Thread: Tucson protest headed to Armory Park

Tucson protest headed to Armory Park

By Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star
Friday, April 23, 2010 11:48 am
Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

Several hundred people protesting the state's immigration law are moving from the state building downtown to Armory Park.

Most of the crowd, estimated to be about 400 people, are young adults and teens. Many gathered at the state building after walkouts earlier in the day at schools that include Pueblo, Cholla, Catalina and Rincon.

TUSD officials said today they estimate some 200 students from those school took part in the walkouts. The size of the crowd has fluctuated and may grow at a separate protest is planned this afternoon.

The protest has been peacefu. Several police officers gathered near the Tucson Convention Center, out of view from the protest. Granada Avenue was closed for much of the day, causing traffic to back up on West Congress Street. It reopened this afternoon.

This is the second large protest young people have held this week at the state building. A handful of counter protesters were also there.

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-an ... 002e0.html

hey....cool beans

thay have a new law that just got signed in......round em up, head em out

lets put it into place today, especially anyone carrying a sign that says

I am illegal, not a criminal

Originally Posted by sdbrit68

hey....cool beans

thay have a new law that just got signed in......round em up, head em out

lets put it into place today, especially anyone carrying a sign that says

I am illegal, not a criminal

I am doubtful---that a rally of high school age students will remain peaceful without the noticeable presence of law officers.

Immigration protest is mostly peaceful
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John Yantis, Tribune
April 23, 2010 - 6:17PM



As many as 2,000 people, mostly young and many angry, protested Arizona’s new immigration law at the State Capitol Friday with singing, chanting, sign-carrying and bouts of bottle-throwing directed at police.

The demonstration, made up mainly of teenage Hispanics and families with young children, was mostly peaceful despite a tense moment about 2:30 p.m. A man, who reportedly was telling students to leave his country, was being led away by police when hundreds of people ran from the Capitol lawn to the scene in front of the Department of Economic Security on Jefferson Street west of 17th Avenue.

“We’re better than this. Come back. No fighting,â€