Please sign in here if you are going to the One Nation March in DC on Oct 2nd - please keep kicked

[proud2BlibKansan]

http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/content/main

Demand the changes we voted for

One Nation Working Together is a social movement of individuals and organizations committed to putting America back to work and pulling America back together. Coming from a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, beliefs and orientations, we are determined to build a more united country with good jobs, equal justice, and quality public education for all. Learn More » http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/mission

WHO WE ARE

We are One Nation, born from many, determined to build a more united America – with jobs, justice and education for all.

WHY WE MARCH
We march for a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. We march for jobs, justice, and education. We march for an economy that works for all. We march for a nation in which each person who wants to work can find a job that pays enough to support a family.

http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/content/main

[handmade34]

1. will be there

and still trying to get more people going... I will be working as a volunteer there. Hope to see you all :patriot:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I'm looking into setting up a meetup on Friday night

Are you interested?

[handmade34]

7. fortunately I am working in Arlington that weekend

:party:
I have offered to put people up if I can get a big enough place... still working on that. I am up for anything that weekend; I want there to be hundreds of thousands of people and I want the energy to last until after the elections and then still continue and continue.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. OK I'll let you know if I set something up

I emailed the place we met in Jan of 07.

The march the next day was wonderful. But the meetup the night before the march was the best. :)

[AmericanMan1958]

3. me 2

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. You wanna come to a DU meetup?

[HipChick]

16. I'll be there and also interested in a DU meetup

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. WOOHOO!

[AmericanMan1958]

20. Let me know

A group of us will caravan there.. not sure where we are spending Friday night

Keep me informed, please

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. You are on the list

[HipChick]

36. I'm local...let me know if you need any help finding a place for Friday

[proud2BlibKansan]

39. In Jan of 07 we met at the Hawk and Dove

I emailed them for info on reserving a room. If there'a a high cost involved, I will obviously look elsewhere. But it's a great place and was the perfect setting for our meetup.

[elocs]

4. Because kicking means more than a Rec. You can kick it everyday,

but you can only Rec it once in the first 24 hours after posting.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Thanks for the kick!

[lovelyrita]

9. I'm trying.

There don't seem to be any buses leaving from Florida. I've been in contact with those on the steering committee for the south area and for Florida. So far they have not been able to give me any information on transportation options. I've taken the day Friday before off of work and hope to have some way to find some way to DC.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Did you look here:

http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/transportation

Hope you can make it!

[lovelyrita]

15. I have looked there.

It seems within the past two hours a bus has been posted leaving from JAX. It's 3 plus hours from where I live but I'd be willing to make the drive.

[EXneoCON]

80. Leaving from Port Charlotte...

http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/transportation

[AmyKeshe]

86. Florida buses

Here is the link to the Discussion board of One Nation Working Together on facebook.... click on the Florida Heading.... there isn't much in Florida but maybe there's something you can use.

http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=130038760366906

[JPK]

10. Count me in!

I just hope we show up that asshat Beck. My brother-in-law from Louisiana went to the Beck thing and he is a devout racist and pretty much an ass. I'm so tired of hearing their crap. Please....if you can make it, COME!

[Go2Peace]

11. Can't make DC but I will be at one of the regional events!

[rurallib]

13. I can kick.

[Hissyspit]

14. Kick. nt

[Hannah Bell]

17. kr

[Hannah Bell]

28. kik

[Better Believe It]

18. K & R

[thecrow]

21. kick

kickh

oh yeah i'm going too

[Starry Messenger]

23. k & r

[williesgirl]

24. kicked and rec'd

[RubyDuby in GA]

25. I'm going.

Me, the hubby and our 4 year old.

[SharonRB]

26. I was thinking about going on the bus

But I don't think I can deal with two nights on a bus. I'd be wrecked by the time I got home Sunday. Right now I doubt I'll be there. Even if I come I won't be there for the meetup and will have to stay with my group on Saturday.

[cilla4progress]

27. I'm DYING to go, and had plans in the works...

but looked at my finances since my layoff and couldn't justify the cost! Very hard on me not to be able to go. I would love it if we could organize something in my nearest big city - Seattle.

[Count Olaf]

94. There are many people that would like to help enable you to go

You can put your financial needs on this site

http://www.wishadoo.org

and then everyone can chip in $5 or whatever. There are MANY people who would like to go but cannot, but would be happy to help support another in going....seriously. If you try it and it works, perhaps more will join you and the DU meetup will grow(as well as the protest)

[jimlup]

29. Wish I were going...

It is a busy time for me. I'll at least donate a bus ticket though...

[whathehell]

75. Where can you donate a bus ticket?....I can't go, but want to send someone else, if I can. n/t

[Count Olaf]

96. cilla4progress 2 posts up want to go but cannot afford$$

n/t

[Count Olaf]

95. poster cilla above could use help getting to the protest

n/t

[pinboy3niner]

30. Kick

[marmar]

31. I'm likely to go......depends on whether I can get off work the Friday before.

nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. Be sure to PM me if you come so we can meet up

:hi:

[marmar]

33. Of course.

:hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

34. kick

[pinboy3niner]

35. Kick

[LWolf]

37. I can't go to DC, but I may be able to go to the matching event in my state.

It's a 3-4 hour drive over the mountains. I'll know by October 1st, when I get my first paycheck since last June.

