I will be flying into Dulles at 7:15 am, September 23, camera, laptop and chutzpah in tow. My intention is to provide real-time, on the scene coverage of as much of the protest weekend as is humanly possible to provide.
Over at MLW, there’s a “Send MSOC to DC, 9/24” button for contributions to the cause. I’ve raised about half of what I think I’ll need, conservatively (ugh – hate using that adverb in ANY context now).
But there’s so much more that can happen, here. How many My Left Wingers and Kossacks and denizens of Booman, LSF, MyDD and all the rest of the Left Blogosphere are going to BE there?
And shouldn’t we all be One Big Delegation – the BLOGOSPHERE contingent? Like, with SIGNS and shit?
So here’s what I’m thinking…
First, there’s the question of accommodations. At first, I determined to stay with anyone who volunteered to let me sleep on his or her couch or whatever. That’s still an option, I suppose – but a house guest for 5 days and 4 nights is a pretty heavy, I don’t care who you are.
So I have an alternate plan: a group of us pools our dough and gets a hotel room. Sure, it’s against the rules to have half a dozen or more sleeping in one hotel room – but fuck it, we’re goddamned radicals, right? Right.
But we have to get going on the coordination of this thing if it’s going to happen with any semblance of order and smoothity.
So… I guess first we should get a list of everyone who DEFINITELY will be in DC the weekend of September 24-26. Post it here if you are, but if you don’t mind, drop me an email, too, so I can put us all in one big email group.
At the very least, if the whole hotel room thing doesn’t come together, we HAVE to get a DC native to help us find a good place to meet the morning of the 24th. The gathering at the Wasington Monument is scheduled for 11am, with a 12:30 peace march planned. So we should meet someone close by, close enough to walk – and big enough to accommodate us all – AND FEED US. Like, a breakfast joint? With a back room?
Then we can all walk to the Washington Monument together, as a Big Fat Group of BLOGGERS.
I hope this sounds as exciting to you guys as it does to me.
Who’s gonna be there?
BOOMAN — YOU’RE coming, right???
You go Girlfriend! I am so sorry I cannot meet you there after just flying out to Crawford and back this weekend. I will do what I can to assist at this end though. please tell your folks over at MLW that I would love to also do this in LA. There is a sister march scheduled for there.
There are several going from here Maryscott. militarytracy, Cabingirl, DamnitJanet, supersoling. maneegee. REPRESENT!!!!
Will be there from Calif 🙂 As will my brother from Boston.
Mary Scott if you need a room, ShyCat gave us a King with a pullout couch and we can get rollaways. Blog Slumber Party.
Let us know.
Okay — we have ourselves a small group already.
Now we need to find someone who knows DC and can help us coordinate meeting up.
Armando? Or is he NYC?
BrotherFeldspar has graciously offered to show us around. He lives there.
The hotel is for Fri and Sat. I’ll be there till Monday afternoon (passing out pink slips with the now “terrorist group” CodePink. My brother is trying to get another room at same hotel.
We have an email tree going on here between
Supersoling, MilitaryTracy, CabinGirl, me, Ryan (my brother), BrotherFeldspar
Email me at azulism at yahoo dot com. BrotherFeldspar has some incredible ideas.
Will you put me on that email list? I know I can’t go, but I would love to be a part of the planning? If you say “yes” I’ll send you my email addy!
Hey, wasn’t Man Eegee thinking of going?
We’re gonna need a bigger room. (insert Jaws theme) 🙂
Hi! Send your email address to cabingirl05 A yahoo D com, and I’ll forward you our previous emails…
Thank you 🙂
You’re welcome!
Will you also add me to the list?
Maryscott. I look forward to either meeting you there or reading your live updates.
Meanwhile, how about a ‘send a Susan to Philly to hang out with Boo’ fundraiser?
Or how about a send Boo to Port Angeles to hang with Susan and Darcy and Lapin? (who lives here too) ?
We’ll probably have 75-100 people at either Port Angeles or Port Townsend on the 24th .. probably 200+ if it’s in Pt. Townsend (they’re a bunch of far-out Greenies there).
And Seattle too, but of course!
Shucks, I’m coming to Port Townsend then…I can hang out on a friend’s old fishing boat, get all salty…and meet Sue and Boo!
Where’s the donate button, you guys? 🙂
I am tentatively planning on going by Tangiers tonight.
Since this is the first week of class for everyone at my house, I can’t go this week. Are you going next week? That’s looking more likely for me.
Greenbelt Park. National Park Service, 174 campsites, open all year, $14/night. There are others available throughout the area. May be booked, but worth a shot. You may also want to see about renting a motorhome (26-footer will sleep 6), and staying at a KOA.
WTF, “reasonably priced” beats upscale hotels every time.
if you dig camping.
Me, I am FAR too enamoured of indoor plumbing…
“There are hot showers, bathroom facilities and a dump station available to registered campers. $14.00 per night $7.00 for Golden Age or Golden Access card holders.”
I wouldn’t call a coach “camping”. These days they come with WiFi, TV, kitchens, baths, and lounges. Spendy for two, not so for six.
I will be there. Thankfully, it is only a three hour or so drive for me, so I will head down early Saturday morning, driving home late Saturday night.
I have yet to decide if the family will be traveling with me, I have a strange feeling things might get ugly down there. If I decide to travel alone, I would be more than happy to share the ride with someone who is heading down from the Philly area.
I should be back in the US at that time. I live in Charlottesville, VA – about 2 to 2.5 hours from DC. I have a house with lots of space (if you have bedrolls, sleeping bags, etc.). I can transport 4 bodies in my Jetta. Just need help with the petrol.