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Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 09:22 AM Mar 2018

Is your area having a March for Our Lives MFOL today???? My dark red gun-totin' area is!

I didn't think my area would have a March for our Lives today. I live in a dark red deep south area. I call it BubbaLand. There is no Democratic Party presence here. Pickup trucks & guns is the way it rocks here.

So I did a search, just to see....and guess what? There IS a March for our Lives! Imagine that!?! Someone registered it! There's a location and everything! I RSVP'd to the march!

So I'm going to go and see what's up and support the cause. It may be only a handful of young people, but for there to even be such a protest in this area is remarkable. The info on the march says they are not advertising it, so as to avoid interference before it gets under way. Who registered the protest? And why does it not start until 6:00 p.m.?

Is YOUR area having a MFOL protest today? https://event.marchforourlives.com/event/march-our-lives-events/search/

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Is your area having a March for Our Lives MFOL today???? My dark red gun-totin' area is! (Original Post) Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 OP
It's not being advertised but the word WILL get out just like you found it! PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #1
I'm not very confrontational so I'm not worried about the bubbas. Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #5
I blow kisses and wave with a big ole smile. There are Bubbas EVERYWHERE. Kirk Lover Mar 2018 #6
Flint is - right down by the UofM and MSU expansion campuses Siwsan Mar 2018 #2
Im going here in Northeast Georgia! CottonBear Mar 2018 #3
I'm heading out to march in a deep red area. Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #4
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #7

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
1. It's not being advertised but the word WILL get out just like you found it!
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 09:34 AM
Mar 2018

This is really interesting! Please report back and let us know what happens, what you observe, how many people showed up, etc.

Please don't engage any gun-toting Bubbas and BE SAFE!

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
5. I'm not very confrontational so I'm not worried about the bubbas.
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 10:21 AM
Mar 2018

A couple of friends have told me I can call on them if I need bail money.

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
2. Flint is - right down by the UofM and MSU expansion campuses
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 09:34 AM
Mar 2018

I'm hoping there is a big turn out from some of the suburban school districts. I don't think any of them participated in the walk out - which was a massive disappointment.

I am currently in my 'ok, what am I forgetting' phase, before heading out the door.

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
4. I'm heading out to march in a deep red area.
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 10:16 AM
Mar 2018

Last edited Sat Mar 24, 2018, 10:53 AM - Edit history (1)

Fort Smith, AR, is having a march just about a mile from my house. I don't know what kind of attendance to expext. I learned about it from the March for Our Lives website

ETA: Not a huge crowd, maybe 200, but more than I expected and more people arriving. I'm pleasantly surprised.

I don't see any of our local TV stations covering the event. 'sigh'

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