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JD Leathers (D) – candidate in the 4th Congressional District – Boone County – June 6, 2021

07 Monday Jun 2021

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“…It’s time to have an advocate in Congress from our district – someone who grew up in this district, who’s proud to be from this district, and who will come back, not just to campaign…”

JD Leathers (D) – candidate in the 4th Congressional District.

The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park yesterday afternoon in Columbia.

JD Leathers, a candidate in the 4th Congressional District, addressed the crowd:

…We need people that we can believe in that inspire us and we need people who are one of us, who know our own struggles. I came from a decent, good family. But we struggled my whole life, like nearly everyone does. It’s a common struggle and that need to change. It should not be a struggle just to get to the age of twenty, to get to the age of forty, to get to retirement. It shouldn’t be a struggle. We’re all struggling [….] It’s not pull yourself, it’s pull up all of us. We’re a community, we’re a village, we’re a family…

JD Leathers (D) – candidate in the 4th Congressional District.

Previously:

Boone County Democrats – Picnic in the Park – Columbia, Missouri – June 6, 2021 (June 6, 2021)

Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-45) – Boone County Democrats – June 6, 2021

07 Monday Jun 2021

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“…Not only are these bills [in the General Assembly] oppressive, but a lot of them are absurd…”

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park yesterday afternoon in Columbia.

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

State Representatives David Tyson Smith (D-45) addressed the crowd:

…The Republicans have realized that if everybody votes they can’t win. Okay. That’s a reality. They know that if everybody votes they can’t win elections. And so they’ve been using the Trump lie, about the stolen election, to justify these outrageous bills that they’re trying to move through the legislature…

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

Previously:

Boone County Democrats – Picnic in the Park – Columbia, Missouri – June 6, 2021 (June 6, 2021)

Boone County Democrats – Picnic in the Park – Columbia, Missouri – June 6, 2021

06 Sunday Jun 2021

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The Boone County Democratic Central Committee held a picnic fundraiser in Cosmo-Bethel Park this afternoon in Columbia. It was warm and humid, still with an occasional breeze.

Approximately 100 individuals attended. Four U.S. Senate candidates and one candidate in the 4th Congressional worked the crowd and then spoke as part of the program. State Representatives David Tyson Smith (D-45) and Martha Stevens (D-46) also addressed those in attendance.

Scott Sifton (D) – candidate for U.S. Senate.

Entertainment:

Gabe Meyer.

“End gun violence.”

Tim Shepard (D) – candidate for U.S. Senate.

Missouri Representative David Tyson Smith (D-45).

Jewel Kelly (D) – candidate for U.S. Senate.

“Shut up about the horse race…”

Uh, yep.

“The future is female.”

It certainly is.

My favorite unposted image of the year – June 30, 2018 – Columbia, Missouri

30 Sunday Dec 2018

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June was a very busy month.

“Solidarity” – June 30, 2018

F 5.0, 1/640, ISO 200, 200 mm.

We shoot hundreds of frames when we cover an event. This image was not included in our original coverage.

Again, I learned online of an organized rally and march on immigration to be held in front of the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, Missouri, midday on June 30, 2018. I made the drive to Columbia, arrived early, and found a parking spot north of the courthouse.

It was hot. So much so that early arrivals staked out spots in nearby building shade and under trees on the courthouse grounds.

Did I mention it was hot?

These two women were at the front of the crowd of around five hundred individuals listening and reacting to rally speakers on the courthouse steps.

Previously:

Families Belong Together – Columbia, Missouri – June 30, 2018 (July 1, 2018)

The Political Year in Pictures – 2018 – part 1 (December 28, 2018)

The Political Year in Pictures – 2018 – part 2 (December 28, 2018)

The Political Year in Pictures – 2018 – part 3 (December 28, 2018)

The Political Year in Pictures – 2018 – part 4 (December 28, 2018)

Our top ten traffic posts in 2018 (December 29, 2018)

My favorite image of the year – June 22, 2018 – Overland Park, Kansas (December 29, 2018)

Families Belong Together – Columbia, Missouri – June 30, 2018

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On Saturday morning approximately 500 individuals attended the Families Belong Together rally and march which started in front of the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia, Missouri. The event was one of around 700 rallies and marches held across the country yesterday in opposition to Donald Trump’s (r) policies of separating immigrant children from their parents and placing them in concentration camps.

“Caring” – June 30, 2018

“How would you feel…?” – June 30, 2018

“Love resists” – June 30, 2018

Organizers from campaigns and the “No on Propisition A” (opposed to “right to get paid less”) campaign worked the crowd.

“Amnesty is not illegal” – June 30, 2018

“History will remember” – June 30, 2018

The jury is still out on that in Donald Trump’s (r) America.

Reverend Sarah Klaassen, Rock Bridge Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri – June 30, 2018

There were a number of speakers at the rally.

“Families belong together” – June 30, 2018

“Cruelty is not strength” – June 30, 2018

“Resist” – June 30, 2018

And then they marched.

Activism is about showing up, registering to vote, getting the vote out, and voting.

#resist

Previously:

That was so last century (June 30, 2018)

The triumph of privatization (June 30, 2018)

Rally and March in Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018 – part 2

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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“Resist” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

On Saturday afternoon in Columbia somewhere close to two thousand people (the organizers’ head count was over 1600) gathered at the amphitheater in the Courthouse Square in Columbia, Missouri for a rally and march to commemorate last year’s Women’s March and to protest Donald Trump, his administration, and his republican enablers.

At the rally:

Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“ReSisters” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Teach your children well:

“Vision” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Don’t do bad anymore” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Future” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Peace” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Unfit” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Trust Women” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Love your neighbor” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Blind” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“End the war on the poor” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Cadence” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Love trumps hate”- Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Generations” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Working” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Previously:

Rally and March in Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018 (January 20, 2018)

Rally and March in Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018 – Valérie Berta-Torales (January 21, 2018)

Rally and March in Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018 – Valérie Berta-Torales

21 Sunday Jan 2018

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Valérie Berta-Torales – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Valérie Berta-Torales spoke in Columbia, Missouri at yesterday’s rally and march to commemorate last year’s Women’s March and to protest Donald Trump, his administration, and his republican enablers.

Just watch the whole thing:

[Video by Jerry Schmidt]

Previously:

Rally and March in Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018 (January 20, 2017)

Rally and March in Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018

20 Saturday Jan 2018

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One year later.

“Marching” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

This afternoon in Columbia somewhere close to two thousand people (the organizers’ head count was over 1600) gathered at the amphitheater in the Courthouse Square in Columbia, Missouri for a rally and march to commemorate last year’s Women’s March and to protest Donald Trump, his administration, and his republican enablers.

After live music (quite good) and a few speeches the crowd marched through downtown Columbia with a significant police escort. Intersections were shut down with several police vehicles and officers blocking traffic. On Walnut (a main drag) a heavy plow truck was positioned to block the intersection.

“Make America Sane Again” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

Individuals came out of downtown shops and others leaned out of second story apartment windows to take photos with their smart phones. A few passersby joined the march, matching pace to join the stream of people.

“Tsunami” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“If I make my uterus a corporation will you stop trying to regulate it?” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.

“Your Silence is Deafening” – Columbia, Missouri – January 20, 2018.