Walking the walk
Published 06.05.2020
– Photos by Cindy Davis Meixel, writer/photo editor
The line, impressively stretching as far as the eye can see down West Third Street, moves eastward through campus.
Marchers set the tone with enthusiasm and solidarity.
Taking a stand, on foot and on wheels
Elliott, Emma and Carolyn Strickland acknowledge the encouraging beep of automobile horns outside Bardo Gymnasium. The Stricklands - vice president for student affairs and vice president for enrollment management and associate provost, respectively - were just two of the Penn College employees lending their collective voice to the cause.
The procession (estimated to be at least a mile long) winds its way along Maynard Street, passing the college entrance.
Traveling within view of two neighborhood landmarks, The Trinity Episcopal Church steeple and Penn College's main campus, the entourage moves south.
Invoking the power of a solitary word
Many marchers, one voice
Spreading out ... and spreading their mission of peace
Choosing harmony over hatred
A face mask can't muffle the message from someone speaking up.
Amplifying the "Always be positive" sentiment on her T-shirt, a young marcher confidently declares, "I am the generation of change."
Bridging generations and cultures as it spans Maynard Street, the march celebrates our shared humanity.
Walkers match their energy with enlightenment.
The peaceful protest aligns well with D. Robert Cooley (at center with red bike), associate professor of anthropology/environmental science, whose courseload includes Community and Organizational Change and Service Learning in Sociology.