" CHICAGO Michael Deiter Jersey , Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in downtown Chicago Sunday afternoon, denouncing white supremacy and neo-fascists.
The rally, called ""Solidarity Against White Supremacy,"" gathered members of more than 40 local community and labor organizations at the Federal Plaza, in response to the death of Heather Heyer, who was killed when a car rammed into a crowd protesting white supremacists in Charlottesville Christian Wilkins Jersey , Virginia on Aug. 12.
""We recognize that this hate has deep institutional roots in our country, and many of the politics pursued by politicians of both parties reinforce, rather than diminish it,"" said Jaquie Algree, vice president for external relations of SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Indiana."" All these are policies that reinforce racism and other hate highlighted in Charlottesville.""
Anton Ford, a professor of the University of Chicago Wholesale Miami Dolphins Jerseys , told the crowd to defend each other. ""The good news is that we are many and they are few. We are the vast majority,"" he said.
Protesters set off their march to Trump tower near Chicago river in downtown after the rally, with signs reading ""Unite and fight against racism,"" ""Resist the right, stop racist attacks,"" and ""Hate has no room here.""
No incidents of violence were reported during the protest.
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NAIROBI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Edna Kiplagat is ready to throw everything to get the marathon medal she covets in Rio Olympic Games.
The 35-year-old has just returned to training after two months sabbatical leave.
She will seek to dust off her rust on Saturday as she competes at the Kenya Police Cross Country Championships in Nairobi, before heading to Europe for one more road race.
"My mind is focused on the Olympics and that is why I did not compete in New York or Chicago. I wanted to rest. But I have to train harder to make the team and I know running at the London Marathon in April will not be easy. It is there that the Kenya team will be selected," she said Friday from Eldoret.
Kiplagat Cheap Miami Dolphins Jerseys , the former two time World marathon champion is also frustrated by the organizers of the World Marathon Majors (WMM) who have not honoured her with 1 million U.S. dollars as prize money for the event after her rivals who beat her to the heist, Russia's Liliya Shobukhova and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya were banned for doping in the last past seasons.
Shobukhova beat Kiplagat to scoop the 500,000 dollars series jackpot in 20102011, and the Kenyan runner finished second in the rankings to compatriot Rita Jeptoo in 20132014.
"I am not getting younger and this would have done me a great deal. That is why I have stopped everything to focus on the Olympics. The money is good, but they have not awarded me the same since," she said.
In the wake of her failed attempt to make it three world championships gold in a row Cheap Dolphins Jerseys , as she came fifth in Beijing in August, Kiplagat has immersed herself in training and is certain to emerge stronger to contest the gold medal in Rio.
Kiplagat has no automatic ticket to Rio and must fight for her slot against Berlin Marathon champion Gladys Cherono, Chicago winner Florence Kiplagat, New York winner Mary Keitany among others in London in April.
It illustrates the strength in depth of the African nation on the roads, as well as track, and it could be a precursor for what promises to be an intense battle to merely earn be selected for the Olympic Games.
"It's difficult to get that chance to compete for Kenya at the Olympics. But it is a challenge worth taking. My plan is to be to run a good marathon because it's so difficult in Kenya to get selected Dan Marino Dolphins Jersey ," Kiplagat admitted.
In 2012 Olympic Games, Kiplagat finished a disappointing 20th coming in between her two world championships wins. Enditem
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MELBOURNE, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Only four days out from the start of summer, snow has fallen in the southern Australian state of Tasmania, continuing a month of wildly fluctuating temperatures.
The cold snap comes just four weeks after the state experienced record heatwaves, which included four days of 29 degrees Celsius during October Jordan Phillips Dolphins Jersey , the first time such a sequence has occurred since records began in 1882.
And on Friday, the weather extremes continued with snow falling across the south and the west of the state on Thursday night.
Weather forecaster Alex Molitsis said that the snow was widespread overnight and would continue in the high altitude areas for the rest of the day.
""Down to around 800 metres, and that's gradually lifting during the day today,"" he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Friday.
""We're still seeing some light showers about those areas, but the snow line is rising up to about 1,000 metres and above.""
Areas of the state experienced wind gusts of up to 125kmh DeVante Parker Dolphins Jersey , with the state's capital, Hobart, receiving gusts as strong as 98kmh.
The heat and dry conditions also brought about more than 20 bushfires in the state during October, prompting total fire ban days following the hottest start to spring on record.
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