What a day what a day what a day.
Also, as it happened, the day before my birthday.
Somewhere, in some distant city, there was an event, an inauguration (we were demonstrating there, too) but I never saw a whisker of it.
Here, in the blessed city of Holy Faith, Santa Fe, there was the biggest, happiest, most determined march—men, women, children, enormous puppets, dogs, including my Pip in his red knit sweater—with our home-made signs, our determination to protect our rights, our steady marching through the streets, cars and buses waiting at every crossroads, the curious police standing to one side, watching, the march volunteers in their orange safety vests urging us on…
And everywhere our home-made signs:
Nat’s tall white “NOT MY PROTUS”—I had to ask for a translation.
A woman’s pink “THIS PUSSY BITES BACK.”
“TREATMENT NOT INCARCERATION” (because all of our freedoms have been under attack for a long time, and now the attack will accelerate).
And many more. Pip was pulling on his leash to go and greet other dogs so my cameraing was limited.
Yours Truly and Pip in Santa Fe
And all over the world, hundreds of marches and demonstrations, not seen since the Vietnam protest days which many of those marching were too young to have witnessed.
As my friend Jake said, “If I saw demonstrations like that, I would want to give up the presidency.”
As my friend Jasper said, “Trump has ignited women.”
And yes, we are burning, with a righteous fire, and all the theatrics to come will not put it out.
Onward!
Santa Fe March
Photo: Jana Morris
DC March
Photo: Joan Baker
Photo: Joan Baker
Photo: Joan Baker
Photo: Joan Baker
Photo: Laurie Doctor
Photo: Laurie Doctor
Photo: Laurie Doctor
Photo: Laurie Doctor
Photo: Laurie Doctor
Photo: Laurie Doctor
New York March
New York March – photo: Kent Paul
He’s uniting us in solidarity, awakening a sleeping giant from complacent slumber.
Love the irony in that the Big Divider turns out to be the even bigger UNITER 🙂
And this is what it was like in San Miguel: http://www.bonnieleeblack.com/blog/
FABULOUS DAY! And another fabulous piece! Thank you Sallie! Your work ignites, excites, UNITES!
And Happiest BIRTHDAY, you precious treasure!!!!
HUGE love and gratitude and All Blessings!
Judyth
Here’s to you and Pip marching!!
Makes for a committed exuberant Happy Birthday!!
Blessed be.
This exciting event reminds of a song from the 40’s, “Praise the Lord, and Pass the Ammunition”, which is the FREE PRESS. We need to support Sallie, and every other woman writer to keep this momentum of civil watchful alert and alive, through the power of the written and spoken word. Happy Birthday, Sallie Spirit!
The late Tom Hayden once famously observrd that politicians do not lead parades. Politicians follow them. Well, it appears that the women of our country have shown us the way. They have indeed begun the parade out of our current darkness and and toward the bright light of the better day of our highest hopes and dreams.