Despite the freezing cold temperatures and snowy weather, several thousand people attended the largest mass civil disobedience against global warming in U.S. history! And we were there!
I must admit, when I awoke to find eight inches of snow on my car, I was immediately depressed by what seemed to be ill-fated irony. How could there be a freak snowstorm on the same day we are scheduled to meet with thousands of protesters to rally for a green energy revolution?
When Jim and I arrived in the city, we half expected for there to be only a small number of die-hard activists willing to bare the conditions. We were overjoyed as we could hear the echos of the crowd from the metro station two blocks away. Surrounded by thousands of young people, I was filled with a sense of pride for my generation. This is truly the first time that I have had that experience and with a movement of this magnitude I am sure I will be experiencing that feeling again!
This is only the beginning of the movement that will shape the future of our generation, our country, our planet, and our species as a whole. We have a long road ahead, but for the moment we are enjoying the success of our efforts for Capitol Climate Action.
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