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U.S. | Global Justice and Anti-CapitalismThousands take the streets to kick-off US Social Forum in Atlanta, GA
ATLANTA (June 27, 2007) - Thousands braved the sweltering heat of Atlanta, GA to kick-off the first ever United States Social Forum marching behind the banner "Another World is Possible; Another U.S. is Necessary." It is estimated that almost 10,000 people registered for the forum making it one of largest working gatherings of US social justice movements in recent history.  1-militaryout-ussf-march....
"People's Freedom Caravan"
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Laughter is Possible
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Fernando Suarez del Solar (right), Hashmeya Mohsen al Hussein and Rev. Kenneth Glasgow
 4-fernado-ussf-march.jpg Fernando Suarez del Solar (left), father of Jesus Alberto a US Marine killed in Iraq, Hashmeya Mohsen al Hussein (center), President of the Iraq Electrical Utility Workers and Rev. Kenneth Glasgow (right), founder of The Ordinary People Society (T.O.P.S.) help to lead opening march of the first ever U.S. Social Forum.
King Coal
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Stop the Privitazation of the Gulf Coast!
 6-gulfcoast-ussf-march.jpg Over 500 community members from the Gulf Coast region traveled to the US Social Forum.
Puppets join crowd in downtown Atlanta
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Brass band keeps the crowd lively
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No Layoffs!
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Don't Close Grady Hospital!
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No Person is Illegal
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Indigenous Contingent helps lead the march
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Protect Sacred Sites
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S.F.'s "Heads Up Collective" joins the march
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March leaves behind the State (well, the State Capitol Building)
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Sun Puppet brightens the day
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"Jobs with Justice!"
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"A.C.O.R.N."
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Puppet becomes the heart of the march
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"Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC)"
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