Rochester had a Great Turnout for the Trayvon Martin March on Sunday the 25th

On Sunday the Rochester community united to show support for justice in the Trayvon Martin case. People gathered at the Liberty Pole then marched down Main Street then turned right onto State Street to rally at the Federal Building. There was a great spirit of unity in the crowd of one to two thousand people.

The crowd started gathering at the Liberty Pole a little before 3:00pm and listened to speeches from the march organizers.

Around 3:15 The march got under way. There were several news reporter covering the event and this reporter was emphasizing how large the crowds were.

The march soon stretched as far as the eye could see down Main Street. At its longest it must have stretched much of the way between the Liberty Pole and State Street.

At State Street the March turned right to go the the Federal Building.

People stopped at the Federal building and the marchers crowded in to hear the speeches.
Speakers stood in front of the Federal Building and spoke to the crowd with megaphones.

The mood of the crowd was very festive. Everyone was delighted to see the great turnout.

Mayor Tom Richards, City Councilpersons and other speakers stayed to talk to everyone who wanted to speak to them.

I'm Sure that everyone who came found this an interesting and uplifting event that made us glade to live in this City. 
The full set of pictures taken can be found in this Gallery Album.  If you log in to your Kodak Gallery account you can download any images you want.

 

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My impression of the this event was that it was a positive experience and that the children involved in the rally were enjoying the event.  Trayvon Martin's death has of course stirred all sorts of anger, sadness and fear and young children will have questions.  Marian found this interesting article in the Huffington Post on "How to Talk to Your Child about Trayvon Martin's Death":  The Trayvon Martin Tragedy

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