Pro impeachment guys: tomorrow we're doing an action on the beach.

[EFerrari]

Here, a block away from where I live, one organizer set out to gather 1200 people together to spell out "IMPEACH" with our bodies and to have that filmed and photographed tomorrow. He started out with a handful of people and he's now about to reach his goal. Go, Brad, and thank you.

Before you roll your eyes, I just want to point out that this is how we got to this point in holding Junior accountable, to where our new Madam Speaker has to tell Mr. Conyers to please hold off on impeachment. Nancy had to do that because you and your friends and your network did something. You sent an email or called a friend or just went out there yourself. She knows that and imho, she asked Mr. Conyers to hold off while she does what she does best, gather info and think it through.

And while I'd never pretend to know better than my Congresswoman on how she should steer the House, and while I trust her implicitly to continue to do the outstanding work she has always done, I feel that as a citizen, a voter and a long time supporter, she needs to hear us weigh in when she's trying to figure out where her people are so she can lead them.

Tomorrow's action will not impeach the criminal now occupying the White House; it will give much needed support to our congressional reps who'd like to speak out but at the same time, need to mind their constituents as well as the prevailing wind inside the Beltway. Let's give them a point of reference.

Additionally, it helps gather and train activists. To get this one done and also, for the next time, for the next thing we really need done. Who can ever get enough training?

The very first demonstration I went to (as an 11 year old kid) was on this beach. We were protesting the continuing slaughter in Viet Nam on the occasion of Richard M. Nixon's second inaugural. There were hundreds of protesters on the beach and army copters overhead. That was scary.

This time, the copter will be ours.

If you know anyone that can be here in San Francisco, on Ocean Beach, tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., please forward this OP. The contact site for this action is here:

http://volunteerforchange.org/event/details/704

peace,
Beth

[mike_c]

1. good luck, wish I could join you...

...but I'm too far north. Please post a pic so we can all cheer you!

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

2. Thank you, Mike! You come down more often!

Will do.

B.

[EFerrari]

3. kick before I go out flyering

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Cleita]

4. Wish I could drive up there and participate.

Have a great protest.

[EFerrari]

23. Cleita, he's at over a thousand sign ups

And has gotten endorsements from Code Pink and others.

So good to see people doing what they can. :)

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Wow what a GREAT idea!!

I sure wish I could join you. I would much rather spend tomorrow on a California beach than here in red state hell winter.

I assume you will be taking LOTS of pictures?

Kudos to all of you out in SF!!

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

6. Wish you could, too. Okay, it's cold out there but here goes nothing.

:loveya:

[NNN0LHI]

7. Good idea and best of luck to all you guys

You make me feel proud to be an American.

Don

[EFerrari]

12. Well, that's a lot.

Thank you.

[H2O Man]

These are the

things that the Constitution urges citizens to participate in. I hope that the people who participate in the demonstration have a great time.

[EFerrari]

11. Thank you, sir.

[bleever]

8. K&R. Never underestimate the power of symbols!

(This isn't one of those naked shoots, is it?)

:7

[EFerrari]

9. (waiting for my ride) You offering?

lol

:hug:

[bleever]

14. Maybe if there's no snow...

Though it may be just as cold at Ocean Beach.

[EFerrari]

22. Omigod.

:rofl:

[Peace Patriot]

10. BEAUTIFUL, SFEXPAT2000! I live too far away or I'd be there. My heart will

be there! Can't wait for the photo! And you are so right--these things RI-I-I-I-I-I-I-IPPPPPPPLE!

[EFerrari]

24. Here's to doing whatever little bit we can, today.

:toast:

[Wiley50]

13. I'm Jealous!

You Californians have all the fun.

whimper

[EFerrari]

18. I don't know. It will probably be really cold out there tomorrow.

:hug:

[emlev]

15. A smallish but very photogenic action like this can do a lot!

Hope it goes very well.

[EFerrari]

20. Thanks, emlev. At least there's no nudity involved.

lol

:silly:

[Gregorian]

16. That is great!

It's such an honor to be a part of this group. To brush shoulders with those who are so concerned about their country, and are doing something about it.

I think you described the situation perfectly. Forward we march. Toward the equilibrium that the Constitution created.

[EFerrari]

19. I hope you're down here with us soon, Gregorian. We could use

your help.

Soon maybe.

:)

[EFerrari]

17. I'm just back from Chris Daly's inauguration party and Medea Benjamin

was there. She's on her way to Gitmo.

And there were all kind of citizens out tonight congratulating and thanking Chris.

His intern let me leave my flyers on their table. ;)

My son got to meet her or at least, listen to her a little in the City Hall hallway.

We are a movement, people, the world is tiny and everything we do counts.

:toast:

[emlev]

21. We rarely find out the true impact of our social change actions

It's a treat when we do, but generally we don't know who will be inspired, illuminated, activated by the actions we take.

