<div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">SAT NOV 01</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> <u>U. U. Church,
Bethesda, MD. to Lafayette Park, WDC</u></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The March
got up at 6am, had breakfast at 7am. We loaded the rental truck, cleaned the
Church, and left by 8am. Incredible! We were scheduled to have several stops
along the way for people that planned to join us. All together it was a 6 mile
walk to Lafayette Park. The March had rented a megaphone and used it periodically
to lead group chants. Eventually it went quiet. I was given the megaphone to lead
the group in a new version of the song <u>Which Side Are You On.</u> I sang the
verses into the megaphone and the March sang the chorus (song below). I also
sang <u>The Impossible Dream.</u> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">I saw Izzy’s
daughter as we marched. I stopped and talked with her. Izzy must have been at
the tail end of the March. When we got to the park, Izzy pulled out his guitar
and led us in the Sunset song. While I was waiting for the Lafayette Park Rally
to begin David Rebstock came up to me. He introduced himself and I didn’t
recognize him. I was surprised and delighted that a colleague of mine joined
the March Rally. Kathy was the MC and introduced Ed who welcomed the crowd and
reflected on the March. Then a series of us read comments that we collected
along the March. Mine was from Penasco, NM. A Native American named Marvin
MacAuley said to us, “Don’t forget us little people.” </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">After the
card readings there were additional presentations. The sound system didn’t work
and it was difficult to get the speakers to speak into the megaphone. Once the
Rally was completed David R. and I went to the Unitarian Universalist Church to a
presentation by Michael Doud. On the way over we reflected on the times our
families had spent together. Having been to a presentation he made in Santa Fe,
NM I was familiar with Doud’s material. His presentation took an hour and ½.
Then David and I went to the Presbyterian Church where we were having dinner,
the closing reflection on the March, and sleeping overnight. David stayed for
dinner and the closing reflection. It finished at 10:15pm and since David had crowded into a parking place, I went with him to help him squeeze
out. I forgot that Daylight’s Saving time was falling back. I thought I was
going to bed at 10:45pm. I was actually going to bed at 9:45pm.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Which Side Are YOU On – Climate Style</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CHORUS</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?-- Tell Me -- WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Verse 1</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">They say
where Sandy came ashore, there are no neutral souls</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">You’re
either on the Climate March, or a still for oil and coal.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CHORUS</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">--<b><u>Verse 2</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Come all of
you good people, some real news I will tell</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Of how the
age of climate change has come in here to dwell.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CHORUS</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">--<b><u>Verse 3</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">People, can
you stand Fox News, oh tell me how you can?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Will you
march in New York town <b>[ WDC ]</b> and help us take a stand.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CHORUS—Verse 4</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The Maldives
and Miami are sinking in the waters.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Not the
world we want to leave our sons or our daughters.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CHORUS—Verse 5</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">In the state
of California the water’s going fast.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Mother
Nature’s getting pissed, you know that she bats last.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">CHORUS</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">—<b><u>Verse 6</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We’ve got
storms and we’ve got droughts; we’ve got deniers’ lies.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">The
only way to win this fight is March and organize!</span><div><br></div><div>Thank you all for following these 'blogs' of sort, and for your continual support and prayers all of these long 8 months. It was a once in a life time journey that I am still getting my mind around. It is very good to be home and get my feet on the ground here. </div></div></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div></div>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div></div>
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