DisneyHardin
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I live in the city where Breonna Taylor was killed. We had huge protests downtown in the summer of 2020. I would say some nights, there were thousands of people there.
My city is famous for two very different mass gatherings.
In May of 2011 Grand Rapids, Michigan appeared on a list of "dying" cities. In response a small group raised the funds to create a ten minute film of thousands of people gathered in the downtown streets to lip sync to American Pie.
You might want to consider a trip to participate in this year's Art Prize. Art Prize is back in full force this year with more than 750 artists and over 150 venues. From September 15th through October 2nd the streets of downtown Grand Rapids plus four other sites will be teeming with experiences. https://artprize.org/we spend a half dozen weekends a year in GR for our theatre subscription and there always seems to be something new and fun going on while we're there.
The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Apparently the largest strike ever in Canada.
I'm not sure if there were any kind of protests per se, but we had some interesting issues in community meetings. However, I live near Berkeley. I don't think I need to explain how big protests in Berkeley can get.
You might want to consider a trip to participate in this year's Art Prize. Art Prize is back in full force this year with more than 750 artists and over 150 venues. From September 15th through October 2nd the streets of downtown Grand Rapids plus four other sites will be teeming with experiences. https://artprize.org/
Wow - that's pretty intense. Where was this?BLM riots devastated our downtown. We are still recovering. Now the crime is out of control and people avoid downtown.
sadly, I know that my city is not alone. crime is up, way up. local professional sports and concert attendance is down except for the concert venues in the suburbs where its thriving. Downtown is not exactly a ghost town, but very much changed.Wow - that's pretty intense. Where was this?