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01-29-2017 , 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Rex Ingram
nothing in NYC?
Dunno, I just posted what I found on the thinkprogress page linked earlier. May still be people at the airport. Trump tower and Foley square might have something going on.

On a commuter train into Boston right now. Can see other people with protest signs in this car.
01-29-2017 , 12:50 PM
I put it under shame trolly. Thank you for your work.

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01-29-2017 , 02:06 PM
Here's another list of airport protests

http://getgroundgame.com/airportprotests.html
01-29-2017 , 02:09 PM
For anyone coming back to the US from an international flight, say this to Border Control when they ask about your trip,

"I refuse to answer any questions as a form of protest of the administration".
01-29-2017 , 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrochu
I put it under shame trolly. Thank you for your work.


I'm crying IRL.

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Originally Posted by Shame Trolly !!!1!
... "Community, Experience, Networking". That's what I was on the streets fighting for...

What will change next week [after the Women's March] is that a billion connections will have been made. The real purpose of every march/rally/protest/action is to build towards the next one. That's networking...
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
The protests at JFK and other airports were organized by a group who collected emails and twitter accounts from the women march...
To review: When asked "What did the Women's March accomplish?"... see above for an answer. One of very very many. Every one of the kinda events you can walk away from is a victory... every single one.
01-29-2017 , 02:33 PM
01-29-2017 , 02:35 PM
Is that Copley Sq?
01-29-2017 , 02:39 PM
For UK people, there's a protest at Downing Street Monday at 6pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/359732827741189/
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Emergency demo against Trump's #MuslimBan and UK complicity
01-29-2017 , 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jbrochu
Is that Copley Sq?
For sure
01-29-2017 , 02:49 PM
I'm going to the protest at DTW (Detroit Airport) at 4pm(Dearborn, suburb of Detroit has the biggest muslim population in the country) I'll post anything interesting that happens.
01-29-2017 , 02:53 PM
Someone shamefully, in 30+ years on this earth, I've never been the type to be moved to protest, demonstrate, etc.

It took this administration 8 days.

See you at ATL.
01-29-2017 , 03:02 PM
01-29-2017 , 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JordanIB
Someone shamefully, in 30+ years on this earth, I've never been the type to be moved to protest, demonstrate, etc.

It took this administration 8 days.

See you at ATL.
I vote in every election, but never went to local democratic meeting or clubs, protests, whatever. Don't worry about it.

All that matters is we are on the right side of history now. My local Democratic club, which normally has 15-20 people show up if they are lucky, had well over 100 people show up last week. Most of those local clubs are run by older, retired people, and don't have the social media/quick organizing skills that we all have. I'm trying to help and influence those groups to be more efficient, share information quickly, and help organize these events.


What I really want to explore is the proper strategy and message we need to help democrats win these local and state level elections. Was it a matter of not enough canvassing/phone calls/registering voters? Was it not enough events? Was it the wrong message(should we be more progressive, push single payer) or be more center-left.

I'm also joining a group in Michigan that is trying to get a ballot initiative for 2018 to create a bipartisan redistricting committee to end Gerrmandering in the state. It's a really expensive thing to do, you gotta get 300k valid signatures (which is more like 500k actual signatures) within a 6 month period to get it on the ballot. But once it's on there, I think 2018 we'll have a damn good chance to pass it. (similar initiatives for recreational marijuana are pushing for this too)

I see now clearly, that the democrats local organizations have a lot that can be improved on. It's up to us to do it.
01-29-2017 , 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Shame Trolly !!!1!


I'm crying IRL.


To review: When asked "What did the Women's March accomplish?"... see above for an answer. One of very very many. Every one of the kinda events you can walk away from is a victory... every single one.
I urge the organizers to focus on marches rather than standing protests, with the former the participants will know that if nothing else they at least got some good excercise and be happy regardless of short-term results. Like channeling the Pokémon Go craze into a political movement.
01-29-2017 , 03:10 PM
Man I wish I had driven down to Boston today. Working 70 hours almost every week (counting commute) for 13 months now and I'm just fried by the weekend. Kind of resigned to donating cash being my most effective and reasonable strategy right now.
01-29-2017 , 03:24 PM
Geez Jbro that's a lot of work. I'm going to LAX soon and I dedicate today's resistance to you.
01-29-2017 , 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Pwn_Master
I urge the organizers to focus on marches rather than standing protests, with the former the participants will know that if nothing else they at least got some good excercise and be happy regardless of short-term results. Like channeling the Pokémon Go craze into a political movement.
I've said for years that a regular exercise oriented protest run and workout would be golden. Get active and active at the same time. For the less active and differently abled, history walks can be very powerful... and people who are into history usually like learning more. A pokemon-agogo app to facilitate either of the above could be golden.

You do realize this is all DIY, correct?
01-29-2017 , 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by microbet
Geez Jbro that's a lot of work. I'm going to LAX soon and I dedicate today's resistance to you.
Thanks mang!
01-29-2017 , 03:50 PM
Heard of the Hard Hat riots? In NYC construction workers attacking hippies.

I just noticed that was 4 days after Kent State.
01-29-2017 , 04:37 PM
I'm traveling internationally for the second week of protests in a row, but a lot of my friends will be at ATL airport today.

I'll be in Mexico City later this week and will definitely stroll by the US Embassy and the Monument of the Revolution to see what's going on--they typically have protests even in normal times.
01-29-2017 , 04:43 PM
I'm shocked that there are no results for a protest in Tucson. I'm getting way too fed up reading all of this garbage and wanted to go. Nothing downtown, airport, or University of AZ. I find it odd since there were protests the weekend after the election and inauguration day.
01-29-2017 , 04:50 PM



01-29-2017 , 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by .isolated
I'm shocked that there are no results for a protest in Tucson. I'm getting way too fed up reading all of this garbage and wanted to go. Nothing downtown, airport, or University of AZ. I find it odd since there were protests the weekend after the election and inauguration day.
Embrace the anger. Retweet @IndivisibleTUS and ask them why not. Get your friends ready for the next one. There will be many.
01-29-2017 , 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by .isolated
I'm shocked that there are no results for a protest in Tucson. I'm getting way too fed up reading all of this garbage and wanted to go. Nothing downtown, airport, or University of AZ. I find it odd since there were protests the weekend after the election and inauguration day.
Nothing on 4th Ave?
01-29-2017 , 06:15 PM
The combination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General with Trump's disastrous and unconstitutional plans to block immigration, including current legal status holders, from the U.S. is something that we must resist.

Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on Jeff Sessions for Attorney General confirmation.

      
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