Utah Hoodie March shows support for slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Tony Bustamante who is part of Occupy SLC stencils an image of Trayvon Martin onto a hooded sweat shirt for the Hoodie March at the Gallivan Center. The march is to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by a neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 31, 2012.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Hundreds of people gather at the Occupy SLC camp at the Gallivan Center for a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Jesse Fruhwirth leads chants for people participating in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Tiffanie Cole joins hundreds of people who are participating in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
LDS Conferencegoers watch as people participating in a Hoodie March walk by Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

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Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Tony Bustamante who is part of Occupy SLC stencils an image of Trayvon Martin onto a hooded sweat shirt for the Hoodie March at the Gallivan Center. The march is to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by a neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 31, 2012. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people gather at the Occupy SLC camp at the Gallivan Center for a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Jesse Fruhwirth leads chants for people participating in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Hundreds of people participate in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Tiffanie Cole joins hundreds of people who are participating in a Hoodie March in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune LDS Conferencegoers watch as people participating in a Hoodie March walk by Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 31, 2012, to show support for Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black youth shot dead in Florida on Feb. 26 by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

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· March 31, 2012 11:32 pm

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Activists marched in Salt Lake City on Saturday to show support for Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teen fatally shot Feb. 26 by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

Participants in the Utah Hoodie March, which started at the Gallivan Center, included members of Occupy SLC.