NATO summit protestors plan to rally during DNC in Charlotte, N.C.
I hope they give equal time to the RNC.
NATO summit protestors plan to rally during DNC in Charlotte, N.C.
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Fred Clasen-Kelly | The Charlotte Observer
CHICAGO Activists who staged a massive protest march at the NATO summit here Sunday vowed to bring thousands of demonstrators to Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention.
One of the largest rallies in Chicago in years unfolded peacefully when an estimated 4,000 anti-war protesters marched and held an emotional ceremony in which veterans turned in war medals.
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The events are significant to Charlotte because protest groups are planning to converge on the city en masse hoping to cast media attention on issues ranging from economic inequality and war to the environment.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers helping provide security for the NATO summit, including Chief Rodney Monroe, got a lesson Sunday on what might happen at the DNC. They gathered in a downtown park with gas masks but did not appear to be directly involved in the late afternoon standoff.
Charlotte Deputy Chief Harold Medlock also attended and said Sunday that the protest groups present in Chicago are a pretty good representation of who will demonstrate here.
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