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chanter1944) wrote2025-04-05 09:55 am
chanter1944) wrote2025-04-05 09:55 am
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Off to a rally!
Anybody else find it fitting in the best sort of way that a pro-democracy, pro-human rights and anti-erasure rally is happening on First Contact Day?
Anyway, off I go, as soon as I dry my hair... and wait for two of my aunts to get here. They're parking at mine and taking the bus downtown, which will be a new experience for them both, since they don't want to brave traffic and parking. Heck, that's a major reason for public transit in the first place! It's sounding like the crowd in Madison is going to be enormous. My mother and elder niece are already downtown (they dropped in briefly on the way), one of my nieces friends and her parents are going, several of my own friends might turn up (yo,meimichan!), and that's just my immediate circle of RL connections. Judging from the chatter online, this is going to be massive. Let's hope it's entirely peaceful. I want us to make the national news for all the best reasons and none of the worst ones.
You know I'm wearing my royal blue fleece with all the buttons and pins and patches. I intend to pick up a new addition or two, should anyone be selling something suitable. I have an assurance from L (my niece) that yes, she can definitely draw a pride flag or two on my face. That assurance was given as she was touching up and adding to her own rainbow artwork. The sign I'll be carrying is two-sided, 'keep your tiny hands off my human rights' on one, 'resist your local fascist' and an upraised solidarity fist in pride colors on the other. I'll do my best to get pictures to share later. For now, a quick use of hairdryer and brush, and I'm off!
No counterprotesters, please, universe...?
Anyway, off I go, as soon as I dry my hair... and wait for two of my aunts to get here. They're parking at mine and taking the bus downtown, which will be a new experience for them both, since they don't want to brave traffic and parking. Heck, that's a major reason for public transit in the first place! It's sounding like the crowd in Madison is going to be enormous. My mother and elder niece are already downtown (they dropped in briefly on the way), one of my nieces friends and her parents are going, several of my own friends might turn up (yo,
meimichan!), and that's just my immediate circle of RL connections. Judging from the chatter online, this is going to be massive. Let's hope it's entirely peaceful. I want us to make the national news for all the best reasons and none of the worst ones. You know I'm wearing my royal blue fleece with all the buttons and pins and patches. I intend to pick up a new addition or two, should anyone be selling something suitable. I have an assurance from L (my niece) that yes, she can definitely draw a pride flag or two on my face. That assurance was given as she was touching up and adding to her own rainbow artwork. The sign I'll be carrying is two-sided, 'keep your tiny hands off my human rights' on one, 'resist your local fascist' and an upraised solidarity fist in pride colors on the other. I'll do my best to get pictures to share later. For now, a quick use of hairdryer and brush, and I'm off!
No counterprotesters, please, universe...?