Ag expo
I knew I should have gone to downtown Sacramento yesterday, just to see what happens when people begin an organized protest/riot. There's an agricultural exposition going on this week, and thousands of people are expected to protest, saying that it promotes big businesses and genetically-engineered food.The protests kicked off yesterday with a couple thousand people, according to the Sacramento Bee. Protest organizers took out a march permit for 8,000 people today, and it's supposed to begin in about half an hour.
Yesterday was fairly tame, with about 20 arrests -- most of which will probably be dismissed in court or resolved with a small fine, I'd imagine. But just imagine this picture, as told by Sacramento Bee writers: "Merry vegetarians danced along, dressed as ears of corn and butterflies. Beside them strode young anarchists, masked and clad in black, who taunted police and shouted obscenities. A female wearing fairy wings darted through the crowd on a bike, striped stockings flashing. An elderly man using a walker pushed gamely along with the rest."
Posted by Layla at 9:22 AM, June 23, 2003
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