Mom On the Alert

Waving signs.

I'm involved again. The interim president of our new Democratic Club talked us into holding a demonstration to protect Social Security. I wasn't so sure that this was the best use of our time, but the majority of the organization decided to give it a go.

The demonstration was held today between 12:00 and 2:00 at a nearby busy street corner.

I did not go to the sign making party last night, but I thought I might at least lend my support by bringing some water to the demonstrators. I was not going to hold a sign.

When I arrived at the intersection, I was delighted to discover that there was a wonderful turnout of people who willing to give up a few hours of their precious weekend to speak out. All four corners were full of demonstrators holding signs.

I parked my car and grabbed some water bottles to offer to my fellow clubmates. One of them accompanied me back to my car to help me carry the rest of the bottles to anyone who was thirsty.

We brought our offerings to every corner. At the last one, I was handed a sign. So there I stood, at the corner of Crenshaw and Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance, brightly dressed in yellow and holding a sign saying "Honk if you want Bush to keep his hands off of Social Security." I held the sign up with one hand waved to the passing motorists with the other.

I was rewarded with loads of people honking horns and smiling and waving from their cars. Next time, I am going to hold a sign saying either "Don't Gamble with Social Security" or ... Social Security, Fix it, Don't Nix it.

Here I go again.

Posted by Judi at March 12, 2005 7:58 PM | TrackBack