Dr. Cornel West marches with Cheri Honkala (left) and the local Poor People's Campaign for Economic and Human Rights on Monday. Photo: Kristi Petrillo/The Declaration
Photo: Kristi Petrillo/The Declaration
Photo: Kristi Petrillo/The Declaration
Marchers cool off from an open fire hydrant while marching south on Broad Street this afternoon. Photo: Kristi Petrillo/The Declaration
Thousands of people demonstrate at the Democratic National Convention perimeter. Photo: Austin Nolen/The Declaration
A convention attendee walks past demonstrators outside the Wells Fargo Center. Photo: Austin Nolen/The Declaration
Sweat-soaked protesters at the Democratic National Convention's security perimeter. Photo: Austin Nolen/The Declaration
Kai Newkirk, an organizer with Democracy Spring, is briefly detained and was later given a citation outside the Democratic National Convention. Photo: Austin Nolen/The Declaration
Photo: Colleen Kennedy/The Declaration
Photo: Colleen Kennedy/The Declaration
Photo: Colleen Kennedy/The Declaration
Photo: Colleen Kennedy/The Declaration

In Photos: Day One of the DNC – In the Streets

Dustin SlaughteronJuly 25, 2016/0 comments

Declaration Staff

Thousands took to the streets on Monday, including supporters of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, as well as local poverty activists from the Poor People’s Campaign for Economic and Human Rights and other groups, marching in sweltering heat today from City Hall down to the Wells Fargo Center on the Democratic National Convention’s opening day.

The Inquirer‘s Aubrey Whelan reports this evening that approximately 55 people were briefly detained and cited for civil code violations, before being released.

Photos by Kristi Petrillo and Austin Nolen