People's Climate March, 2017

Gathering on the Mall before the march

Debbie and I marched on Washington! The event was the 2017 People's Climate March. In spite of sweltering, record heat - 91F on April 29 - we joined hundreds of thousands* of like-minded others, marching on Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House, where we surrounded the building. Too bad President Trump was not there. He was 'campaigning' in Pennsylvania.

The heat only put an exclamation point on the message of the day: that the climate is in crisis, and we need to correct our collective course. This article in the Washington Post summed it up quite well.

It was a profound experience. So much so that I could almost say it was a life-altering one. How much so? Time will tell. But one thing's for sure. I will keep marching, keep writing, keep fighting.

For more about why I march, please see my previous blog post, Legacy.

*Just found out there were 200,000 of us!

We began the march at the Capitol - we're still gathering here

We're lining up. Look who joined us!

Debbie and I with our signs

There were gobs of us in the sweltering heat

The march ended as we surrounded the White House