"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today, two days before Martin Luther King Day, I realized as I stood among my sister and brother resisters at De La Guerra Plaza that it had been a long time since I've attended a demonstration.
My Greatest International Scavenger Hunt (GISH) comrades and I did a virtual demonstration at the height of the pandemic as part of our GISH week in August 2020, and before that the last demonstration I took part in, I believe, was in June 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
It's been a good, quiet four years, hasn't it?
I dug out my original sign that I used in Los Angeles eight years ago in the original Women's March, taped a new stick to it, and set out downtown for the People's March. I joined several hundred people here, and there were demonstrations and marches from coast to coast.
To be honest, I was iffy going. I'm feeling the doldrums about our situation. I'm glad I went. I felt SO MUCH better standing there among like-minded people, being inspired by political leaders and organization leaders who are devoted to action.
It was a convivial atmosphere! I enjoyed it. We are ready for action.
We heard from women's groups, gun safety groups, environmental groups, and local press who talked about misinformation and the importance of supporting local free press. I learned about a trio of local journalists who are working for media literacy, MomentofTruthTraining.org, and a local group of moms for gun safety with MomsDemandAction.org. We also heard from MLKSB.org, who are having a march on Monday to honor the memory of the great Martin Luther King, Jr.
Then we marched!
Here's me! And a video.
Here's more about our local march from Noozhawk.
And this, from the People's March in another town.
There were good turnouts across the country. Here's D.C.
The People's March turnout was greater than many expected. Keep fighting back! GREAT TURNOUT!
— Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) January 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Here are more cities on a playlist from YouTube.
Keep up the resistance!
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