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AMERICA’S SECOND TEA PARTY
One Voice
Americans make a stand, one voice at a time
She hesitantly walked up as we exited the car and grabbed our protest signs in the parking lot of the mall. She was probably about 17 or 18 with pink hair and a jacket covered in “statement” patches. She was clearly nervous and out of her element as she asked “Is this where the No Kings protest is?”
I told her I wasn’t sure, but she was by herself so I invited her to be with my husband and I. Because those of us who protested on Saturday need to stick together.
We were just three people, uncomfortable with the thought of protesting in the spotlight, and anxious about the violence the day might bring. Her name was Sarah and and I was shocked when she said she was homeschooled. I am fairly sure her parents were unaware she was coming to her first protest.
We were just three people-who joined several hundred people-who joined 5 million people in the spotlight to make Saturday the largest protest day America has ever seen.
