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but I couldn't find an umbrella, so I made the decision not to walk in intermittently moderate rain down to the boat in order to get to Bryant Park or anywhere else.

Instead, I sent some pointed emails to my congresscritters. There will be other protests, hopefully in more clement weather.

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From:

lilysea

Does your hair have a texture where it Really Does Not Appreciate Getting Wet?

Hope you find your umbrella soon! ^_^

From:

conuly

Jenn promised to bring home some branded umbrellas from work. Honestly, I think all the ones we had are broken.

From:

redbird

Pointed emails are also good, and your senators need them more than mine do (Ed Markey was one of the speakers at the Boston instance of the protest).

From:

elayna

Good for you, doing what you can.

From:

shadowkat

I decided not to go too. But I doubt they missed us? There was over 200,000 walking down fifth avenue by all reports.

Instead I donated money to the ACLU and hunted down links to share on all the protests around the world today.

I think the pointed emails to your congresscritters may be even more useful.

Edited Date: 2025-04-06 02:25 am (UTC)

From:

conuly

I was actually going to go to the protest / town hall on Staten Island. Shorter commute.

From:

conuly

(But I still would’ve had to go down at least to Victory to catch a bus. It’s a ten, twelve minute walk!)

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shadowkat

I understand. I don't do crowds. I did the Women's March in 2017, and after that? Never again. They didn't have any in Brooklyn that I was aware of? Unless impromptu. There were a lot of impromptu's organized for folks who didn't want to brave the crowds in Manhattan, DC, etc, or couldn't get there. They had 2,000 in Minneola, Long Island, which blew my mind. That's Suffolk County and very conservative.