#NoKings

[redbird]

The three of us went out to the No Kings Yaas Queens combined Pride/NoKings demonstration today, despite my worries about my various joints. Or, at least, that was the plan. It didn't work out, but my knees, hips, and ankles are OK.

We got to Park Street and the Common, and found other people who were looking for the same event, a stage where someone was introducing the next speaker?performer?, and some tables and tents, but no focus. We wound up walking to the side of the Common next to the Public Garden, where we found the parade, smaller than we'd expected but with enough of a crowd I couldn't see much. So we went home, pausing moderately often to rest my joints and watch another bit of parade, which seems to have been heading for Government Center as originally planned, not the Common as we thought.

I'm both glad I went, and disappointed that I didn't actually make it to the first protest or rally I've felt physically capable of in too long.

I will probably update this tomorrow, to note how my joints are feeling. This afternoon, they've felt good enough for some PT exercises.

Comments

[lauradi7dw]

WCVB estimated a million people. I was in contingent 145 of the parade. It took us more than an hour of parade before our area even got to start, and there were lots of groups behind us. From my POV, it was not small.

[redbird]

Thank you!

[lauradi7dw]

nosrednayduj was skeptical that anything like that many people were there. My post, her reply, and my reply are here, if you're interested.
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/966035.html#comments

[otter]

You got to the parade and crowd. I think that counts.

[sabotabby]

Hey, you got to do something!

[azurelunatic]

Yes, I think you did something by increasing the size of the crowd for however long you were there!