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Walking to Bayfront / AFL-CIO march

After watching the police beat protesters all morning on TV, I head to Bayfront for labor march. Afterwards, police attack again with pepper spray, rubber bullets. I leave. 146 arrested, 100+ hurt.

on my way to Bayfront, "RIP: Your right to water, education, sustainability" "Sí a solar power" officer, protester at rest AFL-CIO marshals, police Canadian activists F.T.A.A. HIV/AIDS activists drum circle Greens Oxfam Mexican activists United Steelworkers of America, turned out over 1200 ppl. steelworkers folksinger serenading police his audience armored personnel carrier at beginning of march "Miami Mom" head of march, "People of the Americas Say: Stop the FTAA / No al ALCA" truck spilling over with papparazzi Canadian Communist Party activist on the march passing MPD headquarters returning to Bayfront, crowd estimates ranged from 8,000 to 25,000 UNITE! entering Bayfront amphitheater "I Want You: to learn from NAFTA - No more rotten trade deals" the sun speaks: "No FTAA" group photo march dwindling former Marine guard at US embassy in Argentina New Mexico delegation New Mexico delegation pagan bloc Starhawk, pagan bloc green bloc monarch butterfly threatened by GMO corn radical cheerleaders: "Stomp and shake it, cause free trade won't make it" radical cheerleaders young communist Eli, the talking computer, prints out random FTAA-themed poems noise brigade noise brigade Paul Revere Paul Revere police dog leaving Bayfront as cloud of tear gas rises, and rubber bullets fly my friend Don, a poet, guarding the Convergence Center gate