While the protests in Tampa were much smaller than expected, it looks like Charlotte is going to see more than its fair share of activists and demonstrations.
At least 1,000 marchers from over 80 groups joined together Sunday to march through downtown Charlotte in advance of the Democratic National Convention and make a mark in the “Wall Street of the South." The official name of the event was the “March on Wall Street South,” due to Charlotte’s prominence as a financial center.
As with many such events, the group consisted of a large cross-section of movements rallying against a variety of issues: the environment, the economy, the bailing out of financial institutions, as well as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Chants of “This is what democracy looks like!” and “Banks got bailed out, we got sold out!” and similar protests mantras echoed through the streets as the groups continued on their route.
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2012.