I'm doing my part by bringing friends to State Street in Trenton to protest the current government. I don't know if we are making a difference, but it feels good to do something.
This time I drove Lisa, and Pam met us in the parking lot. I'm guessing there were about 250-300 people (far fewer than the 500 on President's Day). I did see more young people, which is heartening.
The day before the protest Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with our POTUS in The White House. If you don't remember what happened, google it. He stood his ground for 30 minutes before leaving and heading to the United Kingdom where he was embraced by the EU. As a result, on Saturday there were more signs supporting Ukraine than there were two weeks earlier.
The 19-year old woman with the green hair was back, and she had a few more volunteers helping her to lead chants. An older man brought a drum which he beat with enthusiasm for the first 45-minutes, and sporadically after that. In the crowd was a man in black pants and a dark green flannel shirt that looked to me like an ensemble member in Les Miserables, or straight out of casting for the part of young rebel. He stood a few feet away from others near the front of the crowd and kept up his enthusiasm. I thought he was one of the organizers until an organizer called him out praising his enthusiasm and encouraging the rest of us to match it. That was about the point Lisa, Pam, and I decided we had enough.
The day was warmer than the first one -- I was comfortable wearing sandals -- but the temperature was quickly dropping with the wind. Unlike the first protest, the buildings did not block the wind this time.
Following are some protest signs:
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