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cattitude, and I) went to the Boston Women's March today. We got there late, because we hadn't allowed for the size of the T crowds and resulting delays, but we got there, and spent a couple of hours standing around, too far away to hear the speeches, and reading and admiring other people's signs. The crowd was much bigger than anyone expected, meaning we left not only without marching, but without being able to see for sure where the march was leaving the Common.
This was Adrian's first large rally, and I think Cattitude's first at all; I've done this before, sometimes in less pleasant circumstances, like the counter-inaugural in January 2001. For this one we had nice weather, and the local government clearly on our side; Attorney General Healey's speech was quoted as echoing the ACLU and saying that Trump will see us, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in court.
ETA:Cattitude had in fact done this before, though less often than I have, but he dislikes crowds and was glad to have us there to keep him company.
Next time, I hope to have a sign, or at least some more buttons for my coat. (I expect there will be a lot of next times.) I had a number of pins that I threw away a move or two ago, on the theory that I hadn't worn them this century; if I still had it, I'd be pinning "SILENCE=DEATH" onto my coat again.
Side note: the MBTA was running extra trains (relative to a normal Saturday) and prioritizing moving people around over collecting fares, so just had the gates open at Harvard when we got there around 10:20, and at Park Street both when we got to the rally and when we left. We all grumble a lot about the MBTA, with reason, but sometimes they get it right.
adrian_turtle, cattitude, and I) went to the Boston Women's March today. We got there late, because we hadn't allowed for the size of the T crowds and resulting delays, but we got there, and spent a couple of hours standing around, too far away to hear the speeches, and reading and admiring other people's signs. The crowd was much bigger than anyone expected, meaning we left not only without marching, but without being able to see for sure where the march was leaving the Common. This was Adrian's first large rally
ETA:Cattitude had in fact done this before, though less often than I have, but he dislikes crowds and was glad to have us there to keep him company.
Next time, I hope to have a sign, or at least some more buttons for my coat. (I expect there will be a lot of next times.) I had a number of pins that I threw away a move or two ago, on the theory that I hadn't worn them this century; if I still had it, I'd be pinning "SILENCE=DEATH" onto my coat again.
Side note: the MBTA was running extra trains (relative to a normal Saturday) and prioritizing moving people around over collecting fares, so just had the gates open at Harvard when we got there around 10:20, and at Park Street both when we got to the rally and when we left. We all grumble a lot about the MBTA, with reason, but sometimes they get it right.