Assume we have more power than we know.

[symbolman]

25. YES!!

Damn I wish I could be there, in the Chopper :)

Brilliant, let's all get a copy online and send it to all the media folks we can, maybe Olberman would show it on his show..

Make sure there are plenty of cameras, someone make a film short and post that at YouTube, we all want to share this moment.

You go sfexpat2000!! A big hug and Thumbs up from this end!

K & R this folks!

[EFerrari]

31. Brad N. put it together, I'm just the beard, lol.

Great idea, wasn't it? I hope they get good shots!

[Senator]

26. Be Sure to Get Something onto YouTube ASAP

And post the YouTube link here so we can spam it around and recommend it at the YouTube site.

If possible, get a "video/film pro" to do a "sixty second spot" of the message/event. Not a "documentary" but rather something with impact.

It's the best way to leverage your great efforts.

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[EFerrari]

55. I will forward this suggestion to Brad . Thank you, Senator.

:)

[stephinrome]

27. With you in spirit

on the beach.

Steph

[radfringe]

28. I guess that means it's an

imBEACHment?

[EFerrari]

30. Winner!

:)

[xchrom]

29. kick

[EFerrari]

32. morning kick

[TahitiNut]

33. Even I would expose my visually abhorrent aged carcass for such a cause.

Impeach the son-of-a-beaches! :grr:

[Peggy Day]

34. Any pics? I was gonna go, but couldn't.

Can't wait to see it though.

[EFerrari]

40. A few of mine here. When there are more, I'll post 'em

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3058562

:hi:

[Peggy Day]

44. Thank you! Those are great. nt

[lies and propaganda]

35. If i still lived in Sonoma, I would be there in an hour.

Too bad Phx is about 14 hours though, Im super jealous!

[EFerrari]

52. I'm super jealous you lived in Sonoma with all that great golden light.

I called out "Impeach the Decider" for us, lies and propaganda.

lol

[lies and propaganda]

56. im with you darling!

and Sonoma is amazing and so mofo expensive! grrrrr....

[calimary]

36. K&R!

If I live too far away to participate in this myself, at least I can help this stay up top.

:thumbsup:

The more we do, the more we push, the more we agitate, the more we activate, the closer we come. Look what our efforts led to last November.

[EFerrari]

41. And, too, the more time we spend with each other on these projects

the better we work as a team. :toast:

[babylonsister]

37. K&N! Can't wait to hear/see all about it! nt

[stephinrome]

38. just got an email it was on cnn

but i don't have cnn :(

[EFerrari]

42. Well, I have it but don't watch it. Cool. Good to hear.

:)

[EFerrari]

39. Back. What a great action. Wish we could do this every weekend.

it isn't very often that I get to be with 1200+ people who are all on the same page, lol.

Here are a few pix while we wait.

You haven't lived until you are lying prone on the beach with a bunch of strangers, nice strangers, and being buzzed by a helicopter. :silly:

There was also a military plane up there the whole time. I guess they wanted to make sure we didn't try anything funny.

:rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3058562

[mod mom]

43. Wish I could be there. My hubbie will be there later in day-too bad he'll miss it.

I'll send volunteer info to friends in SF.

Have fun!

[EFerrari]

45. That you, mod mom. It was so heartening.

I felt a little worried because there seemed to be a gap in the 25-35 age range but that could just be my impression and not true.

There's really nothing like standing up (or, lol, lying down) with your neighbors to straighten your spine.

:hi:

[mod mom]

57. Wish we were in that age group.

I do agree that there is a gap though. Having marched in both peace and voting rights marches, with the exception of the folks in the League of Pissed-Off Voters, I have found that those around me were my age or older. Also when petitioning at large events I have found young people (college age to ~35) apathetic to what is going down and why it effects them.

[redacted]

46. Just saw the KGO-TV7 Morning News footage during Good Morning America

off of Tivo. (BTW we just bought an upgraded Tivo system to help get coverage like this up on YouTube faster; right now it's sitting on a UPS truck in San Pablo.)

Big big thanks to SFExpat and everybody who participated!

[EFerrari]

47. It sounds like you're 'way more savvy than I am. If you find links,

please post 'em.

I can't tell you how great it was to be in that huge crowd of people who unflinchingly were declaring their wish for impeachment. Amazing.

[redacted]

48. Just found something we can't post but emailed it to you!

[EFerrari]

49. Great. Thank you.

[mdmc]

50. can't wait!

:kick:

[redacted]

51. We drew "impeach" in 20-foot letters in the sand at Dillon Beach on New Year's Day

and it got some interest from the dog owners there, but we kept thinking that we needed more people to do things like that on a bigger scale. Must have been great being in that crowd this morning!

[Peggy Day]

53. great pictures! link

http://beachimpeach.org/photos.shtml

[EFerrari]

54. LOL! Those are great.

lol

[DemReadingDU]

58. thanks for the link!