First permitted protest being held in the Loop on eve of Chicago DNC; street closures in place (March for Bodies Outside Unjust Laws)

ABC 7 Chicago ^ | 8/18/24 | Christian Piekos, Maher Kawash

[Libloather]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first of two permitted demonstrations is happening on Sunday afternoon in the Loop.

Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are expected to arrive in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention.

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The permitted protest will take demonstrators from Michigan to the Logan Statue by East 9th Street into Grant Park. The demonstration will be about 1.5 miles from their starting point.

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The protest is called the March for Bodies Outside Unjust Laws.

Demonstrators said they are protesting the Democratic Party's failure to live up to its rhetoric in favor of reproductive and LGBTQ rights.

They plan to rally along with those calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza.

The protest will begin near Michigan and Wacker and is set to begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

[Libloather]

Strange - the LGBTQ++ folks and Hamas wing have different starting times. They really should meet.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I wonder how wild this stuff is going to get?

[BipolarBob]

I’m hoping for a “mostly peaceful one” for equities sake.

[Allegra]

Strange - the LGBTQ++ folks and Hamas wing have different starting times. They really should meet.

On the top of Sears Tower. 😁

[AnglePark]

I’m hoping it’s going to be out of control, but it may end up being a big nothing-burger and I’ll be hugely disappointed.

[TornadoAlley3]

Logan Statue have an Hamas flag on it yet?

The Whole World Is Watching

[Libloather]

They plan to rally along with those calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza.

Uh, oh. Missed that part. Could be the Hamas wing 24/7.

[Jeff Chandler]

March for Bodies

I've always wondered: When Democrat women talk about their body count, are they referring to the number of men they've given themselves to, or to the number of babies they've killed?

[Leaning Right]

>I wonder how wild this stuff is going to get? <

Radical leftists have some crazy ideas. But by and large, they are peaceful people.

I kid, of course.

[Carl Vehse]

These terrorist groups will be pulsing the security system seeing how much they can get away with before there’s a reaction from the police.

Tomorrow, other terrorist groups will then know at what level of illegality they can start at before implementing their much more violent plans.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I’ll be surprised if its like 1968.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Gee I hope they don’t storm the convention hall like J6 or anything. 😏

[Karliner]

And I thought the Chicago Seven were total commies. Their army has grown and gone more batsh*t.

[Karliner]

I've always wondered: When Democrat women talk about their body count, are they referring to the number of men they've given themselves to, or to the number of babies they've killed?

Both?

[Dan Zachary]

I am old enough to remember dems inciting violence...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-QaXGM24Wo

[hardspunned]

I’m hoping the protestors show up with a few hundred cheap Chicom drones and a certain Abbey Hoffman devilishness.

[Georgia Girl 2]

That would be terrible. 😏

[The Louiswu]

"I wonder how wild this stuff is going to get?"

Well unless you're there you won't see much of it as the media won't show it and socials will censor it and the government will deny it.

[PghBaldy]

That is why they hate X/Twitter now... Musk won’t censor it.

[Jacquerie]

Watching the live feed. Lots of cops. Loser leftists all in masks. No violence yet. Boarded up store fronts.