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state of the meerkat, weekend edition
Sep. 21st, 2014 08:24 pmSaturday was...well, a basic Saturday. Went to the Greenmarket. Wrote some words. Wrote some more words. Hung out on the sofa with cats and a book someone else wrote. Generally counted and polished spoons, because Sunday....
Well, Sunday. Sunday was the People's Climate March. In NYC, in Amsterdam, in London, in Paris, in Istanbul, in Melbourne, in Bogota, in Rio, in Delhi...
In NYC, we were 310,000 strong, according to the official count. [I just saw an updated count of 400K!] Six hours and about six miles, start to finish, and they had to cut the march short by a mile, because otherwise we'd still be marching, there were THAT many people filling the streets.
I marched with the faith-based group section, joining my sister and her fellow Buddhists -and a lot of Jews, Quakers, Pagans, UUers, Episcopalians, Baha'i-ers, and other groups who weren't actually cheek-and-jowl with us. And there were drummers and bell-ringers, and at least one saxophone and two flutes, and maracas, and a lot of dancing...
And now, having refilled myself with water and protein and not-low-fat carbs, Imma gonna collapse until Monday knocks on the door.
( Photos of our corner of the march behind the jump )
If you couldn’t take part in one of the People’s Climate Marches today, but want your voice to be heard…speak up now.
Well, Sunday. Sunday was the People's Climate March. In NYC, in Amsterdam, in London, in Paris, in Istanbul, in Melbourne, in Bogota, in Rio, in Delhi...
In NYC, we were 310,000 strong, according to the official count. [I just saw an updated count of 400K!] Six hours and about six miles, start to finish, and they had to cut the march short by a mile, because otherwise we'd still be marching, there were THAT many people filling the streets.
I marched with the faith-based group section, joining my sister and her fellow Buddhists -and a lot of Jews, Quakers, Pagans, UUers, Episcopalians, Baha'i-ers, and other groups who weren't actually cheek-and-jowl with us. And there were drummers and bell-ringers, and at least one saxophone and two flutes, and maracas, and a lot of dancing...
And now, having refilled myself with water and protein and not-low-fat carbs, Imma gonna collapse until Monday knocks on the door.
( Photos of our corner of the march behind the jump )
If you couldn’t take part in one of the People’s Climate Marches today, but want your voice to be heard…speak up now.
