N'Donna Carter, a member of South Side Together Organizing for Power addresses the crowd about the city's recent consolidation of 12 mental health clinics into six. Carter was one of 23 people arrested last month for barricading themselves inside the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic. "Contact Obama and tell him that he needs to speak to Rahm Emanuel," she boomed over a louspeaker. "Health care and mental health care is under attack!" Photo by Nick Moroni
N’Donna Carter, a member of South Side Together Organizing for Power addresses the crowd about the city’s recent consolidation of 12 mental health clinics into six. Carter was one of 23 people arrested last month for barricading themselves inside the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic. “Contact Obama and tell him that he needs to speak to Rahm Emanuel,” she boomed over a louspeaker. “Health care and mental health care is under attack!” Photo by Nick Moroni
NATO demonstrator chants while protesters march down Michigan Ave in Chicago, May 20, 2012. The protest was the biggest of the week and led the protesters to Cermak Road and Michigan Avenue, blocks away from McCormick Place. Photo by Brent Lewis.
NATO protesters march down Michigan Avenue in Chicago, May 20, 2012. Photo by Brent Lewis.
Zakiyyah S. Muhammad, a Bronzeville resident, holds a sign expressing her opposition to any possible cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. She also attended the May 18 National Nurses Union anti-NATO demonstration in Daley Plaza to protest the War in Afghanistan. Photo by Nick Moroni.
A demonstrator tries to escape while protesters and police officers push against one another at Cermak and Michigan. The protesters began to clash with the police at Cermak and Michigan Ave block away from McCormick Place. Photo by Brent Lewis.
Members of the Oakland-based group Courage to Resist hold a “Free Bradley Manning” banner. The group works to support and advocate for service men and women who refuse to go to war. It is also raising money for Manning’s defense. Manning is currently imprisoned for allegedly turning over confidential information to the arhitects of the Wiki Leaks website. Photo by Nick Moroni
A police officer waits as protesters get ready to clash again with police on the corner of Cermak and Michigan. Photo by Brent Lewis.
A demonstrator gets crushed as police clash with protesters on the corner of Cermak and Michigan. Photo by Brent Lewis.
A protester dons a zombie mask and totes an anti-NATO sign. Photo by Nick Moroni.
A police officer tries to part the crowd after the protesters clash with police on the corner of Cermak and Michigan. Photo by Brent Lewis.
A protester wielding a peace flag walks behind a line of police officers on Jackson Boulevard and Columbus Street. Photo by Nick Moroni.
