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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGetting myself ready for Hobby Lobby protest in the D.C. area
Hope to hell I don't get lost. I have absolutely NO sense of direction. LOL!
Will take some photos today and hopefully post them tonight.
Ready to give 'em hell!!
SamKnause
(13,043 posts)Looking forward to the photos !!!!
Stay safe !!!!!
P.S. I feel your pain. I have zero sense of direction.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Event Listing:
Los Angeles, Calif.
Date/Time/Location TBD
Info: la@defendwomensrights.org or 323-394-3611
San Francisco, Calif.
Thurs. July 3, 5:30 p.m.
Powell and Market Sts.
Info: sf@defendwomensrights.org or 415-375-9502
New Haven, Conn.
Sat. July 5, 10:00 a.m.
Hobby Lobby, 68 Frontage Rd, East Haven, CT
Info: ct@defendwomensrights.org or 203-787-8232
Washington D.C. area: Laurel, Maryland
Sat. July 5, 11:30 a.m.
Meet across the parking lot from Hobby Lobby (near Chik-fil-A)
3333 Corridor Marketplace, Laurel, Maryland
We will walk to Hobby Lobby as a group after we assemble
Info: dc@defendwomensrights.org or 240-487-WORD (9673)
Albuquerque, N.M.
Mon. July 7, 4:00 p.m.
Hobby Lobby, 4315 Wyoming Blvd NE
Info: abq@defendwomensrights.org or 505-249-1768
New York City, N.Y.
Date/Time/Location TBD
Info: nyc@defendwomensrights.org or 347-292-WORD (9673)
Seattle, Wash.
Sun. July 13, 5:00 p.m.
Future Hobby Lobby site, Aurora Ave N at N. 130th
Info: seattle@defendwomensrights.org or 206-568-1661
For more information and updates, visit defendwomensrights.org
boston bean
(36,186 posts)LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)Thank you for getting out there!!!
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)of Hobby Lobby, buttonholing strangers and telling them why they shouldn't go in, that there are alternatives like Micheal's and Jo-Ann's.......
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)Include some photos, maybe statements from women who need bc pills for medical reasons, even acne can be graphic and maybe the right tactic. I have to pay for pills to cure my acne, but HL pays for insert something here maybe viagra or even some dermatology drug.
canuckledragger
(1,632 posts)According to the SCrOTUS they're only unconstitutional if they keep 'christians' from harassing others.
ismnotwasm
(41,921 posts)Fortunately for me I know exactly where it is-- Good luck!
onecent
(6,096 posts)Wish I could join you!
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)sidewalks, I would expect some arrests for trespassing.
greatlaurel
(2,004 posts)Thank you for doing this!
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Bluzmann57
(12,336 posts)Figuratively of course. Hope you are joined by a whole lot of fellow protestors and hope you all can get the message out. Hobby Lobby is anti woman and by extension, anti human.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)shenmue
(38,503 posts)I hope you get on C-Span.
sheshe2
(83,355 posts)Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)But looking forward to your photos (there are no HLs near me)
steve2470
(37,457 posts)RainDog
(28,784 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Reporting in after a short nap. I am old and decrepit, y'know.
I think the protest went quite well, though I would like to have seen more participants. We had about 20 folks show up plus some others who just happened across the protest and decided to join in. The leader of the group led the chants and had plenty of signs ready for everyone.
No trouble and only one encounter with police, who asked us to move farther away from the HL entrance (yes, it does appear HL at least is granted a buffer zone.) Quite a few folks drove by honking their horns or pumping their fists in support. The one truly negative reaction came from a young couple in a sports car, who stopped only long enough to roll down the window so the woman inside could scream, "abortion is murder!". Well, um... yes, they probably had no idea what we were protesting but screaming about abortion always seems to be the standard reply from that crowd, who probably would have responded the same way had they encountered a Girl Scout cookie sale. Anyway, after that outburst they hit the gas and sped away.
Spread the word about democratic underground and am confident some folks from the protest will check us out, including the core group from defendwomensrights.org (Please check out their site and support them!) There was at least one other DUer there and I wish I had gotten her onscreen handle. She even fashioned her own sign. Hopefully she'll check in here.
The demographics of the protest was quite varied, though I would like to have seen more college-age women. On my end of the line there were some fine women who were real protest vets, along with some young men who may have been college folk. Damn, they were such good fellows, adorable and very attentive to my particular situation, as I spent most of the protest from the seat of my mobile walker. The heat got to me rather quickly, so one of the young men offered to take some photos for me as my hands were shaking pretty badly by then. Hope to download those pics and get them up for y'all tomorrow. We also had a trio of lovely women from the deaf community who were among the first to arrive. I was also pleased to see solid support from the LGBT community!
This protest is only the beginning and I hope the movement will only grow. Please follow defendwomensrights.org for updates and if you can, rise up and join in!
That's the short report for now. Any questions?
Edited to add: No, I didn't get lost on my way getting there, but did take a couple of wrong turns on the way back. You know you really are directionally challenged when you get lost even with a GPS!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)That was excellent. I would say you all had success today!
Heh...I'll bet your GPS says "recalculating" a lot!
Thank you so much!
Now, rest well...
I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures, whenever you get to them.
pamela
(3,469 posts)And thanks for the report. It sounds awesome.
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)don't worry about getting lost in D.C. if you've got a map.
Are you going to protest at the Capitol? The Supreme Court (around the corner from the Capitol)?
I have a lousy sense of direction myself and I doped it out when I lived/worked there...and my sense of direction is AWFUL!
if you have a map it is pretty easy.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)I would imagine getting the proper permits for a protest in D.C. can take a while. Plus, the protests are being held outside Hobby Lobby stores.
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)Kath1
(4,309 posts)Thank you for standing up for our rights!
Boomer
(4,159 posts)As promised by theHandpuppet, here are some photos taken at the Hobby Lobby protest in Laurel, MD.
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