According to Ruiz, the afflicted peoples must unite to fight these minority interests. Among the marchers wove a mass of anarchists who chanted, sang, danced and hollared excitement into the protest. The blue bands allude to a tactic used by the Dutch during World War II to confuse anti-semitic Germans by having all citizens wear the yellow stars that Nazis used to identify Jews. Though the anarchists provided life and numbers to the march, some of the Latino marchers expressed a difference of opinion with them as to whether the protest should stay within police-defined boundaries. Some anarchists spilled out onto both sides of the street.
Poor people catch the bus.
The pit is officially sanctioned by the Chicago police. Some Latino marchers inside the pit expressed concern that the anarchists' more confrontational tactics were not productive. This news alert issued by CounterMedia, a coalition of political organizations, media groups and individuals dedicated to providing alternative coverage of the Democratic National Convention and community struggle in Chicago.