Slideshow: G-20 protests begin in earnest with march in Hill District

                                                                                                                                                                              Photo by Nick Deel

Protest of the G-20 began in earnest yesterday when Bail Out The People, a community  organizing group, held a "march for jobs" beginning at the Monumental Baptist Church in the Hill District and ending at Freedom Corner next to Mellon Arena.

The march was the beginning of a week long protest aimed at the G-20 by Bail Out The People and sponsored by the Monumental Baptist Church. The group is also maintaining a tent city next to the church populated by jobless citizens and volunteers.

Several hundred people participated in the march, chanting and calling for a public jobs program. Although police presence was evident the crowd was peaceful and tensions were at ease.

Once the march arrived at Freedom corner State Sentaor Jim Ferlo addressed the crowd. He denounced President Obama for saying in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article published Sunday  that "having protests about abstractions [such] as global capitalism or something, generally is not really going to make a difference."

The G-20 will be meeting at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on September 24-25.

For more images of the march click on the slideshow below.

For more info:www.bailoutpeople.org, www.pittsburghg20.org

Related Stories:

A look at green Pittsburgh: The Children's Museum