Todos somos iguales (We are all equal)

Many protesters wore white as a symbol of peace. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

I find it incredibly fascinating that while the greatest number of protestors the weekend before last, on the third anniversary of the war in Iraq was about 1,000 people in NYC, one million or more people protested over the past few days about immigration law changes pending in Congress.

Millions! And not just in places like Los Angeles and Phoenix (or DC) but Columbus, Ohio (Fighting to live the American dream), and kids...
Students march down State Street in South Gate after stopping at Southgate, Southeast and Jordan High Schools on their way back to Huntington Park High.(Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times).

The times they are a changing...

Also see:

-- More Than 500,000 Rally in L.A. for Immigrants' Rights and High School Students Leave School to Protest Immigration Legislation: Hundreds take to the streets to call attention to a Republican House bill that activists contend is punitive and tinged with racism from the Los Angeles Times;
-- 20,000 in Phoenix rally for migrants: City's biggest demonstration ever part of national wave; marchers call for legalizing undocumented immigrants from the Arizona Republic, and
-- Area Soon to Be Mostly Minority from the Washington Post

Thousands protest against House-passed HR 4437, an anti-immigration bill that opponents say will criminalize millions of immigrant families and anyone who comes into contact with them. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
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According to other newspaper reports, student and other demonstrations continue, including two days in a row of student demonstrations at the Dallas City Hall. (Some amazing photos on the Dallas Morning News website--"Leaders: Time to end walkouts" and Photos.)

Index Keywords: demographic-change; civic-engagement; protest