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Stay one more hour, then one more
We stayed because, if we went away, the gates would just open late, not stay closed. When the...
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Beautiful face
What's going on here? Beauty, Day of the Dead eyes and mouth -- for some reason it reminds me of...
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Circle dances
Line dances, circle dancers. Some of the music was Klezmer and some Motown, too.
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Music and dancing party
Our gate had a wonderful band among its occupiers. There was good, New Orleans-style music going on most of the time, with dancing.
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Group at gate 1
The idea was to have groups of a couple thousand people peel off at different gates. I...
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Kid and truck
This little kid will probably remember this moment. They stayed there for about half an hour; later, when I looked, they and the truck were gone.
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Down the bridge
The cranes in the distance. I have a map of the Port, but I'm not quite sure where we were on it at this point.
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Not going anywhere soon
We began to meet tractor trailers that were stranded in the middle of the crowd. These would be...
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Sounds- footsteps, some singing
Top of bridge
By now it's about 4:30 or so -- sun going down across the Bay.
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Lotta people
Bridge to the Port of Oakland
Beyond the overpass, the street climbs a bridge. At this point, it's impossible to see the end of the crowd either in front or back.
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Down 14th, west on Adelaide
The march was in two waves, the first leaving the PLaza at 4 pm. We marched down 14th and...
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Mid-afternoon snack
Very good food, free. I think the Alameda County Fed sponsored this.
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Paws of yes, paws of no ex
The adult teacher wound up their show with having everyone push out their right hand and extend it...
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