Protesters prepare to march from Lawrenceville’s Arsenal Park

Hundreds of people have gathered Lawrenceville’s Arsenal Park today to protest the G-20 Summit.

Police in riot gear are stationed at various places along walls of the park with face masks. Some of them have weapons that appear to be rifles. A helicopter is flying above the protesters.

The Pittsburgh G-20 Resistance Project organized the march, which will end Downtown.

“We invite you to take to the streets with all of your love and your anger, your determination and your defiance, your rejection and your vision,” the group’s website says.

The area is packed with people from the media who are giving the protest a lot of attention.

The protesters represent a variety of different causes. One sign reads, “You know it’s a radical time because our teacher is the Earth.” Another says, “Support anarchy” on one side and “Smack an anarchist” on the other.

Richard McKita, a 19-year-old Pitt freshman, said that he came to the protest because he liked the general spirit of what the protesters supported.

“We don’t like the idea that 20 very rich and powerful people are going to make the decisions,” he said.