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Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols

Jack Siegel
Chicago, Chicago Tourism, Demonstrations, Donald J. Trump, Festivals, Musicians, Performance, Protest, Public Declarations

On Sunday, December 7, 2025, 15 Christmas carolers could be seen on the sidewalk adjacent to Daley Plaza, where the City’s annual Christkindlmarket is located. They hoped their songs would highlight what many believe is a genocide unfolding in Gaza. The melodies were familiar, but the words to the Christmas songs had been changed to highlight the death and destruction that the Palestinian People have been experienced during the last two years. Here are my thoughts about and images from this holiday demonstration.

Black Friday Anemia

Black Friday Anemia

Jack Siegel
Chicago, Chicago Tourism, Demonstrations, Donald J. Trump, Performance, Protest, Public Declarations

On Black Friday, November 29, 2025, demonstrators staged two rallies on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. The first addressed a wide variety of issues, best summed up as the Trump agenda. The demonstrators were urging consumers to boycott Amazon.com, Home Depot, and Target. The second demonstration addressed animal rights and the trade in fur. Both events drew sparse attendance. Here are my thoughts about and images from both demonstrations.

One Picture

One Picture

Jack Siegel
Chicago Tourism, Demonstrations, Crime, Donald J. Trump, Performance, Protest, Public Declarations

Chief Greg Bovino of the U.S. Border Patrol and about 80 agents posed in front of Chicago’s iconic Bean (Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate) on November 10, 2025. A group of demonstrations recreated the photograph on November 11, 2025, but instead of holding long guns, the demonstrations held signs calling for ICE to leave Chicago. Here are my thoughts about and a single photograph of the November 11th photo session.

A Twofer

A Twofer

Jack Siegel
Demonstrations, Donald J. Trump, Performance, Public Declarations

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 75 demonstrators rallied outside the offices of Chicago-based McNally Capital, calling out the family investment office for an investment it made in a security firm that the demonstrators allege has caused death and injury to countless Palestinians in Gaza. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration.

Texas Hold 'Em

Texas Hold 'Em

Jack Siegel
Chicago, Donald J. Trump, Demonstrations, Performance, Protest, Public Declarations

On Saturday, August 14, 2025, I attended “Stand with Texas: Fight the Trump Takeover” in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Sponsored by Indivisible Chicago, the demonstrators included many of the Texas legislators who fled to Illinois in order to prevent the Texas Legislature from converting five Democratic congressional seats to Republican ones through redistricting/gerrymandering. Here are my thoughts about and images from the event

Weiss Memorial Closed

Weiss Memorial Closed

Jack Siegel
Demonstrations, Donald J. Trump, Protest, Public Declarations

The Uptown Community learned this week that Weiss Memorial Hospital would be closing its emergency room today because the Federal government would no longer reimburse it for services provided under Medicare and Medicaid. This afternoon, a group of thirty to 40 demonstrators gathered outside the hospital for a demonstration. Here are my thoughts and images from the demonstration.

GazaPalooza

GazaPalooza

Jack Siegel
Chicago, Chicago Tourism, Demonstrations, Donald J. Trump, Festivals, Parades, Performance, Protest, Public Declarations

Today, I attended another pro-Palestinian demonstration; this one at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Upper Wacker Drive. The heritage Palestinians apparently chose this location because it provided maximum visibility to those headed to Lollapalooza. Here are my thoughts about and images from the demonstration and the march that followed.

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