Washington, D.C. Saturday 12/13/14: NATIONAL MARCH AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE

[pinboy3niner]

This is the national protest march announced by Rev. Al Sharpton. Sign up at the link below to learn about bus availability to D.C. from your state.



http://nationalactionnetwork.net/march-police/

[okaawhatever]

1. Thanks for the info. nt

[gwheezie]

2. I can go I'm off from work

Who else is planning to go. I'm going to take the train.

[handmade34]

8. I'll be on the train

just trying to figure if I should get a train out that evening or wait till next morn?

[gwheezie]

18. I'll have to leave in am

I have to feed my horses. I can get someone to feed them in the evening.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Kick!

[LeftInTX]

4. A kick from me too!

[Omaha Steve]

5. Wish I could go

[handmade34]

6. I'm in!

[gwheezie]

20. Great hope more DU can go

I'm going to see if some of my coworkers are planning on going.

[pinboy3niner]

38. Good opportunity for a DU meetup for those who can be there

And we can look forward to great reports and photos of the protest from DUers participating.

[Dustlawyer]

7. Thanks for those of you who can go and do!

Not trying to hi-hack the program, but I think that if you also start demanding Publicly Funded Elections while there it can help your goals. As long as corporate politicians are not beholden to us (Democratic governor of Missouri who did not appoint a Special Prosecutor for example) they don't have to do what we want. What they want is to keep us all down, distracted, and blaming each other for our problems.
The PTB inflame the racists through their media which will not be broken up until we regain our Representative Democracy. They push these voting restrictions without fear because they have corporate money to bombard the people with lies, fear, hate, and racism!
Be safe and take it to them, things have gone beyond insane!!!

[Cha]

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[reACTIONary]

10. will be there. k&r (nt )

[KingCharlemagne]

11. Moderators should consider pinning this post to the top for one week. Thanks for

this valuable public service; wife and I are Los Angelenos so will have to be there via livestream or ustream. Any word on solidarity marches out here on the west coast?

[pinboy3niner]

13. I'm in the same boat, being in L.A.

There have been protests here, including one today in Hollywood...

Protesters Gather In Hollywood For Anti-Police Brutality March
December 6, 2014 2:00 PM


Demonstrators gathered in Hollywood on Dec. 6, 2014 for an anti-police brutality protest. (credit: Ed Mertz/KNX1070)

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/12/06/protesters-gather-in-hollywood-for-anti-police-brutality-march/

I haven't heard yet of any marches around the country being planned to coordinate with the national march, but a couple of links to check for other protests are:

Ferguson National Response Network
(Use Index button at left of screen to locate protests in your state.)
http://fergusonresponse.tumblr.com/tagged/CA

fergusonaction.com
(Scroll through nationwide protests by date or click on the interactive map for your location.)
http://engage.fergusonaction.com/solidarity_actions?page=5

[KingCharlemagne]

14. Many thanks for the links. Bookmarked for future use. I'm sorry

I missed today's Hollywood action. (None of my email lists informed me about it, AFAIK.)

[red dog 1]

12. Kick!

I will be there in spirit, and I will spread the word about it.

I hope hundreds of thousands of marchers show up.

[Cha]

15. KICK!

[pinboy3niner]

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[lovemydog]

17. Kick.

Let's keep this kicked!

[gwheezie]

19. I bought the ticket for Amtrak

I got the earliest one that gets me there at 0900. I'll have to feed and be ready to leave my house at 0500. Who else is going.
I was going to see if there might be a bus going from Richmond but I did that once took a church bus and got stuck on a bus with people singing hymns. I know why was I surprised.

[sabrina 1]

21. Thank you for the information.

I don't know if we can be there but will spread the word. Someone suggested coordinating protests from other cities, that would be great for people who are too far away to make it.

[maced666]

22. Everyone should and participate.

Walk. March. Whatever. Hand our pamphlets . I wonder will there be music?

[lovemydog]

35. There should be music.

I wonder if anyone knows for sure.

Great question maced666.

[pinboy3niner]

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[Comrade Grumpy]

24. Kick.

[pinboy3niner]

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[pinboy3niner]

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[pinboy3niner]

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[greatlaurel]

28. Kick and Recommended

[gwheezie]

29. I'm trying to convince a few people at work

Last week we were talking about how we appreciate the younger folks keeping this going so I'm trying to convince them the best way to appreciate what the kids are doing is to join them.

[Cha]

30. KICK & thanks again, pb!

[pinboy3niner]

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[pinboy3niner]

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[WillyT]

33. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[pinboy3niner]

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[pinboy3niner]

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[kelliekat44]

37. Kick!!

[Solly Mack]

39. K&R

[pinboy3niner]

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[lovemydog]

41. I'm going to a rally in New Mexico.

We march in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Washington, D.C.

Albuquerque is under investigation from the Justice Department for having one of the highest rates of police shooting unarmed people. We demand reform.

All who are going to D.C. - thank you. Be safe. I look forward to hearing about it from participants. Love to all.

This is historic. Attend if you can!

Black lives matter. We demand justice!

[lovemydog]

42. Who else is going? To D.C. or to a local march?

Get out there and be heard. Be safe too.

