We had a fine health care rally in Boston today, sponsored by Health Care for America NOW!, starting at the gazebo on the Common followed by a parade to Copley Square. The weather was perfect, the people were fired up, the pols were out in force, the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass Band provided the entertainment, and a splendid time was had by all.
A really big shout-out to the SEIU locals 1199 and 615 (and I think I saw others, too). They provided the parade marshalls, a lot of signs, several speakers, translations into Spanish for many of the speakers, and in general put a tremendous amount of time and effort into this. They deserve a big thanks.
UPDATE 20090907 1930 EDT: added a "how could I have missed this" photo
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