How many will march on Washington on August 24th?

[Triana]

I recently watched a film about that march 50 years ago. The number of people who showed up was astounding. But I wonder even with all the technology we have now to notify people and spread the word more quickly than ever before -- if we can even get the same number of people to show up again for another march on Washington now.

Even with the speed at which we are moving backwards as a nation, so many people seem to have checked out of activism, not realizing that participating in U.S. society doesn't just mean working, voting and paying taxes (and an occasional stint as a juror) but also involves PARTICIPATING and making your VOICE HEARD, especially when moneyed interests seek to silence them by taping their dollars over our collective mouths.

How many do you think will show?

[Raine1967]

1. I will be there. I have friends coming into town

that will be staying with us. I don;t know how many will show, but people will be coming to DC.

The National Action Network is very involved:

You can help to pass the info along via Facebook.

There are ministries that are going to come to DC. This is one example.

We need more people to come to DC. I would like very much if more people would advocate for this event. This is a very big deal.

Thank you for mentioning it. I give this a very happy :kick: Events like this are what we need especially NOW.

[Triana]

4. Kick! And tweeted and shared info.

Also followed NAN on twitter and facebook. Thanks!

[Raine1967]

2. Another link with more information:

http://50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com/ Lots of very good information there.

[LWolf]

3. It's not "checked out."

It's "takes a great deal of money some of us don't have to travel to DC."

In the current economic slough, how many can afford to do so? I can't.

[liberal_at_heart]

5. I'm in the Seattle area. I'll have to look to see if they have anything going on here.

If they do I'll be there.