I attended my first protest on Saturday, and I wore my mom’s favorite pin.
It was Rusty’s first protest since the Viet Nam war!
We drove down to Oshkosh to attend the protest there, as there wasn’t one in Appleton* and Green Bay’s wasn’t until much later in the day. Attendance was estimated at 1,500!! The energy was amazing, and there wasn’t much of a counter-protest. We saw some friends, some great signs & t-shirts… and Captain America skateboarding up & down the main drag! Many people drove by honking their horns and waving flags & signs.
It was very well organized, with volunteers helping to keep crosswalks open & others distributing bottles of water. The weather was much better than predicted, and quite warm!
We made our signs on Saturday morning, and affixed flags before we left home. Kate also pulled out some yard signs from artist Patrick Martinez a few years ago — they were 2-sided, which was great. Kate carried one that said, “People Give Up Their Power By Thinking They Don’t Have Any,” a quote attributed to Alice Walker, and mine said, “Hate Is Too Great A Burden To Bear,” which is attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.
There were a couple of “leave one/take one” bins in the square for signs, and we left our handmade signs. Later, having lunch just up the street a ways, Kate spotted one of them!
*There wasn’t a protest in Appleton due to the 74th annual Flag Day parade — the nation’s oldest. I wouldn’t be surprised if there weren’t some protesters there, but I haven’t seen anything about that.
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A great protest with great signs, and so very well organized. Well done!
Oh, YAY!!!! I’m so glad you guys joined in on such a GREAT protest day! We took part in the protest here in Kalamazoo. I haven’t heard a final estimate, but this one felt a lot bigger than the prior 2 we’ve had, which were about 2,000 each. The sense of energy and community is just so empowering! I love reading about/seeing all the small-town and community based rallies. And your mom’s pin is SO COOL.
I’m so glad you got out there and had a good experience!
Last weekend filled me with HOPE! I am so glad you had such a great time! XO
That pin is precious. I love that you wore it. The numbers across the country are a reason for hope.
I think it was very appropriate to wear that pin to the protest — after all, what everyone was there for was to preserve our democracy! Great signs, too. I was too ill to attend a protest, but I was heartened to see all the coverage from across the country.
What a joyful day of resistance in community, Vicki – yay!! and I do love that pin. What a way to make your mom’s energy visible!
What a great pin and what great signs! The energy this past Saturday has been magnificent!!!