20 Jan 2001 -- Inaugural Protests in Washington, DC

"Don't just read history;
MAKE HISTORY!"
-- Unknown

On 20 Jan 2001 I attended the Inauguration Day protests in Washington, DC. A large number of protesters attended. In fact, this was the most heavily protested inauguration day since 1972 (Nixon). I am pleased to share some of my experiences in DC. On this site you will find pictures, first-hand accounts, and other randon tidbits about J20 2001 in DC. If you attended the protests and would like me to include your pictures and firsthand accounts on this page, please e-mail me. Thanks, and enjoy!


"Feed the fire
and fan the flame
I know you kids can stand the rain
I know the kids are still upsetters
'Cause rock is cool but the struggle is better
Go go go"
-- Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)

PICTURES

Here are a few of the pictures that I took. Click on an image to enlarge it.

Left to right: On the DC Metro, Early morning arrival into Shady Grove a suburb in Maryland (we boarded the Metro in Shady Grove), Claudia (from NYC) (right) and I (left) at the NOW Rally!

Left to right: 'Has anyone seen my brain?,' Bush is not for LIFE, Pure satire (Dubya wouldn't 'get it.'), Lots of people came out to protest!

From left to right: Burning the Confederate Flag, RIP Democracy, At the end of the parade route

MY ARTICLE

Click here to read my full first-hand account of the J20 Protests.

CHANTS

Here are some of the day's best chants. You do the rhyming.

"Racist, sexist, anti-gay
Bush and Cheney go away!"

"Oh no Gore's ahead
I think I'll call my brother Jeb!"

"Bush needs a brain
Cheney needs a heart!"

"Hey Bush we know you
Your father is a killer too!"

"Hey hey, ho ho,
Dubya has got to go!"

"Gore got more!!!"

"Pro-choice raise your voice!"

"Illegit...
Illegit...
Illegitimate!"

NEWS ARTICLE LINKS

Please note: This is just a list of links to other articles both mainstream and alternative. A lot of the accounts were inaccurate, but I just wanted to give you an idea of what the press is saying.
  • NPR
  • CNN
  • ABC
  • MSNBC
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Salon.com
  • Houston Chronicle
  • MSNBC (Article 2)
  • Yahoo! News
  • Washington Post
  • Chicago Independent Media
  • J.A.M.
  • Chicago Tribune
  • BBC (they interviewed me although I am not quoted in this article)
  • International Action Center
  • Springfield News Sun (Haha. I had to simply because I went to school in Springfield. But this article is inaccurate!)

    LINKS!

    Most of these are hilarious, but some are about serious issues.

  • Bush Watch (watch his every political move)
  • Assholes for Bush (be sure to visit the "toys and games" section)
  • Bush or Chimp (try not to piss yourself from laughing so hard)
  • GW Bush (he tried to have this site shut down)
  • Bushstillsucks.com (because bushsucks.com was taken)
  • TransitionWatch (a site sponsored by the ACLU, Feminist Majority, and Greenpeace to monitor Bush's first 100 days in office)
  • Trust the People (still rallying for fairness and democracy)
  • VoterMarch (one of the biggest J20 protests was organized by this group)
  • N.O.W. (NOW also organized an excellent J20 protest!)
  • Campaign to end the Death Penalty (their anti-dubya site)
  • Roe vs. Bush (a special site by Planned Parenthood)
  • Bush on Crack (just a funny site)
  • Dubya Dance (learn it. love it.)

    CAN YOU FIND ME IN THIS PICTURE???

    Look! About 1/4th of my face ended up in this picture taken by an NPR photographer!

    GOODBYE!

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