Last Updated on April 2, 2018, 10:29 PM | Published: April 2, 2018
These are some of our shots from the rally at the Oklahoma Capitol Monday.
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Some estimates had this crowd at over 35,000. (Brett Dickerson)
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers gives a loud, confrontive speech to a cheering crowd. (Brett Dickerson)
Whitney Saunders caught the crowd's attention by saying she was there to only thank her fellow educators. (Brett Dickerson)
Lot's of creative signs in the crowd, but this one was the most unusual. (Brett Dickerson)
Alicia Priest, president of the Oklahoma Education Association, has been a key instigator in pulling the walkout coalition together. (Brett Dickerson)
Pickets start walking in a circle around the Capitol after the rally. (Brett Dickerson)
One of the most bold car window signs from the rally (Brett Dickerson)
A high school student came up with her own satire in support of teachers (Brett Dickerson)
The crowd gets so big Capitol Hiway Patrol have to block off the street to the south between the building and the oil derick (Brett Dickerson)
Teamsters local 886 in Okla City came out in support of the walkout. (L-R) Tom Ritter, president; Jerry Sims, Sec-Tres; Brad Tourmon, business agent (Brett Dickerson)
Alicia Priest, president of Okla Education Assoc, led the 35,000+ crowd in rousing cheers throughout the rally. (Brett Dickerson)
National Education Assoc President Lilly Eskelsen Garcia listens reacts to one of the many rousing speeches (Brett Dickerson)
Ed Allen, longtime president of the Oklahoma City local of the American Federation of Teachers gives a loud speech that drew cheers and shouts (Brett Dickerson)
Hope Davis has learned to speak and sign at the same time throughout her life. She gives a strong speech about the necessity of adequate funding for education (Brett Dickerson)
Lilly Eskelsen Garcia, National Education Assoc president, (R) leads "We shall not be moved" as the crowd sings (Brett Dickerson)
The massive crowd looking from the front to the SW. This was only about one-third of the total crowd of 30,000+ (Brett Dickerson)
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