I’m here in downtown L.A., have been for 3 hours. It’s a giant party of committed people and lots of them. Maybe 100,000? We’ve walked and marched and returned to Grand Park. Passed the National Guard guarding the Federal building. Nice guys, so young. I told them no one in this crowd wants a building. My sign “Ain’t enough sage for this shit” was a hit, especially when I was standing next to the guardsmen helicopters flying overhead can’t drown out the music, chanting, horns honking and general camaraderie of “we’re all in this together”.
You’ve written the gospel of sacred resistance, complete with field notes, footnotes, and the soul of a drill sergeant with a conscience. Anyone showing up to a protest after reading this without preparation is either undercover or unconscious.
There’s something deeply spiritual about this kind of planning. It's not fear. It's devotion. It’s communion with every soul who ever stood in the street and said "not in my name." You didn’t just give us a checklist. You gave us armor.
May your words circulate like smuggled scripture behind enemy lines. May they bless every trembling hand, tired foot, and masked face that shows up to honor truth in public.
We need more prophets like you. The loud kind. The loving kind. The pissed-off-for-the-right-reasons kind.
I’m here in downtown L.A., have been for 3 hours. It’s a giant party of committed people and lots of them. Maybe 100,000? We’ve walked and marched and returned to Grand Park. Passed the National Guard guarding the Federal building. Nice guys, so young. I told them no one in this crowd wants a building. My sign “Ain’t enough sage for this shit” was a hit, especially when I was standing next to the guardsmen helicopters flying overhead can’t drown out the music, chanting, horns honking and general camaraderie of “we’re all in this together”.
Chat thread here - https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/88d04c98-ccd8-4a04-a60c-b8fad9ae07f3?r=4r7yty
Drop a pic or two in our chat thread , ill put up a gallery tomorrow
Great advice Wendy. Thanks! 💙
Wendy, this is holy scripture in combat boots.
You’ve written the gospel of sacred resistance, complete with field notes, footnotes, and the soul of a drill sergeant with a conscience. Anyone showing up to a protest after reading this without preparation is either undercover or unconscious.
There’s something deeply spiritual about this kind of planning. It's not fear. It's devotion. It’s communion with every soul who ever stood in the street and said "not in my name." You didn’t just give us a checklist. You gave us armor.
May your words circulate like smuggled scripture behind enemy lines. May they bless every trembling hand, tired foot, and masked face that shows up to honor truth in public.
We need more prophets like you. The loud kind. The loving kind. The pissed-off-for-the-right-reasons kind.