{"id":18875,"date":"2015-10-28T14:27:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T19:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=18875"},"modified":"2015-10-28T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T19:34:09","slug":"riseupoctober-rallies-downtown-chicago-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/riseupoctober-rallies-downtown-chicago-video\/","title":{"rendered":"#RiseUpOctober rallies downtown Chicago (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Benji Cohen and Emiliana Molina<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack lives matter, Black lives matter, Black lives matter!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was the chant protestors cried on Thursday in the Thomson Center Plaza in an effort to bring attention to police brutality.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cNo More Stolen Lives: Say Their Names\u201d protest brought together more than 70 people to remember innocent victims who lost their lives and to hold police accountable.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release handed out at the event, S<a href=\"http:\/\/Stop Mass Incarceration Network \u2013 Chicago\" target=\"_blank\">top Mass Incarceration Network \u2013 Chicago<\/a>, said a disproportionate number of the people being killed by police have been Black or Brown, and this was the community\u2019s call to action. Faith leaders read out people\u2019s names victimized by police as \u201ca public reading and remembrance: a demand for justice.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>[field name=&#8221;riseupoctobertweets&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The passive protest took place at noon as part of the three days of action of #RiseUpOctober. Protests will be held in at least 25 other cities across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Family members of victims also attended the event to show support.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"RiseUpOctobernew\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/143470462?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Medill Reports went to the Thompson Center plaza to talk to protestors about #RiseUpOctober. (Benji Cohen\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Benji Cohen and Emiliana Molina \u201cBlack lives matter, Black lives matter, Black lives matter!\u201d That was the chant protestors cried on Thursday in the Thomson Center Plaza in an effort to bring attention to police brutality. 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