Reject Raytheon Asheville Photos from the Holiday Parade

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Reject Raytheon Asheville Photos from the Holiday Parade

Reject Raytheon Asheville operates separately from Chapter 099, but the Chapter does support Reject Raytheon Asheville work, and there are many members involved with both groups.

From Ken Jones: “We stood on the roadside as the parade passed by, then walked into the street after the last float (Santa) and police motorcycles went by. Within a minute or two, the police stopped us and ordered us off the street. So we took to the sidewalks, edging out into the side of the street as we walked along. Motorcycle cops kept telling us to get back, which we would do. People were starting to leave as we walked up Biltmore, and by the time we got to the review stand with all the cameras, they were packing up. When we turned onto Patton Avenue, the police left us alone and we took the street walking all the way, now at some distance from Santa and the motorcycle cops. At that point we had our own parade all the way down to the end. Lots of people were still on the street there and we got lots of positive affirmation. A police officer recommended to me that next year we apply to be an entry in the parade - he felt sure we would be admitted. We’ll probably do that.”

Photos of the event on this post, with videos in posts below this one. Photos by Melody Shank.