Ashcroft in Buffalo [continuing coverage]

[GreenEarthAl]

http://www.allpowertothepeople.com/events/AshcroftCameToBuffalo/

As she continued to spark the croud, more and more people were wandering up. When it was first suggested that we "do something" I was thinking we might be able to get a few dozen people together. When I saw the buzz of activity on the list serves I was started hoping we might get around 100. Now we already had well over 100 people and it wasn't even 9:30am yet.

The significance of 9:30 was twofold. When it was learned that Ashcroft had rescheduled his speach for 10:45, many groups postponed their start time for 9:30. More importantly MoveOn.org had been alerted to Ashcroft's impending visit by the Peace Center and they were kind enough to send out an announcement to their whole Western New York list. So as 9:30 approached people were wandering up in groups. New people, folks we'd never seen before. Every time you turned around the crowd swelled even more. And then it was 9:30am.