Disabled policeman Steven McDonald addresses the crowd at the Mother Teresa anniversary protest outside the Empire State building.

You may have heard of the protest, set off by the owner of the building refusing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birthday by lightingthe building in blue and white.

It’s quite sandard for groups and businesses to apply to the building to use a particular lighting arrangement at the top, to celebrate certain events. Among other things they have recognized – the anniversary of the Chinese communist revolution, and the release ofthe Simpsons movie on home DVD.

They gave specious reasons for turning down the request, which was honored by buildings and bridges throughout the country (and abroad).

So I went to the one hour protest rally at 6pm last Thursday. Here’s a picture of the crowd – about a thousand people – and a video of Steven McDonald’s remarks.

Here are McDonald’s remarks, which explain the whole thing … Sorry the video is a bit shaky – small, handheld, and in a crowd.