[Magdalen] Saturday Marches

[AT&T]

MUCH higher participation then expected. Started an hour and a half late.

Jim Handsfield 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 21, 2017, at 3:51 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I was in downtown Houston this morning at a usher-training event.  At 11 am we heard such a noise that we took a break and went over to the huge 2nd story windows and saw The Houston Women's march passing by the Hobby Center (huge theater and event venue) -women, men, signs, kids, people in wheelchairs and kids pulled in wagons and a fair amount  of police- the news said 10,000. I'm thinking when the numbers are in there will have been more. Great energy!
> Lynn reporting from NW burns
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> On Jan 21, 2017, at 1:55 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
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> i might not be able to handle this if the crowd gets much tighter.. but I'm
> thrilled at this turnout.
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>> On Jan 21, 2017 1:49 PM, "Eleanor Braun" <eleanor.braun at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I don't have the stamina to go, but I have a sister and several friends in
>> DC, friends in Boston, brother and s-I-l in Denver, and friends in Austin
>> all marching.   It's been an amazing turnout all over the world.
>> 
>> Trump's reaction may be amusing, but mainly my hope is that this is the
>> beginning of grass roots organizing not just for women, but also for
>> Latino/a, Muslim, LGBTQ, differently abled, and all marginalized folks. Yes
>> it would have been better if the organizing had been in September and
>> October, but this could set the stage for '18 and '20.
>> 
>> Eleanor
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>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 2:38 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> I'm on an L train to the rally in Chicago. Too many people to march!
>> 150K+
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>>> On Jan 21, 2017 1:10 PM, "AT&T" <jhandsfield at att.net> wrote:
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>>>> March in Atlanta is about to start.
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>>> 
>>>> Jim Handsfield
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>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 21, 2017, at 1:26 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>>>> Watching live coverage and the cable went out. Switched to online and
>>> the
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>>>>> sound went out. Happenstance? I wonder. But Sen. Tammy Duckworth was
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>>>>> impressive. VERY impressive.
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>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 1:06 PM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
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>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>> No, no, I can stand. In fact, it feels great to be out of bed,
>> where I
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>>>> was
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>>>>>> for 3 days. I just can't do the combo of standing, walking, and
>>> milling
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>>>>>> around, all in the damp and cold outside. Even 4 trips up and
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>>>> downstairs,
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>>>>>> from 2nd floor to basement, has worn me out. But clean underwear,
>> and
>>> a
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>>>>>> clean clergy shirt for tomorrow, will be a great thing.
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>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 12:35 PM James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
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>>>>>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>> Oh my. Cannot stand and still do the laundry.  Reminds me of my
>>> better
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>>>>>> half
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>>>>>>> too.
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>>>>>>> Feel better real soon!
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
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>>>>>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
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>>>> preserved,
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>>>>>>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
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>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Ann Markle <
>>> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu>
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>>>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>>>> Looks amazing on MSNBC. Uuuuge. Still too sick to stand, march,
>> and
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>>>>>> take
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>>>>>>> my
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>>>>>>>> place in the cool and damp of Buffalo (temps in the 50s, but
>>> drizzly).
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>>>>>> So
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>>>>>>>> I'm watching on TV and doing laundry.
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>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 10:33 AM Ginga Wilder <
>>> gingawilder at gmail.com>
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>>>>>>>>> Today MSNBC is reporting the D.C. Police are expecting half a
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>>>>>>> million.  I
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>> have heard from ft friends who are there.  Their shuttle driver
>>> says
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>>>>>>>> there
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>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>> much more people today than yesterday.  Their metro station was
>>> mass
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>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>> humanity.  Friend says that amazing love, kindness and pure joy
>>> fills
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>>>>>>> the
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>>>>>>>>> air.
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>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>> Ann
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>>>>>>>> The Rev. Ann Markle
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>>>>>>>> Buffalo, NY
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>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> Ann
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>>>>>> The Rev. Ann Markle
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>>>>>> Buffalo, NY
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