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Writers March on Hollywood Blvd

Alicia Keys performs at thousands-strong solidarity rally

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 21, 2007 12:45 PM CST
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(Newser) – Though one marcher was "Looking for Mr. Write," the other 4,000 striking writers and supporters who took over Hollywood Boulevard yesterday were marching to boost solidarity before for next week's negotiations with studios. An Alicia Keys performance kicked off a rally aimed at keeping strike commitment high. "Let's get this done by Christmas," one writer urged studios, Variety reports.

A gesture of conciliation, meanwhile, came in the Thanksgiving email some studios sent out to staffers, which expressed hope that differences with writers could be overcome. The Los Angeles Times estimates that the writers' strike will cost Los Angeles $21M per day if it heads into next month. Talks between writers and studios are set to resume Monday.

Actress Sandra Oh from television series Grey's Anatomy in slidarity with Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers, marches down Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in Los Angeles, the 16th day of WGA's strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Actress Sandra Oh from television series "Grey's Anatomy" in slidarity with Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers, marches down Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in Los Angeles, the 16th day...   (Associated Press)
Actors, union leaders and politicians leading thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers march down Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in Los Angeles on the 16th day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Actors, union leaders and politicians leading thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers march down Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in Los Angeles on the 16th day of their strike...   (Associated Press)
Led by a Teamsters big rig, thousands of people from unions including the Teamsters, Service Employees International, the California Nurses Association and other supporters join Writers Guild of America (WGA) on a march down Hollywood Boulevard in the third week of the WGA strike against television and motion picture companies...
Led by a Teamsters big rig, thousands of people from unions including the Teamsters, Service Employees International, the California Nurses Association and other supporters join Writers Guild of America...   (Associated Press)
Actresses Connie Stevens, left, and Frances Fisher march in solidarity with thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers down Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in Los Angeles on the 16th day of WGA's strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Actresses Connie Stevens, left, and Frances Fisher march in solidarity with thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers down Hollywood Boulevard Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, in Los Angeles on the...   (Associated Press)
Picket signs fill the street as thousands of people from unions including the Teamsters, Service Employees International, the California Nurses Association and other supporters join Writers Guild of America (WGA) on a march down Hollywood Boulevard in the third week of the WGA strike against television and motion picture companies...
Picket signs fill the street as thousands of people from unions including the Teamsters, Service Employees International, the California Nurses Association and other supporters join Writers Guild of America...   (Associated Press)
Thousands of people from unions including the Teamsters, Service Employees International, the California Nurses Association and other supporters join Writers Guild of America (WGA) pickets on a march down Hollywood Boulevard in the third week of the WGA strike against television and motion picture companies Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. (AP...
Thousands of people from unions including the Teamsters, Service Employees International, the California Nurses Association and other supporters join Writers Guild of America (WGA) pickets on a march...   (Associated Press)
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