A steady rain fell on the large crowd of protesters who gathered at McPherson Square, on K Street. I juggled my umbrella, a camera, and a soggy sign that said “MAKE FINANCE PAY,” wishing another pair of arms would magically appear.

Despite the chilly, wet weather, thousands of people – representing groups like the AFL-CIO, SEIU, AFT (link to an article about their Pink Hearts, not Pink Slips campaign), Jobs with Justice, National People’s Action, the Other 98%, and many others I didn’t catch – chanted, banged drums, and held up banners protesting the K Street lobbyists who’ve hijacked our democracy.

“K Street is Washington’s counterpart to Wall Street,” writes our director, John Cavanagh, “and powerful men on both streets have been working hard, in tandem, to preserve our casino economy, our plunder economy, and our military economy.”

We marched around a few blocks of K Street closed off for the protest. At the end of the closed-off area there was a giant evil-looking banker, holding a marionette of the Senate building. Boo hiss!

All in all, it was great to see so many people brave the weather to civilly demand their rights. Brian, our friendly neighborhood tech guy, filmed the protest and interviewed a few people about why they were here today. I saw a few news camera crews there too, so hopefully we’ll get some key footage up soon. You can see the rest of our photos on Flickr.

Were you at the protest? Tell us about it.