![]() ![]() They tried to tie education issues to more global issues. Occupy Chicago was joined by members of the Chicago Teachers Union and students took part in the rally. "Education is a right, not just for the rich and white," protesters chanted outside the school Monday afternoon. They also protested a lack of education funding in general. The demonstration at Prudential was just one of a number of events where protesters were getting an early start on what is expected to be a week's worth of protests before the NATO summit.Īt Dyett High School, in the Washington Park neighborhood, Occupy Chicago protesters staged a rally Monday afternoon to call for an art program at the school, which is set to be phased out over the next few years. "I've said before, we'll protect public safety, and also public speech."Īs for whether the protesters' anti-war message reached Obama's campaign headquarters inside the Prudential, an employee there said they will release a statement later on Monday.Īll the protesters left by building by 9:20 a.m. "The police are doing their job, the other people are having their job to express themselves," Emanuel said. ![]() Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who arranged for the NATO summit to come to Chicago after taking office last year, said he's satisfied with the police response to the protest at the Prudential building. Haber, a protestor from Las Vegas, said he and many others came to Chicago early to begin a week of "civil resistance." "We are people of faith, and we want an end to war, and we believe that NATO – which is meeting here in the coming week – is fomenting war, and creating new wars," protester Jim Haber said. (Credit: Stephen Wright)ĭespite the arrests, Monday's protest at the Prudential Building was peaceful, with several protesters clapping and singing as those who were arrested were led out of the building. Protesters on the second floor balcony of the Prudential Building. It could very well be a precursor to protests planned for the rest of this week, in advance of the really large ones planned for this weekend as the NATO summit gets underway. ![]()
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