Photograph courtesy the Facebook Event page, here.
Norwegians,
who have a largely socialist-democratic country, raise their kids with
the adage, "There is no 'bad weather,' only 'bad clothes.'"
People were put to the test against freezing conditions at the Valentine's Day protest, on the south steps of the newly renovated
Topeka statehouse which provided severely limited access to restroom
facilities.
A Saturday
eye-opener to the power of a determined bunch of people.
"We, as Kansans, are used to turning hard ground."
- Thomas Witt, Equality Kansas speaking from the statehouse steps.
This was a demonstration unlike any I've seen in the years since Brownback came to power.
The descriptive term "historic" is often abused, but after listening to Rep. John Carmichael's speech describing the progressive (revolutionary Radical Republican) roots of Kansas, is a pleasant surprise in the phone ear buds, or blasted on the home computer.
Attended
by a rotating audience of approximately 1000 with streams in
several directions of freezing people to and from various warm enclaves,
a determined demonstration spontaneously organized with as little as 72
hours notice, appeared on the south side of the Kansas statehouse.
Hear
just a few of the voices leading this grassroots movement of rebellion
against the theocratic fascist dog whistle that now rules
the state of Kansas.
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