Demonstrators march for local hiring, environmental justice in I-81 project

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On Saturday, about 150 Syracuse community members demanding economic, racial and environmental justice for the impacts of the Interstate 81 viaduct marched from Dr. King Elementary School to the New York state office building in downtown Syracuse.
“No justice, no peace,” the demonstrators chanted. “I-81 has got to go.”
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Photo Credit: Francis Tang/The Daily Orange

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