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For the record: Let’s allow @BLMChi to confirm or deny if they signed off on this Dan Ryan shutdown.

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