Friday, January 23, 2009

Protest and the Politics of Choice...

First Street NE divides the US Supreme Court from the US Capitol. On any given day, the buildings uneventfully glare at each other. Yesterday this corridor ceded to an organized display of dissent, as tens of thousands gathered on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade (1973).

Shortly after noon, I walked the few blocks from my office and mingled about the crowd. My interest in documenting their faces and their slogans was driven by curiosity. Some individuals wore their political sentiment on their sleeves.
Others had it stitched upon their backs.
If you want to choose sides, click here and join the crowd, face to face...

4 comments:

Motownrunner said...

Great blog, Ken.

(Ken) said...

Thank you :)
Un abrazo...

amalia said...

You are definitely an Anthropologist!!!!!!!!!!! I love the stories you tell with your pictures...you don't even need captions...love ya, Amalia

(Ken) said...

I felt weird about going caption-less, but it worked. It was a remarkable experience to loiter in the crowd. The exchanges between different groups were quite civil and everyone kept their cool. Me encantó que te halla gustado el cuento....

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