HOW MANY OF YOU ARE GOING TO DC FOR THE PROTESTS??

[growlypants]

I'm just doing an informal poll. I'm going with 3 other people. And let me ask a question????? Do you know if you're allowed to camp out on the Mall in DC?? We're bringing sleeping bags because hotels are gonna be waaaay expensive and waaaay overbooked.

[DistressedAmerican]

1. Me, Me Me!!!

Taking The Streets Back From The Thugs In Our Own Gub-ment!

I will look a lot like this. So If you see a freakishly tall dude with a big rack of signs all festooned in flags, you've found me!

[growlypants]

14. Is that really a picture of you?

[DistressedAmerican]

17. In Crawford On Saturday!

Lots (100 or so) more at my website!!!

[growlypants]

18. Excellent. I wish I had some cash cuz I woulda loved to go Crawford

and show my support.

[DistressedAmerican]

19. It was an awesome experience. Amazing to meet all those folks and

see how effectively support for this from around the country has gelled into a small city with all the necessities. Great model for future action. Grassroots power!

[growlypants]

21. Well, hope to see you and your signs at the protest. I'll be the one

in the gas mask.

[countingbluecars]

2. I'll be there.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. i'm going

looking forward to the after-protest concert, too:

Operation Ceasefire Concert
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3026

Art by Mike Flugennock of Sinkers.org
International recording stars Thievery Corporation are bringing together several notable musical acts such as Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Le Tigre, Bouncing Souls, country music recording artist Steve Earle, socially conscious hip hop groups like The Coup, the rock 'n soul group The Bellrays, along with progressive activists/performers Head-Roc, Jello Biafra, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and many others for a free concert on the Washington Monument grounds.

The concert is part of the three days of massive anti-war activities being planned in Washington, DC by United for Peace and Justice. It will cap a full day that starts with a late morning rally, a march through downtown Washington and an anti-war fair on the grounds of the Washington Monument. UFPJ is delighted to be working with the concert producers to add the event into the full program of the weekend.

For more information, see the Operation Ceasefire website.

http://www.opceasefire.org/

[Mythsaje]

4. I wish...

Take gas masks.

[growlypants]

6. already bought one. And a flak jacket too (can you imagine?)

[Mythsaje]

11. Might need it...

you never know.

I'm hoping you don't.

Oh...I also highly recommend that everyone who can do so bring a video camera. Or six.

[growlypants]

13. and fake ID. lol

[Mythsaje]

16. Other than the fact

I think that just might get you in even hotter water if something goes down, sure...

LOL

[Big Kahuna]

5. Where and When?

[growlypants]

7. here's the info

http://unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=91

[JimmyJazz]

8. I don't think camping on the mall is legal.

I don't know for a fact, but I would seriously doubt it.

[growlypants]

9. thanks

[JimmyJazz]

15. google: sleep washington DC mall - it appears you can stay on the

mall overnight, but you aren't allowed to actually SLEEP on the mall.

[growlypants]

22. Fine, I'll lay awake all night. thanks!!

[knowbody0]

10. me too

[smurfygirl]

12. I might be going

not sure yet:shrug:

[tnlefty]

20. I plan to be there!!

My 10 yr. old will have to come with me and he wants to fly. I want to try to ride the PeaceTrain. I have a friend who wants to go, but hates to fly, would like to ride the train or a bus. Some locals are trying to charter a bus and someone is offering to put us up, but in the next couple of days I need to make some reservations!

Peace.

[growlypants]

23. Do you really want to bring your son??? I fully expect the police to

do something absolutely ignorant and violent as they have in last week in Utah and Pittsburgh. I'm actually bringing a gas mask. Yes, its come to that apparently

[tnlefty]

50. Either he goes with me or I won't get to go.

The older 2 want to attend, but they have a school function that they need to attend. My spouse will be taking up the slack with those 2 while I'm gone, but he can't take time off from work right now to deal with the additional 3rd child and getting him to and from school in addition to the schedules of the older 2. I suppose I could leave him home alone, but those pesky Children's Services folks would probably get a little upset if they found out about it.;-)

[KerryOn]

24. My wife and I will be coming...

... so that makes two more Ha!

We will be coming in on Friday and leaving Tuesday morning.

Just made our reservations.