They cut our pay by almost 6%, and cut 11 days off the calendar. Those cuts take effect on the first paycheck for this school year. In addition, our health insurance is going up 30%; the final numbers came in this week. That takes effect on that check, too.

I've already gone through my safety cushion dealing with the 3 previous cuts. I don't even know how much the October paycheck is going to be. If there is enough room for fuel for a long driving trip, I'll be there.

[proud2BlibKansan]

38. You don't get paid in the summer?

That sucks.

[LWolf]

40. I get paid.

We get one check on the last work day of the school year to cover the summer months.

That check was short, because our district cut days off the end of the school year. Those cuts were made when we were only a few weeks away from the end of the year, so weren't spread over a whole year. Those cut days came out of the summer check, leaving us suddenly with less money for the summer than we thought.

Five years ago, I sank all my savings and every drop of credit into the efforts to remove my grandson from his mother's custody and provide him with the life-saving open-heart surgery, and three years of subsequent support and therapy, he needed. His dad, my son, couldn't work during the recovery time, as the grandson needed a full-time family caretaker. By the time they (my son and grandson) were on their feet and on their own, I had no reserves left. The pay cuts started coming the same year they moved out. I'm hanging on by a thread.

[proud2BlibKansan]

41. I'm so sorry

A district here in my area pays that way as well. It sucks. You have more taxes taken out because the gross pay is higher.

Hope your grandson is doing well now. :)

[LWolf]

42. The grandson is thriving, which makes it all worth it.

It's also about lifestyle, of course. If I were willing to quit supporting my 3 hayburners out in the barn, or to move to town, my budget would be easier. Those hayburners, though, are the last in a line of horses that have been in my family since 1945. They're here for the duration.

In reality, I'd originally planned to sell this place and downsize when the son and grandson moved out; I took on a bigger place, and a higher mortgage, so we'd all fit in one place. By the time they moved, the housing debacle left me upside down. Not hopelessly, but it'll be some years before I can reasonably move on.

[maryf]

49. I get paid for the summer

at the end of the year, but in 5 pays, without the deductibles, so it's actually more, but goes much quicker, this is the first year that I've money left which is good because we're only getting two half pay checks this month...another story.

by the way, consider this a K&R and I'll be there...

[proud2BlibKansan]

54. You're coming?!

Hooray!!!

We are so hangin out. :hug:

[maryf]

61. pm me

closer to the date, :fistbump:

[Better Believe It]

43. Kick

[GrantDem]

44. I'll be there.

Riding the CWA bus from Indy.

[proud2BlibKansan]

55. When does the bus get in?

[GrantDem]

63. Not sure...

Still waiting on the details from the Indiana JwJ coordinator.

[proud2BlibKansan]

66. Let me know so I can plan a meetup

I'm thinking Sat might be better than Friday.

[pinboy3niner]

45. Kick

[Control-Z]

46. I looked for group transportation/bus or a meet-up

even, in So Cal, but haven't found anything yet. That would be about the only way I could possibly swing it at this time, if at all. If anyone has info, let me know. I'd love to find a way to go. I'm in OC, and you can pretty much bet there will be nothing coming out of here. Lol.

[pinboy3niner]

48. The website shows a bus departing from Long Beach

That was when I checked a couple days ago. I plan to keep checking back to see if they have one closer to me (I'm in the Antelope Valley).

I could fly, but the bus is appealing for the chance to meet and spend time with others heading out for the march, though it means a much bigger time investment.

I still don't know what I'll wind up doing, but I'm getting more and more fired up about the idea of going.

[Control-Z]

51. I feel the same:

'I still don't know what I'll wind up doing, but I'm getting more and more fired up about the idea of going.'

I believe I saw the entry (you're referring to) but it appeared to be one person, from Long Beach, looking for a bus, as we are. I'll have to take another look.

Riding the bus with another DUer would be fun.

[tilsammans]

47. Kick!!!

Can't go, but kickin' it for y'all. :kick:

[maryf]

50. Before you go, read this!

the real reasons to go:

http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/let%E2%80%99s-have-real-protest-not-democratic-pep-rally-october-2nd

excerpt here:

“The character and importance of the ‘One Nation’ rally will be determined by the demands that are made on Power, most especially on the White House.”

The October 2 rally in Washington to demand jobs and “stop moving money out of education and into wars and prisons," in the words of NAACP president Ben Jealous, promises to be huge. SEIU Local 1199, a co-initiator of the event along with the NAACP, has booked 500 busses from New York City, alone, and thousands more will be rolling into the nation’s capital from around the country. Participating organizations include nearly the entire spectrum of labor, social justice and peace formations in the United States.

But big does not necessarily mean historic, or even useful. The character and importance of the “One Nation” rally will be determined by the demands that are made on Power, most especially on the White House, where one man wields the power of an entire branch of government, is the leader of the majority party in both Houses of Congress, and commands national and global attention by virtue of the presidential “bully pulpit.” A Washington rally for jobs, justice and peace that makes no specific demands on President Obama would amount to a capitulation to the status quo on all counts, no matter if half a million attended. And if the event is allowed to become wholly a pep rally for Obama and Democrats, then that will tell the world that real movements for laboring people, social justice and peace do not currently exist in the United States – just a bunch of Democratic Party groupies with delusions of relevance to the burning issues of the day."

more at link above

[proud2BlibKansan]

52. LOL I posted that earlier today

Interesting reactions from the loyalists. :)

[maryf]

62. link to that?

thanks! :hi:

[pinboy3niner]

64. Link:

Let’s Have a Real Protest, Not a Democratic Pep Rally, on October 2nd (OP by proud2BlibKansan):
http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9158444&mesg_id=9158444

[maryf]

69. thanks, I'll kick that too!nt

[one_voice]

53. I'm going...

I'm driving down Sat. morning since it's a relatively short drive for me. I'm pretty sure my son is coming with me, maybe his sweetie, and possibly a few family members. I'll know for sure soon.

If people are meeting up on Sat. to walk together, I'm game.

[proud2BlibKansan]

57. I'm thinking maybe the meetup should be Sat night instead?

People coming on buses and others like you won't be there till Sat. Maybe we should do the meetup after the march.

[Better Believe It]

56. Kick

[rhett o rick]

58. I plan on marching on Washington the state in Seattle. nm

[handmade34]

59. kick

[Better Believe It]

60. Kick

[ibegurpard]

65. wish i could

but kick anyway

[proud2BlibKansan]

67. kick

[Better Believe It]

68. Kick

[AmyKeshe]

70. Bus Information links

Here are two useful links for those looking for buses going to the march: http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/transport... and http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=130038760366906

[AngryOldDem]

72. FYI -- the One Nation link says "page not found." n.t

[EXneoCON]

78. Try this link for buses...

http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/transportation

[Better Believe It]

71. Kick

[pinboy3niner]

73. Kick

[Hannah Bell]

74. k

[IcyPeas]

76. wish I could too - wish they were having one on the west coast too :-(

[AmyKeshe]

87. West Coast ONWT

http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/local_events

[EXneoCON]

77. I'm coming to the March...

....I'll be on Amtrak all of Friday night, into DC about 7:30 am. Probably walk around the mall until the 12:00 kick-off.

Was there any decision on which day to have a DU get-together? BTW, sorry I missed this thread earlier. I posted basically the same question yesterday and had few responses. I'm feeling better about our participation now.

[proud2BlibKansan]

81. No decision yet. I'll let you know.

When are you leaving? Is Sat night better?

[JonLP24]

79. K&R

Would like to go but I'm thousands of miles away.

[spanone]

82. wish i could

[Better Believe It]

83. Kick

[proud2BlibKansan]

84. Kick

[ThomWV]

85. Yes x 2

[AmyKeshe]

88. WVA

Are you going with CWA union?

[Better Believe It]

89. Kick

[Better Believe It]

90. Kick

[Better Believe It]

91. Kick

[Tracyjo]

92. I'll be there

[madmom]

93. Would love to go, hubby and I are waiting to see if his union local will organize a bus, they did

last time. Here's hoping!

[AmyKeshe]

100. Union Bus to One Nation

Do you have any info to share on that union bus? Are there any available seats? Can non-members ride?

[TriMera]

97. Kick. n/t

[Subdivisions]

98. TEXAS TEXAS TEXAS

For Texans there is another option. A person not far from me is arranging a bus. I spoke to him on the phone yesterday and he still has plenty of spots available on a big coach bus. The bus departs Burleson, TX, just south of Ft Worth, on Sept 30. Hotel is available for Saturday. Return trip departs DC Sunday morning and arrives back in Texas on Monday. Single person: $321. Double occupancy: $275 per person. This includes bus and room.

If you are in Texas and are interested in this, please PM me ASAP.

[AmyKeshe]

99. Texas bus to One Nation

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UPDATE BURLESON/FORT WORTH

We are now taking reservations for a bus trip to the D.C. rally and will be making it in a all day/night ride with no layovers until we get to D.C..

Spend Saturday night in D.C. and return Sunday morning and arrive Fort Worth Monday morning.

These changes were made to accomodate more people who could not get off from work and also to keep the costs in line.

I am striving to keep the cost per person not to exceed $275.00.

For those that have already signed up and now cannot attend because of the changes please advise me.

[email protected]

817-832-5931

http://action.onenationworkingtogether.org/page/event/d...

[AmyKeshe]

101. I posted One Nation bus information on this thread....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9173796&mesg_id=9173796