Postville Rally/March

So I guess there was around 2,000 people at the rally. People came from Madison, Chicago, and Minnesota, among other places. People from the Jewish Council On Urban Affairs, Socialist Worker's Party, SEIU, Socialist Party and numerous other groups were there. More than anything though, there were people wearing FMLN shirts ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMLN) . We started in a church, where there was a service in english, spanish and hebrew, then moved into the streets and marched around the town. What seemed like hundreds of little children were banging drums, waving Mexican and Guatemalan flags and singing and yelling in spanish. There were statements read in front of Agriprocessors and we went past the fuckwad counterprotesters, who were waving signs like "What Would Jesus Do? Obey The Law!" C'mon now. The piggies seemed pretty sympathetic to the Minutemen-types and very worried about us, even though we weren't the ones looking all hostile and angry like the jingoistic morons across the streets. There was a short argument between some of us and the police over dispersal orders, which was diffused quickly. Overall, the best march I've been to. People were in good spirits and seeing groups of Latino kids taunting the Minutemen types was worth the trip alone.

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