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wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
Sat Jun 30, 2018, 11:44 AM Jun 2018

On our way to the Keep Families Together

March in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Lot’s of gray haired warriors like me there. A very progressive college town.

It is always fun to get together with folks like me who became socially aware in the sixties

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On our way to the Keep Families Together (Original Post) wasupaloopa Jun 2018 OP
I'll be heading down to Olympia in another hour for ours. Aristus Jun 2018 #1
Good on Ya👏👏👏 irisblue Jun 2018 #2
My wife and I will be about 500 miles north of you doing the same. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #3
Where are you wasupaloopa Jun 2018 #4
Eureka, CA. We just got back home. Garrett78 Jun 2018 #8
Same amount here but no counter protesters wasupaloopa Jun 2018 #9
This is from our local paper: Garrett78 Jul 2018 #10
I feel very lucky to live where people care wasupaloopa Jul 2018 #11
currently rownesheck Jun 2018 #5
Hope it goes well - good luck FakeNoose Jun 2018 #6
Starts at 3pm in Portland ME Shanti Mama Jun 2018 #7

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
8. Eureka, CA. We just got back home.
Sat Jun 30, 2018, 04:13 PM
Jun 2018

I'm bad at estimating the size of crowds, but I would guess we had a couple thousand. There was a pitiful group of 4 or 5 counter-protesters.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
10. This is from our local paper:
Sun Jul 1, 2018, 12:13 AM
Jul 2018
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2018/jun/30/eureka-joins-march-families-belong-together-today/

One of the organizers was told there were about 3000 in attendance. That's pretty good for a city the size of Eureka and a county the size of Humboldt. Of course, this is a district where our Democratic Rep. will win re-election by 50 points.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
6. Hope it goes well - good luck
Sat Jun 30, 2018, 11:51 AM
Jun 2018

I did the March for our Lives and was surprised at how many baby boomers like me (I'm 67) were there.
Unfortunately I'm not able to participate today, but I'm there in spirit.



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