Protesters march against paint maker

CLEVELAND (AP) -- About 125 protesters chanted during a peaceful march outside the annual Sherwin-Williams Co. shareholder meeting Wednesday, demanding that the paint maker pay to remove lead paint from homes.
The sidewalk protest, organized by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, included placards that read "Shame on Sherwin-Williams for poisoning our children" and the chant, "Pay up, clean up, get the lead out."
One of the protest speakers, 42-year-old Julie Smith of Cleveland, said she blames lead-based paint in her former rental home for the fact that her 5-year-old son has the developmental skills of a 3-year-old.
"He was poisoned by lead paint. That's not fair," said Smith, who noted later that she didn't know which brand of paint had been used.