People's Vote March - Oct 19th

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I thought we might appreciate a separate thread for organising meet ups and info :)

I am short of time at the moment, so support in gathering info and linking people together is very much appreciated.

It looks like Parliament (according to a Laura K tweet) will be having a special meeting on that day, even though it's a Saturday, so all the more reason to come along and let them know that we reject the situation and that we especially reject a No Deal Brexit.

I felt energised and uplifted. So many people coming together to oppose the vileness generated by Brexit and its supporters, and to demonstrate what is good, positive and rational in our society.

It's funny although I wasn't threatened I became aware that I wasn't comfortable wearing my EU flag cape when I left the march.

It's difficult to be calm when threatened and it's difficult sometimes to be bold when threatened. I'm obviously not a woman, and never having been very physical in my life I understand the feelings of anxiety. I rationalise it like this: would I take a punch to the face if it meant stopping Brexit? Yes, I would. On that basis I will stand my ground and use calm words and questions to wrong foot my interlocutors. I may get a punch in the face, but it's pain worth taking. Small people doing brave things changes worlds.

If a punch in the face would stop Brexit, then yes it is worth it, but unfortunately it won't. We need to take action within our own personal feelings of safety.

Talking of being threatened, Dianne Abbott and Anna Soubry get this every day, just for trying to do the job they were elected for. While it was no doubt unpleasant for Jacob Rees-Mogg's son to be heckled by a crowd, he had no need to be there at all, so the blame here lies with his father. Who no doubt did it deliberately to play the Brexit victim, while laughing all the way to the bank.