BAUMBLOG: ACTIVISM IS AN ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR

Dear BlogFriends: My friend Mary invited me to go along with her and her partner Cathy to a protest against the terrible impeachment coverup last night. You'll see some people smiling in the photos. It felt so good to be with like-minded souls. No, we didn't change the country, but we lifted each other up for a little while. So much work to do.

AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM ALL OF US HOLDING UP SIGNS AND CHANTING, AN OLD WOMAN SAT IN A LAWN CHAIR, BANGING TWO POT LIDS TOGETHER. POTS AND PANS. THAT'S WHAT WOMEN HAVE USED FOR A LONG TIME WHEN THEY HAD NOTHING ELSE TO PROTEST WITH.