FlickR Tag: parade
Photos of parade that were originally uploaded to FlickR
Roller Ref
A friendly cop
This picture is a little misleading by showing the officer seeming to relax, since, along with many others, he had a difficult and challenging job of managing a lot of frustrated motorists along the parade route. Unfortunately parade organizers and the City have done a really terrible job in managing this event for years.
Keep of the Grass
Colour and a sword
Lined up for Nagar Kirtan
I hoped to get a lot of photos, but didn't get much. A positive event turned sour for me, when a parade volunteer approached me on the public sidewalk, and informed that that I was *required* to wear a head covering, had absolutely no choice, and it was a religious obligation that all must adhere to. I informed her that I would not. I feel strongly that my right to not wear a religious symbol is equal to someone else's right to wear such a symbol. For example, I think a Sikh man has every right to wear a turban anywhere in public, and nobody can ask them to remove it, even if it violates somebody else religion or culture.
