Approximately 10,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and labor unions rallied against Governor Schwarzenegger and his broken promises to public services.
Country Joe sang "I Feel Like I'm Fixing to Die," his famous anti-Viet Nam War song. The crowd enthusiastically sang along in the heat. Representatives from the so-called special interests groups spoke and told their powerful stories and demanded that Arnold keep his promises to California. An airplane flew the message "California is not for sale!"
Some of the best signs were "K-12 Cop Out," "Girlie Men Don't Break Promises to Kids," "Arnold is a School Yard Bully!" A.N.S.W.E.R. signs saying "Stop Racism and War" and "Stop Racist Minutemen" were prevalent. My favorite sight was the people wearing pink slips, to represent teachers who were pink slipped/laid off.
Arnold was not at the capital.