Pictures from the June 6th Washington Protest March
These are some of the images from the June 6, 2020 Black Lives Matter March on Washington. Click on the first picture so you can see them larger as you move through the gallery. More to come.
Grandpa Tom Goes to Washington: Part II or The Prisoner of Pennsylvania Avenue
I guess I should have planned better, but who knew? As I neared Washington D.C. around 1:45pm, I knew it would be nearly impossible to find parking anywhere near the demonstrations. Thus, I chose to find parking in Alexandria, Virginia across the Potomac River. My plan was to take the Metro to the Federal Triangle near the White House. Good plan, except the Metro Station closest to my parking garage was closed. A very nice police officer directed me to the Kings Road Station
Grandpa Tom Goes to Washington: Part I
It’s 10:18pm and I’m in a Red Roof Inn in Lumberton, North Carolina. I leave early in the morning to reach Washington D.C. in the early afternoon. Ten hours of driving today. Two of those heavy rainstorms where you cannot see five feet in front of your car, but from South Florida I’m sort of used to them. Tomorrow I will participate in what one commentator today called our “American Spring.” Like the “Arab Spring” and the “Eastern European Spring” some years ago, our nationwi
A Time for Protest and Action
If you are a member of the Medicine Signs Spiritual Center Community, past or present, then there should be no question about where you stand on the protests going on in over 100 of our cities nationwide. We are Universalists! We are committed to diversity. Remember, we have the "gospel" (good news), too. We are all brothers and sisters! As citizens our First Amendment right in the Constitution's Bill of Rights guarantees our right to free speech, our right to free assembly,
