It's here. The world is grabbing back.
Portland's protest yesterday was the biggest social event in its history. 100,000 people in the streets - women, men, children, old people, teenagers, and each of them filled with a powerful determination, and positive message. Each of them spreading love, not hate. Even some of the cops joined in, wearing pink hats, big smiles, and taking pics with the crowd! And this happened all over the world. It was truly a miracle day!
Favorite chant: "WE WANT A LEADER, NOT A CREEPY TWEETER!"
I feel better than I have since what's his name won the nomination. Sickeningly, I could not be there myself - I was in bed on pain pills because of my crap back. Totally sucked. But I watched the protests all day long and cheered from my bed, wept with happiness and surging joy at the sight of so many BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE in the street! So much love, so much creativity - I'm totally overwhelmed and surprised by how it makes me feel - who needs pain pills when you've got this unrelenting river of tenderness flowing through the world?!!! They are all heros and heroines. Truly. Yesterday was one of the most amazing days in human history. It's obvious now to me that I'm not alone, as I sometimes feel. None of us are. We are all around each other, right now! WE HAVE THE NUMBERS. WE HAVE THE POWER!!!
I feel more empowered by this incredible outpouring of intelligence, compassion, love, motivation, creativity, determination grit, and general ELEVATION than I have maybe since Obama's first inauguration. So - THANK YOU WORLD! Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity, in America, in my own damaged culture - it really IS just the beginning. Let's do it again, let's meet in the street again, I will rent a wheelchair for the day, I won't be stopped next time! let's CALL CONGRESS EVERY DAY of the week, and let's tsunami that creepy tweeter out of the white house!
Call this number to get connected to your Congress member, Senators and Representatives! 202-225-3121
Please note: Nov. 6th, 2018. Mark it in your calendar - it's less than two years away. That's the date on which 33 senate seats, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and 14 governorships currently held by Republicans will be up for reelection. November 6, 2018 is the first chance the majority of Americans will have to cut off Donald Trump's legislative balls.
Go. Put that in your calendar right now. Don't just trust that you'll remember it. Voter turnout was just 36 percent during the 2014 midterm elections -- the lowest in 70 years. We all need a reminder, because that cannot happen again.
Make sure the young people in your life are registered to vote, and turn in their ballots, or drive them to the polls! We need every single vote on Nov. 6th, 2018. Less than two years away.
Melange supports women and women's rights. Melange is made of sisters and mothers and daughters, grandmothers and grand daughters, aunties, nieces, and nephews and brothers and dads too! And they are all the heart and soul of the world. xoxoxoxo Diane
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