[Magdalen] Saturday Marches

[Ann Markle]

The views I'm seeing from all over the world are filling me with hope and
joy. I'm sure nationwide figures are well over a million, maybe well into
the multi-millions. So glad some of us got to go!

On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 4:09 PM AT&T <jhandsfield at att.net> wrote:

> MUCH higher participation then expected. Started an hour and a half late.
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> Jim Handsfield
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Jan 21, 2017, at 3:51 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
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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!
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> > Lynn reporting from NW burns
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> > On Jan 21, 2017, at 1:55 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
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> > i might not be able to handle this if the crowd gets much tighter.. but
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> > thrilled at this turnout.
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> >> On Jan 21, 2017 1:49 PM, "Eleanor Braun" <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
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> >> I don't have the stamina to go, but I have a sister and several friends
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> >> DC, friends in Boston, brother and s-I-l in Denver, and friends in
> Austin
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> >> all marching.   It's been an amazing turnout all over the world.
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> >> Trump's reaction may be amusing, but mainly my hope is that this is the
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> >> beginning of grass roots organizing not just for women, but also for
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> >> Latino/a, Muslim, LGBTQ, differently abled, and all marginalized folks.
> Yes
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> >> it would have been better if the organizing had been in September and
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> >> October, but this could set the stage for '18 and '20.
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> >> Eleanor
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> >> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 2:38 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
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> >>> I'm on an L train to the rally in Chicago. Too many people to march!
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> >> 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>
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> >>>>> Watching live coverage and the cable went out. Switched to online and
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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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> >>>>>> No, no, I can stand. In fact, it feels great to be out of bed,
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> >>>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 12:35 PM James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
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> >>>>>>> Oh my. Cannot stand and still do the laundry.  Reminds me of my
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> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2017 at 12:20 PM, Ann Markle <
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> >>>>>>>> Looks amazing on MSNBC. Uuuuge. Still too sick to stand, march,
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> --
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY