Reply #7: There really was a great mix there.... whats more

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is that I saw a lot of middle aged, middle class white people there. As well as young and old.

Whats less however was the lack of Buffalo's' Black population. Most of whom are completely against the war. I am going to call the local organizers next week and try and brainstorm with them on how to get these events more widely known in Western NY. Specifically the poorer areas and the trendy clubs of the college group. So many more would have shown if only they had known. I have access to some awesome color copiers and a small printing facility that they might be able to make use of.

As an aside about the peace flags... Before the first couple showed up I was having a case of nerves, an Air Force recruiter came to the door and laughed at us and a friend who'd just got off work said her replacement was like "theres only 10 or 20 people out there, they look kinda silly". It was about 5 minutes later the first flags showed up and my heart swelled, I found that moment to be quite reassuring and very grounding. The peace flag is the only one I will pledge to these days.