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ON THE GROUND AT #ENOUGHISENOUGH, FROM BOSTON COMMON TO EVERYWHERE IT TAKES US

Written by DIG STAFF Posted December 5, 2014 Filed Under: News

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Images by Chris Faraone

 

It was inevitable that some kind of protest mix involving numerous fronts — housing, homelessness, fair wages, etc. — would culminate in the kind of HOLY FUCKING SHIT IS THIS BOSTON? moment that is currently underway downtown.

 

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As you read this and share these pics with your friends and conservative uncles (please do!), we’re charging up, getting ready to see how the evening ends. At 10:35pm there were more than 1,000 people marching from the Dewey Square toward the Zakim Bridge, where we hear there are thousands more waiting (we’ve seen pics, too, so yeah, this is happening).

 

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From what we can tell, few people — even organizers who helped plan the spoiling of tonight’s tree-lighting on Boston Common — knew very much heading into the demonstrations. Like one activist told us earlier, “No one can prepare for 4,000 people.” Our thoughts exactly, and for better or worse, that seems to be the case out in the streets.

 

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We have lots more coverage coming later and in the coming days, and have listed a few hashtags below for those who want to follow along on Twitter, but for now, here’s a flash of what we’ve seen. #EnoughIsEnough …

 

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#WeAreTheOnes

#EnoughIsEnough

#ICantBreathe

#Boston4Ferguson

 

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FURTHER READING

PARK STREET FAST FOOD STRIKE FORESHADOWS THURSDAY #ENOUGHISENOUGH RALLY IN BOSTON

#ENOUGHISENOUGH RALLY SCHEDULED DURING TREE LIGHTING

ONE WEEK LATER: LOOKING BACK ON THE MASSIVE #BOSTON4FERGUSON RALLY BEFORE LOOKING FORWARD

BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WALK OUT

WHY HARVARD STUDENTS ARE WALKING OUT WITH THEIR HANDS UP

#BOSTON4FERGUSON DISPATCH AND ANALYSIS

PICS FROM THE BIGGEST PROTEST IN THE HUB IN YEARS #BOSTON4FERGUSON

THE ROOTS OF THE PROBLEM IN FERGUSON

BOSTON SITS IN SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY EVERYWHERE

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