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March For Youth - Updated with more photos

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A crowd is starting to form at 23rd & Jackson for the 2nd annual March for Youth. Organizers are hoping to get the numbers up to 200 so that it can take the street instea of the sidewalk. Come on out!

We'll have live coverage throughout.

Update: Here's some more photos from the event, and scroll below for videos and more:

Mike McGinn & Bobby Forch joined in the march

Photo by Lucas Anderson

 

3:23PM - The march has begun, headed down 23rd to Sam Smith Park
3:29PM - Adding an interview with the central district organizer of the march:
3:31PM - The march is approaching the location of the rally at Sam Smith park over i90:
3:38PM - March For Youth - The march has arrived at the site of the rally, in the grassy space behind the African American Museum. There's plenty of parking in the museum's parking lot if you want to come listen in.
3:50PM - March For Youth - There's a line forming up for the BBQ here at the rally:
3:53PM - March For Youth - The event tshirts were designed by Grayson, a friend of Aaron Sullivan, the teenager who was killed in Leschi last month. The back of the shirt lists a bunch of neighborhoods that have been involved in gang violence.
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Glad to See...
...that a mayoral candidate (Mike McGinn) and past/future (according to Twitter)city council candidate Bobby Forch are acknowledging our youth violence epidemic and willing to come to our communities to listen. Hopefully, we will see meaningful action taken to end this violence.
Comment by Crystal
August 30, 2009
Seattle Times article
The Seattle Times covered the event with a pretty negative article - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009776845_y. This made me again appreciate that I saw the news first on CDN.
Comment by JRo
September 01, 2009
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