Well,
you may not be able to step in the same river twice, but, evidently, you can
walk in the same Labor Day Parade twice! I walked with the McLean County
Democrats, at the 16th position in the parade and, once we had
reached our destination at Miller Park, walked back and joined McLean County
Moms Demand Action, positioned as 60th in a parade of 90+
organizations, many of them, of course, labor unions!
It
was great to walk back, twice, and see the carpenters, painters, letter carriers,
theatrical stagehands, and other workers, along with lots of school bands!
Congrats to all!
With
the Moms, a nonpartisan group, I think I effectively masked my blue Democrat shirt
with my orange “We Can End Gun Violence” sign, flip side, “Everytown USA.”
Everytown USA is the umbrella organization for the various Moms Demand Action
for Gun Sense in America chapters. With both groups, we encountered enthusiasm,
thanks, and applause. Thanks for all your support at this crucial and sad time
in America! Whatever
your political party, you can vote for Gun Sense candidates, who support
sensible gun safety legislation and who don’t take money from the NRA. Listen
closely to what all candidates say on this issue if it’s one you care about.
And I hope you do.
Today
at Escape Into Life, we are
celebrating Labor Day with poems with work, of all sorts, in them. And
fantastic carpentry-oriented art by Drew Tyndall, one of our past EIL featured
artists.
Happy
Labor Day to you!
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