Community Comes Out to Protest ESL's Sponsorship of Lonsberry

A huge crowd turned out for at ESL on State street this Thursday to protest their sponsorship of the Bob Lonsberry show. Demonstrators swarmed around the entrance to the ESL branch and made it clear that they did not want their money being used to sponsor his racist, sexist and classist statements.

At the peak of the demonstration there were about 50 people in front of the branch. Over the course the hour a total of 70-80 people showed up. Folks picketed in front of the entrance to ESL chanting, “Don't give in to racist Fear! Lonsberry's not welcome here”, and giving out fliers about the campaign to passersby.

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