Wear your Mardi Gras beads!

[HeeBGBz]

Mardi Gras is celebrated all along the coast from Baton Rouge to Mobile and all the areas slammed by Katrina.

While it does nothing really it would be an easily recognized symbol to show your support and concern.

[redwitch]

1. sent mine off to college with my son

they are having a Nawlins style mardi gras p-rade to raise $

[HeeBGBz]

4. That sounds like a fun way to raise money

I have a bag of beads that I've carried around with me when I move from place to place.

[KamaAina]

2. Dagnabbit, they all went away in one of my moves

I'm down to three doubloons: 1989 Rex, 1990 Endymion and 1990 Hermes. I carry one with me at all (well, most) times these days.

[Bluebear]

3. Here's some Mardi Gras for sale cheap cheap cheap

http://www.orientaltrading.com/otcweb/application?namespace=search&origin=searchMain.jsp&event=button.search&Ntt=mardi+gras&x=0&y=0&Ntk=all&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&N=0

[HeeBGBz]

6. You can also find them in Party stores

I know you can here in Branson and we're far from Mardi Gras land.

[jim3775]

5. Wear them to the protest on the 24th

Someone should buy a buch of boxes of beads and hand them out.

[Bluebear]

8. Excellent idear.

[all.of.me]

11. what a fabulous symbol!

wish i could be there to hand them out.

[Lisa]

24. and then ... (this is in terribly poor taste, so please forgive me) ...

People could shout "show us your boobs!", then hold up pictures of Bush, Cheney, Chertoff (Homeland Security), and Brown (FEMA).

[pinto]

7. That's a good, local fundraising idea for relief agencies.

Beads for Bucks for New Orleans.

[madame defarge]

10. Absolutely! At every local public event!

Get the Scouts, schools, etc. involved. Sell them at school football games. Think of the possibilities!

[pinto]

17. I'm going to put together a "sale" at the local Farmer's Market, for the

Red Cross relief fund. We have a small but vocal Mardi Gras event here, so Beads for Relief, or whatever, might resonate with our locals....

[Sgent]

9. All my beads

are at my dad's place... in NOLA.

I will wear them again soon though.

[mopinko]

12. and play jazz music anywhere you can. play it loud

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4695669

[hermetic]

13. I wore mine

on the Monday after. I LOVE the idea of handing them out at the protest. Brilliant idea.

[zalinda]

14. Anyone know how long we will have to march on the 24th?

Since I broke my leg, I've had a difficult time standing or walking for a long period of time. The length of time would determine on if I can go to the march.

zalinda

[NYC]

15. I don't know how long the march is, but there is a lot of standing around

done at protests. If you have difficulty or pain, this may not be for you.

If you stay home, write letters to politicians. :)

[DawnneOBTS]

16. Thanks for suggesting it...

...I was thinking about it since the devastation-now I will go ahead and wear them.

[mopinko]

18. picture the white house fence

covered with them!

[HeeBGBz]

19. Oooh, I can see it! Leave em everywhere!

Constant reminders!

[mopinko]

20. catapult them

from the free speech zones.

[elare]

21. kick n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. I have had mine on

since last week.

[spacelady]

23. Got a lot of them, will supply Sept. March on D.C. Can't make it myself,

but will send beads to someone going.

[goclark]

25. Cool idea

Tje beads could also become bracelets, the colors are so New Orleans in flavor that everyone would know what they stood for.