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West Indian Day Parade 2017

Some 70 UFT educators and staffers, joined by parent activists, added to the pageantry that marked the 50th annual West Indian Day Parade along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 4.
Marie Cajou, shows off the traditional dress of her native Haiti.
Marie Cajou, a teacher at the Boerum Hill School for International Studies in Brooklyn, shows off the traditional dress of her native Haiti at the 50th annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 4.
Jonathan Fickies
UFT members dance to the beat.
UFT members dance to the beat.
Jonathan Fickies
Educators Hector and Lorine Romero head down Eastern Parkway.
Educators Hector and Lorine Romero head down Eastern Parkway. Hector is a paraprofessional at IS 220 in Brooklyn and Lorine is a teacher at PS 76 in Manhattan.
Jonathan Fickies
Sharon Anderson (front left) steps out with colleagues.
Bronx Paraprofessional Coordinator Sharon Anderson (front left) steps out with colleagues.
Jonathan Fickies
UFT members get ready to join the West Indian Day Parade.
UFT members get ready to join the West Indian Day Parade.
Jonathan Fickies
The union float proudly adds to the pageantry.
The union float proudly adds to the pageantry.
Jonathan Fickies
Donna Richards of PS 92 in Brooklyn distributed UFT fans.
Teacher Donna Richards of PS 92 in Brooklyn distributed UFT fans to those lining the parade route.
Jonathan Fickies
Stilt walkers add to the revelry.
Stilt walkers add to the revelry.
Jonathan Fickies
Janella Hinds greets viewers from atop the union float.
UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds greets viewers from atop the union float.
Jonathan Fickies
The UFT float crew includes Ellie Engler and Anthony Harmon
The UFT float crew includes Staff Director Ellie Engler (left) and Parent and Community Outreach Director Anthony Harmon (second from left).
Jonathan Fickies
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Marie Cajou, shows off the traditional dress of her native Haiti.
Marie Cajou, a teacher at the Boerum Hill School for International Studies in Brooklyn, shows off the traditional dress of her native Haiti at the 50th annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 4.
Jonathan Fickies
UFT members dance to the beat.
UFT members dance to the beat.
Jonathan Fickies
Educators Hector and Lorine Romero head down Eastern Parkway.
Educators Hector and Lorine Romero head down Eastern Parkway. Hector is a paraprofessional at IS 220 in Brooklyn and Lorine is a teacher at PS 76 in Manhattan.
Jonathan Fickies
Sharon Anderson (front left) steps out with colleagues.
Bronx Paraprofessional Coordinator Sharon Anderson (front left) steps out with colleagues.
Jonathan Fickies
UFT members get ready to join the West Indian Day Parade.
UFT members get ready to join the West Indian Day Parade.
Jonathan Fickies
The union float proudly adds to the pageantry.
The union float proudly adds to the pageantry.
Jonathan Fickies
Donna Richards of PS 92 in Brooklyn distributed UFT fans.
Teacher Donna Richards of PS 92 in Brooklyn distributed UFT fans to those lining the parade route.
Jonathan Fickies
Stilt walkers add to the revelry.
Stilt walkers add to the revelry.
Jonathan Fickies
Janella Hinds greets viewers from atop the union float.
UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds greets viewers from atop the union float.
Jonathan Fickies
The UFT float crew includes Ellie Engler and Anthony Harmon
The UFT float crew includes Staff Director Ellie Engler (left) and Parent and Community Outreach Director Anthony Harmon (second from left).
Jonathan Fickies
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