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Pens in Solidarity (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2015 OP
Weapons of mass.......... riversedge Jan 2015 #1
With pens and candles in hand, these are some of the ways Parisians flooded the streets on Wednesda riversedge Jan 2015 #2
Cartoonists pay tribute to #CharlieHebdo victims riversedge Jan 2015 #3
Mahalo riversedge :( stunning pic Cha Jan 2015 #4

riversedge

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1. Weapons of mass..........
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 06:26 PM
Jan 2015


Ester Bellón ?@ArmarioEnRuinas 23m23 minutes ago

No words ✖️ #JeSuisCharlie




riversedge

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2. With pens and candles in hand, these are some of the ways Parisians flooded the streets on Wednesda
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 06:31 PM
Jan 2015

Ed Schultz ?@edshow 15m15 minutes ago

Parisians show their defiance of today's attack on #freedomofexpression. http://on.msnbc.com/14pEhrp Show #edshow your solidarity! #JeSuisCharlie

Parisians mourn terror attack in the streets

By msnbc @msnbc

With pens and candles in hand, these are some of the ways Parisians flooded the streets on Wednesday night.

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French flood Paris’ streets in defiance of terror
01/07/15 02:33 PM
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By Joseph Neese


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As night began to fall on Paris, Frenchmen young and old began to flock to the streets in a defiant stand against a targeted act of terrorism that left at least a dozen of their countrymen dead. While the manhunt for those who attacked satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo remained underway, the people of France made their voices heard: Their democracy would not fall to terror.

RELATED: #JeSuisCharlie: Parisians respond to Charlie Hebdo attack

Many marchers carried pens as a sign of unity with the journalists whose murder was an affront to a core democratic value: freedom of the press. Others carried signs with one simple phrase: “Je Suis Charlie,” or “I am Charlie.” The show of solidarity went viral across social media accounts in Paris, inspiring public gatherings and candlelight vigils to mourn the victims of Wednesday’s shooting. One such “Je Suis Charlie” Facebook event had more than 22,000 marked as attendees before it began at at 6 p.m. Paris time. .....

riversedge

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3. Cartoonists pay tribute to #CharlieHebdo victims
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 06:37 PM
Jan 2015


New York Magazine ?@NYMag 20m20 minutes ago

#JeSuisCharlie: Cartoonists pay tribute to #CharlieHebdo victims: http://nym.ag/14qgW97 (cartoon by @RobTornoe)




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