but decided they might appreciate it if I actually signed up, so I did. I got a really nice email from the person hosting it and explaining a little bit about them. They're usually out there every single weekend. She said, usually it's about 8 people. When they did the first No Kings, they almost got to 20. So, hubby and I will hopefully make that 22... and the other couple that's deciding now whether to go or not (she's furloughed; he's with IRS and waiting to see if he's going to have a job) will make 24. If my sister's "cake testing" for her son's wedding is done early enough, she'll join us, too.... I have two others that want to go, but she carries around oxygen and can't even get to my house to visit, let alone get out anywhere else.
I was a little disappointed when I read about the size of the group. When we did the first No Kings, we were in Lenexa, KS and I know we had a crowd of nearly 500+. The entire park was wall to wall people, and it's a huge park in an upper class neighborhood. WE had a blast with all those people. But you know, I got to thinking that the smaller crowd lends itself to actually getting acquainted with people and maybe making new friends. And that's a real appealing aspect to me. Besides, like I've said before, this is an area that's probably close to 70% Mexican American, 20% black, and 10% "other." We lived in the city/county for over 10 years and loved it. My sister teaches at the Catholic elementary school in the barrio area, a few miles from where we'll be. So, there's a lot of connection for us to the land, to the people, and to the cause.
I'm thinking, depending on how it goes, maybe the host might like a little help next time around... meanwhile, I'm going to concentrate on recruiting some of these better off people I know to maybe stick their necks out for everyone else!!!!
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