Century City’s business as usual came to a standstill Thursday afternoon as the janitors who lost their jobs cleaning JPMorgan Chase-owned Century Plaza towers were joined by 500 janitors, community activists, and union supporters at a march and protest in Los Angeles. Thirteen people were arrested for blocking an intersection in an act of civil disobedience.
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– 500 janitors…
– 10,000 (that seems quite generous) Sharptonites…
– 80,000 mourners in Hong Kong…
– Teacher’s Union in PR…
– *2* protesters at ground zero…
– Some Ugandan women…
– Oil workers in Argentina…
Yet not ONE mention of the peaceful crowd of a couple hundred thousand in the National Mall…
Probably should change the website to a more appropriate name like WagingNonviolenceWithCausesWeAgreeWith.com