obamesqueMayDay 2008 in Minneapolis, the parade to Powderhorn Park
To welcome in spring, and celebrate May Day and Cinco De Mayo, the Heart of the Beast puppet theater works with community organizers to stage a parade and festival on a Sunny May Sunday. This year the weather was absolutely perfect, the turnout to watch the parade was huge, and the Democrats made a major showing as most candidates from within the party had a presence in the parade - prominently including Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak leading an Obama delegation, Representative Keith Ellison, and Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer.
Here are a number of thumbnails from before, during, and after the parade. Each features a link to a larger-image and most have one to a “super size” file, too.
 The Green Central Wildcats with Mayor R.T. Rybak before the parade begins.Super-size it! |
 Mayor Ryak chatting before the parade begins.Super-size it! |
 Organizing the Minnesota for Obama parade contingent Sunday afternoon.Super-size it! |
 DFLers waiting for the parade to start.Super-size it! |
 Everybody matters to the DFL.Super-size it! |
 Rybak leads Obama contingent on the heels of the Keith Ellison supporters.Super-size it! |
 Obama supporters along the route were all fired up.Super-size it! |
 An Obama supporter as the Heart of the Beast Mayday festival gets started after the parade.Super-size it! |
 DFLer proudly supporting Obama during Heart of the Beast Mayday Festival in Powderhorn Park, Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2008.Super-size it! |
Two additions from a facebook album of MayDay 2008 photos:
Filed under: 2008 Election, DFL, Democratic nomination, May Day, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Obama, politics | Tagged: Cinco de Mayo, Heart of the Beast, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, Keith Ellison, May Day, Minneapolis, Minnesota for Obama, Powderhorn Park, R.T. Rybak
