Monday, December 30, 2013

Activists Express themselves in the tournament of roses parade



Various activist groups are planning to raise awareness of various causes during this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is sponsoring a same sex wedding ceremony atop one float that has caused some controversy among conservative groups.
PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is planning a civil disobedience to block a Sea World float featuring Shamu.
Another action is sponsored by Occupy Fights Foreclosures, which for the past couple of years has organized a protest action at the very end of the parade.
KPFK Reporter Hessel Pineda has more.