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riversedge

(70,177 posts)
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 12:16 PM Aug 2017

Watch Boston marches LIVE.. NO PLACE FOR NAZIS. Tens of thousands united to #FightSupremacy, racis


LIVE:

http://go.cnn.com/?stream=cnn%3Fsr



Counterprotesters begin marching ahead of controversial Boston rally



http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/boston-free-speech-rally/index.html

By Ray Sanchez and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN

Updated 11:31 AM ET, Sat August 19, 2017
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Counterprotesters gather as rally organizers deny ties to white nationalists
Boston Common rally comes a week after violence in Charlottesville, Virginia

(CNN)Counterdemonstrators marched Saturday morning in downtown Boston in response to a self-described free speech rally that has sparked concerns of possible violence.



The march and rally come one week after racially motivated protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly.
Live updates: Boston rally

A Facebook page purportedly linked to the Boston rally has sought to distance itself from last weekend's white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville. Counterprotester Heather Heyer, 32, was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of anti-racism advocates gathered to oppose the "Unite the Right" rally there.


Organizers for the Boston event have invited "libertarians, conservatives, traditionalists, classical liberals, (Donald) Trump supporters or anyone else who enjoys their right to free speech," according to a group calling itself the Boston Free Speech Coalition.


Large numbers of counterprotesters were there, too -- organized by a coalition of mostly left-leaning groups and activists such as the Black Lives Matter movement.
They showed up early Saturday to march from the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury to Boston Common............................















Adam Greenberg? @pragmactivist 1h1 hour ago

NO PLACE FOR NAZIS. Tens of thousands united to #FightSupremacy, racism, and Nazis. Only seen a handful of white supremacists
#BostonResist









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Watch Boston marches LIVE.. NO PLACE FOR NAZIS. Tens of thousands united to #FightSupremacy, racis (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2017 OP
Just a small sample of those fighting on the side of peace, equality and justice today at #FightSu riversedge Aug 2017 #1
Truly inspirational and amazing crowds! yallerdawg Aug 2017 #2
And yes, we brought tubas!--it is the tuba's that are bringing peace....... riversedge Aug 2017 #3

riversedge

(70,177 posts)
1. Just a small sample of those fighting on the side of peace, equality and justice today at #FightSu
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 12:24 PM
Aug 2017


Sejal Singh? @Sej_Singh 2h2 hours ago

Boston turned OUT to fight the Klan this morning #BostonResist #FreedomSide













Madison Roberts? @madisonjroberts

Just a small sample of those fighting on the side of peace, equality and justice today at #FightSupremacy in Boston. #bostonresist #BLM



riversedge

(70,177 posts)
3. And yes, we brought tubas!--it is the tuba's that are bringing peace.......
Sat Aug 19, 2017, 01:10 PM
Aug 2017


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Red T Raccoon? @RedTRaccoon 2h2 hours ago

The crowds have shown up in #Boston

We have the numbers, they don't!

This is a sea of #resistance against hate

And yes, we brought tubas!





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