061220 Spring Grove BLM (MA)

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Maki Mohr addresses a crowd of about a hundred demonstrators gathered at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Victoria Rockwell adresses a crowd of about a hundred demonstrators gathered at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Drew Zaremba addresses a crowd of about a hundred demonstrators gathered at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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A Johnsburg police officer blocks traffic along East Solon Road as demonstrators march down Winn Road during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators march through Spring Grove with signs during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators march through Spring Grove with signs during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators march through Spring Grove with signs during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Chiara Conner speaks to about a hundred demonstrators from under the gazebo at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators are reflected in the entrance sign for Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Chiara Conner speaks to about a hundred demonstrators from under the gazebo at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Drew Zaremba speaks to about a hundred demonstrators from under the gazebo at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators listen to speakers at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators listen to speakers at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators listen to speakers at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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About a hundred demonstrators march up Winn Road to Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizers Victoria Rockwell, right, and Drew Zaremba, back, rally about a hundred demonstrators at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Victoria Rockwell wears a rainbow facemask with the acronym BLM written on it as she chants at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Maki Mohr addresses a crowd of about a hundred demonstrators gathred at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators gather their signs and chant as they embark on a two mile march through Spring Grove, from Thelen Park to Horse Fair Park, during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators decorate a white sheet with the spray painted words "Black Lives Matter" prior to a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators gather their signs and chant as they embark on a two mile march through Spring Grove, from Thelen Park to Horse Fair Park, during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Charlie DeZaken, second from left, marches toward the front of the rally with co-organizers (from left:) Drew Zaremba, Chiara Conner, and Victoria Rockwell during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators march through Spring Grove, from Thelen Park to Horse Fair Park, during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators march through Spring Grove, from Thelen Park to Horse Fair Park, during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizer Chiara Conner addresses a crowd of about a hundred demonstrators gathered at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators march back to Thelen Park after listening to speakers at Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Demonstrators, led by co-organizers (front, from left:) Drew Zaremba, Victoria Rockwell, and Chiara Conner return to Thelen Park at the end of a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizers Drew Zaremba, front, and Victoria Rockwell carry a large white sheet reading "Black Lives Matter" as demonstrators return to Thelen Park from Horse Fair Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.

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Co-organizers (from left:) Chiara Conner, Drew Zaremba, and Victoria Rockwell speak to the crowd of about a hundred demonstrators as they end their rally at Thelen Park during a peaceful Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride rally on Friday, June 12, 2020 in Spring Grove. Demonstrators met at Thelen Park for a few speakers, then marched approximately two miles to Horse Fair Park for additional speakers before making a return march to Thelen Park.