Thank you to all who are going. In spirit and especially in body!

[lovemydog]

43. Please keep this thread kicked.

Everyone here should see it.

Thanks.

[Liberal_in_LA]

46. kick

[lovemydog]

44. kick

[HipChick]

45. Catching Metro in..

[Cha]

47. KIck and Good Luck tomorrow. to all those who get to March! mahalo pinboy

[pinboy3niner]

48. Thanks to all of you who kicked to inform others

I hope to see reports and photos from DUers who are able to be there. Media will cover this, but there's nothing like first-hand reports from some of our own.

[Cha]

49. Nothing like first hand.. agree! And, I want to thank all the Marchers, too, all around the World!

Devin Kelly @devckelly
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About 120 people winding through downtown #Anchorage chanting "Hands up, don't shoot."
2:01 PM - 6 Dec 2014 1,095 Retweets 882 favorites


The Crisis Magazine @thecrisismag
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#ICantBreathe Protesters in Paris march in solidarity with #EricGarner and #MikeBrown #BlackLivesMatter #GrandJury
2:30 PM - 6 Dec 2014 Washington, DC, United States 472 Retweets 282 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/12/12/a-tweet-or-two-187/

[lovemydog]

54. Thanks Cha.

Have a wonderful weekend. I'm getting ready for marching tomorrow. Setting out some warm clothes.

This issue hits me really hard. Police are supposed to serve and protect us.

Shooting unarmed people and getting off scot-free. That is not serving and protecting. That's an absolute travesty. It must change.

It will change. Good people everywhere are taking to the streets. We demand change.

[Cha]

57. I get to thank you too.. lovemydog! I'll be thinking of you all and be there in spirit!

"Shooting unarmed people and getting off scot-free. That is not serving and protecting. That's an absolute travesty. It must change."

Mahalo, lovemydog!

[sheshe2]

55. Ya, we are on fire and we will damn well stay that way!

Hands up Cha.

[Cha]

58. Halalujah.. it's everywhere, she~

Tim Shorrock @TimothyS
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Incredible event taking place on the steps of the Capitol.
10:43 AM - 11 Dec 2014 6,400 Retweets 5,089 favorites

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/12/12/chat-away-475/#comments

[sheshe2]

62. Damn I love that one, Cha.

it means a lot to black lives matter. Staffers came out in support. Sweet.

The children should not be here. They should not know fear they are babies still.

[Cha]

64. They have their whole families joining in the Protests.. :( this war against our Black Brothers &

Sisters from the American PD May these babies grow up to not be subjected to the Fear their parents and the kids today face on a daily basis, she

[sheshe2]

65. Oh gawdess.

Tears for that quote.

Hugs Cha

[lovemydog]

53. Yes, I too look forward to first-hand reports.

To all who are participating - thank you!

[pinboy3niner]

66. Thankyou, lovemydog--you're the best!

And we SHALL overcome!

[Cha]

50. K

[Cha]

51. K

[pinboy3niner]

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[SamKnause]

56. K&R

[KingCharlemagne]

59. Kicking for sustained visibility - nt

[pinboy3niner]

60. I'm looking for a protest in L.A. this weekend

Taking the 2-hr train down makes it a long haul, but I've done a lot of Occupy and other protests that way. And joining with other DUers made it even more special.

Reports and photos from DUers on the ground are especially meaningful. I love that! And you know what I mean, because we've done that together.

[KingCharlemagne]

61. ANSWER has called a march at Pershing Square for 12 noon tomorrow. Not sure we'll be

able to make it, and I've grown a bit leery of ANSWER's downtown LA Saturday rallies, as there is no one there to see them. (Did way too many of them during the Iraq War to keep count.)

But, FWIW, here's the march info. (I did get an email about this one):

http://www.answercoalition.org/los_angeles

[pinboy3niner]

63. Thankyou, C.

Let me know if you're going and we'll meet up there. It would be great to see you and your S.O. again!

[steve2470]

67. kick and rec! nt

[joshcryer]

68. Live stream here:

http://news.yahoo.com/video/abc-news-plus-special-report-220000361.html

[KoKo]

69. Recommend!

[joshcryer]

70. John Crawford Sr. laid the smackdown about Wal-Mart.

Very eloquent.

[pinboy3niner]

71. CNN showed some GREAT aerial shots of the HUGE protest in New York City! nt

[pinboy3niner]

72. "Sea of People": D.C. Rally Protests Police Killings (NBC News)

By MATTHEW BARAKAT
Saturday, Dec 13, 2014 • Updated at 4:26 PM EST

Thousands of protesters marched down iconic Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday, arriving at the Capitol to call attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action.

"What a sea of people," said Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old killed in Ferguson, Missouri, in August. "If they don't see this and make a change, then I don't know what we got to do. Thank you for having my back."

...


Full story and gallery of 22 photos:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/National-Action-Network--285653301.html

[True Blue Door]

73. I'll be donating money to some of these things, but I wish I could participate in person.

It's just I'm not a pacifist and not capable of being one, so I can't do protests.

[justiceischeap]

74. I took some photos today. Will post soon. nt

[pinboy3niner]

75. Great!

Looking forward to it!