A Few Photos From Today’s School Closings Protest – 3/27/2013

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Today several thousand people gathered to protest the closing of some 54 Chicago schools.The protest began with a rally in Daley Plaza before marching around City Hall. Here’s just a few photos from the day’s events:

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Chicago Police arrested approximately 150 protesters who were participating in a direct action sit-in on LaSalle Street during today’s school closing demonstration. This was the first person that was arrested:

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People are very passionate about their schools, as these demonstrators rallying to save Lafayette Elementary School clearly show:

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Kids at Chicago School Closing Demonstration:

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As Chicago plans to close more than 50 schools, we ask what it means for the students who will be forced to relocate.

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