I Want to Be Able to Say I Did Something
I will attend the Women's March here in Spokane today because I've decided NOT to take Mr. Trump sitting down. There has been a significant change in our government, so I figure there must also be a change in how I deal with it, like getting up off the couch. It's been a long time since I've been politically involved, in fact, since the Vietnam War. Back then I was barely old enough to understand what was going on, but as my first "adult" act I applied for and achieved Conscientious Objector status. I protested nonviolently, and the war was ended shortly thereafter.
I DID something and good things happened. I don't know what's going to happen today. I want to be able to say I DID something, was part of a nonviolent something, was not just passively sitting around. It's a start-