International Women's Day march

[crowdog66]

Pictures and commentary on Winnipeg's International Women's Day march, behind the cut.

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Before the march, a nice hot latte with sugar-free vanilla and hazelnut flavor:



A portrait of my friend Amanda, shot in the coffee shop:



People gathering in Old Market Square before the march:



Amanda and Andrea with their pirate scarves (handed out to the crowd by the march organizers):



And me in mine:



The theme of the march was "a ship being threatened by an iceberg", with the people leading the parade dressed up as a ship and a few other people under a white translucent tarp appearing about a third of the way down the parade route and leaping into the path of the march, only to be successfully circumnavigated. Andrea, Amanda and I volunteered to be waves:



Here is the back of the "MS Citizenship", with sail, as we got organized to start the parade:



And here is a shot back along the body of the parade, through Winnipeg's scenic Exchange District:



Look out! It's an iceberg! (They lurked on the concrete embankment you can see behind them before leaping down from above, all very dramatic...):



The ship led the crowd into a building on the University of Winnipeg grounds, where we listened to a couple of speakers:



A shot of the complete length of the MS Citizenship, now in dry dock:



And finally, a glimpse of University architecture. The U of W is my alma mater, and it was interesting to be back on her grounds again:



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I am now pleasantly tired. I think I'll have a hot bath before getting back to work again.

Comments

[huushiita.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was a shock, from upon coming outside to absolute beautiful weather (where people have been wearing t-shirts and shorts the last week) and viewing SO MUCH SNOW!!!!!

Ugh. Thank you for reminding me why I DONT miss Winterpeg. Looks like you had tons of fun, though!!! Damn, you guys look cold. *warms you up with hot beverages and freshly baked still-warm chocolate chip cookies!*

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

Actually it was pretty warm, only -9 C. So the walk was quite pleasant. Fresh snow had just fallen that morning, hence all the whiteness.

Cookies! Yay! :-)

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Hee, looks like a lot of fun! And at the risk of sounding like a lunatic, I now have a bad case of snow envy: ours has been washed away by the pounding rain we've had since last night.

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

*does some Wiccan weegee-woo to send more snow your way*

:-)

[elaryn.livejournal.com]

You look so cute in your red scarf. And...snow. Snowiness. Snow... *sigh*

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

As you can tell from the photos, it was really beautiful outside -- not sunny, but everything was covered in a deep fluffy layer of white. And it was only -9 degrees Celcius without any wind so it was a pleasant walk.

Thanks for the compliment also. :-)

[eastpath.livejournal.com]

LOL You know I *HAD* totally forgotten about these pictures. Thank you for posting them :) Can't wait to see the Pride pictures ^^

[crowdog66.livejournal.com]

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