[DanCa]

25. I would love to but no transportation or funds

I am reduced to looking into mall fountains for loose change.

[AnnInLa]

26. me, me, me....too! Yall please look for the tee-shirts that have

this pic on a blue background. That will be us, the Louisiana Activist Network....and I'll be the one dead in the middle of the crowd so that I don't have to take flack from the people on the outside of the crowd...cluck, cluck.

Shit, yall don't really think we need gas masks do you? Hope yall are kidding...aren't you? aren't you?

[growlypants]

30. No....I REALLY am bringing my gas mask. Just in case, of course

[AnnInLa]

now you're scarin' me

but I'm going anyway. Thought there were permits for all of the march and the activities?

[hootinholler]

42. Yes they hold permits

I expect the Metro DC police to be as professional as ever. They deal with a lot of protestors and aren't as particularly trigger happy as other police forces that don't deal with similar situations as often.

That said I can see some false flag instigators attending as well, so keep your wits about you.

I haven't decided on a mask yet. Brainshrub had some kit tips on his site.

See you all at RFD!

-Hoot

[FtWayneBlue]

27. Our group from Ft. Wayne is chartering a bus,

we have seats to fill on it at $75 each, roundtrip. Cheaper and quicker than Greyhound, I checked. Some of the charter bus companies are already sold out for the weekend.

We are leaving Ft. Wayne Friday evening and leaving DC Saturday evening, so we don't have to worry about finding somewhere to sleep in DC. We'll just sleep on the bus!

PM me if you want to go with.

[Blue_In_AK]

28. I'm trying to pull it together.

I'm just trying to find somebody to travel with or meet up with as soon as I get there, because I'll be alone and don't have a clue how to get around down there.

[AnnInLa]

29. You're certainly welcome to hang out with the Louisiana crowd

of Peace Trainers....we are a big group, and our unofficial hq will be the Holiday Inn Washington-Capitol. If you want other info about our group in DC, PM me. See ya there.

[growlypants]

32. hey just sent you a message. check your inbox

[katinmn]

48. You will have lots and lots of friends there!

Read this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=148

[Buck Turgidson]

31. ...with bells on!

'course all I have to do is get on the Metro at the Vienna station.

[EstimatedProphet]

33. We'll be there, and we're putting together a meetup on Saturday

[tk2kewl]

34. Mrs. kewl and I will be there.

:hi: :hi:

[leftchick]

35. My Family of Four Riding the Peace Train to DC!

See you there!

:hi:

[Obamarama]

36. Flying in for the day!

Arrive at 9:00 a.m., need to be back at DCA by 3:30 p.m. to check in for my 4:45 return flight. It will be short, but OH so worth it!

[Blue_In_AK]

37. I'LL BE THERE!

I just booked my flight.

[seg4527]

38. i want to go, but don't think i'll be able to

i'm going to be in school in minneapolis. i can get a bus ticket from a local anti-war group, i'm part of their kind of student-wing, but it's 125 dollars. with my tution, i have no way of paying for that, unless i'm going to quit eating a few weeks.

[KG]

39. stay out in the suburbs, take the subway into DC. there's a stop

on the mall. couldn't be easier.

[TWiley]

40. What are the dates?

[growlypants]

43. sept 24-26

[TWiley]

44. Thank you.

I will try to schedule some time. I do need a vacation, and maybe I could arrive early to visit the Smithsonian.

The last time I was in DC, I took a picture of RR waving to me on the sidewalk from his presidential limo. It was dusk, and suddenly all the lights changed to green on his route. Motorcycle cops were ahead, and one came real close to me on the sidewalk and shouted "Get Back". It was at that point that I took the lens cap off the camera.

[CANDO]

41. 3 in my group!

Coming by bus from PA.

[Mutley]

45. I'm going.

And you could stay in a hotel outside of DC and take the metro in.

[DistressedAmerican]

46. Kicker

[Renew Deal]

47. I am with 2-3 others.

I don't know about camping.

[Jara sang]

49. I am, if I'm still in the area

There is camping, by the way within the beltway at Greenbelt Park.

http://www.nps.gov/gree/pphtml/camping.html

[faithnotgreed]

51. anyone looking for a place to stay please check out thread

from a few weeks ago started by tigress dem

in it she urges people to come to dc for this march and there are various posts with a lot of good information about cheap & hostel kind of places to stay