Unlike the SAG-AFTRA and WGA-filled demonstration at Disney this afternoon. Anti-Trump protestors like Sunsara Taylor of RefuseFascism.org, a couple of tourists from Seattle who wore Jimmy Kimmel shirts in solidarity, and WGAW members, like Philip Walker (Monster High, Disney Channel’s Just Roll With It) and Jury Duty Emmy nominee Robyn Adams. Sellassie Blackwell, a musician and social justice activist, became the de facto strike captain, showing up early with a huge speaker and a mic to lead the crowd in chants and playing tunes such as Queen’s “I Want to Break Free.”
While it’s de rigueur for Hollywood Blvd. to close down for a big Disney premiere like Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Freakier Friday, that wasn’t the case here during rush hour. Five police officers didn’t show up until 30 minutes into the protest, gently pushing attendees toward the sidewalk and out of the street.