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News Sun Nov 16 2008
Chicago Prop 8 Rally/Parade Yesterday at Federal Plaza
...and Monroe, and Michigan, as an unplanned parade of rainbows wove around busy downtown streets, earning supportive honks from stopped cars and applause and thumbs-up from shoppers and gawkers.
Thousands gathered in the same sense of hope and togetherness as Chicagoans felt two weeks ago at Grant Park when Obama delivered his acceptance speech.
Yours truly was there, and crafted this 4 minute video, featuring mini-interviews, bits of speeches from the presenters, and a marcher's-eye view of the spontaneous and joyful parade through downtown Chicago, shot by Daisy Mertzel.