Trayvon Martin rally at Baltimore City Hall.

Baltimore Trayvon Martin rally.

Photos from the peaceful Trayvon Martin rally at the steps of Baltimore City Hall. This event took the city by surprise, but they treated everyone well, at least from what I heard. This happened right as the national outcry over the handling of the case was peaking.

I liveblogged some of these photos previously, but here are the real deal photos.

Trayvon Martin Protest at Baltimore City Hall (liveblog).

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Today I attended the Trayvon Martin rally at the Baltimore City Hall. It was packed full of people, include on the steps, which surprised me. The overall feel was positive, with everyone I interacted with being friendly. There were a few people with sort of wingnuts signs there, and a surprising amount of t-shirt vendors, but in general it felt like a very honest, positive event. I’m glad I went.

See some photos above and some more photos here.

(Posted via Instagram for sake of being able to post them “as it happened”. Follow me on twitter or instagram at @joshsisk to see more liveblogs when I do them.)

Officer William H Torbit Shooting Protest

Officer Torbit Protest @ Baltimore Grand Prix
Officer Torbit Protest @ Baltimore Grand Prix

Officer Torbit Protest @ Baltimore Grand Prix

Outside of the Grand Prix, a group of citizens gather to protest the handling of the shooting of Officer William H Torbit, a Baltimore City Police officer who was shot and killed by fellow police in front of a nightclub early in the morning of January 9th, 2011. Last month, an investigation cleared police involved in the shooting – which involved 42 shots fired in front of the nightclub, of any criminal charges.