Joan Walsh wasn’t impressed with the turnout at a scheduled pro-Trump rally held outside the Republican National Convention this morning.
10,000 predicted for pro-Trump rally in CLE; 200 showed. More journalists than Trump folks.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) July 18, 2016
Only 200? Actually, that’s a pretty good turnout compared to Saturday’s “massive” anti-Trump rally and march, which attracted fewer than 100 of the 10,000 or so expected by organizers. It seems that people on either side aren’t turning out in droves as expected, and on Monday evening, Cleveland police reported only one arrest connected to the protests.
Some called Monday’s “End Poverty Now” rally and march the first big protest event to take place during the Republican National Convention, but again, “big” is an arbitrary term. Crowd counts varied substantially but generally ranged from a couple hundred to 700 to 1,000 — although 1,000 sounds high when matched to the photos.
Folk singer at End Poverty Now rally sings about Syrian refugees. . . #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/esfG00usrK
— Sarah Buduson (@SarahBuduson) July 18, 2016
https://twitter.com/wmdavid66/status/755112273761492993
https://twitter.com/bushwhacker1861/status/755111004820934656
100s march on the RNC calling for an end to poverty #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/kL2oRtYGcw
— Nancy Mancias (@nancymancias) July 18, 2016
End Poverty Now march with a couple hundred marchers just left 45th Street and Euclid. pic.twitter.com/PdfpHpXedY
— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) July 18, 2016
The End Poverty Now! Rally down Payne St #RNCinCLE @cleveland19news pic.twitter.com/a5vfy2dJ5A
— The Photo Dave (@photodave19) July 18, 2016
For a rally and march to end poverty, there certainly was a wide range of T-shirts and signs, ranging from “Fight for $15” to “We Support Palestinian Human Rights” to “Keep Abortion Legal” to “America Was Never Great” to “No War But Class War.”
End Poverty Now! #RNCinCLE march making its way into downtown for . @CLEpolice estimate 700 people
— Cory Shaffer (@cory_shaffer) July 18, 2016
The march did receive some star power in the form of Tom Morello, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine and now Prophets of Rage, who made it a point to schedule a show in town during the RNC.
.@tmorello marching from the end poverty rally #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/YwEJY8fHFh
— Cassandra Fairbanks ?✌️ (@CassandraRules) July 18, 2016
#TomMorello of #ProphetsOfRage after the #EndPovertyNow rally in #cleveland @HomaBash @WEWS pic.twitter.com/F0Y1daBKuR
— Joe Bojc (@JBojc_photo) July 18, 2016
#ProphetsOfRage drop a guerrilla show on #RNCinCLE w #Ivaw & #VetsVsHate after #EndPoverty March. #OleManTrump pic.twitter.com/cXKUHUdl0M
— Garett Reppenhagen (@SirGarett) July 18, 2016
Morello was joined by band members Chuck D and B-Real for a “guerrilla show” in advance of Tuesday night’s scheduled gig. Now poverty will end even sooner than organizers expected.
"Prophets of Rage" playing at the End Poverty Now rally in Cleveland #RNCinCLE w/ @tmorello pic.twitter.com/jQqKIXhjlf
— Hillary Vaughn (@hillary__vaughn) July 18, 2016
Went to the Prohpets of Rage thing which to be honest was pretty lackluster…..
— wally dixon. (@wallydubz) July 18, 2016
The show was in conjunction with a protest to end poverty or something. Pretty sure 90% of the people there didn't care about that though…
— wally dixon. (@wallydubz) July 18, 2016
Here are some more photos of people ending poverty.
End Poverty March again. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/ueEGe99Isc
— Evan Hurst (@EvanHurst) July 18, 2016
.@jvplive bringing fight against Islamophobia to #EndPoverty March #fromcleveland2palestine we stand with Muslims pic.twitter.com/3EQsDxiG6s
— Ilana Rossoff (@IlgaRoss) July 18, 2016
Via @sofie_tapia: CODEPINK organization protest at End Poverty rally https://t.co/Jc4W4p9cUC pic.twitter.com/riMq9Pmcvl
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) July 18, 2016
end poverty now rally & march to downtown cleveland #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/r1lO8k6gPc
— hell baby (@cyberbabe1998) July 18, 2016
'End Poverty Now' protesters gathered in Perk Park in downtown Cleveland – @wisejohnp pic.twitter.com/e0cv9FchvK
— The Goodman Report (@TheaGood) July 18, 2016
#ResistRNC end poverty march coming into downtown | #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/QtgGtPoaWZ
— agitator in chief (@soit_goes) July 18, 2016
Didn’t anybody think to bring an American flag, if only to burn?
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