Saturday we finished our protest posters and arrived a little early to the Old Courthouse in Medford, having parked at the finish line and walked back to the start of the walk. I'm not sure why we were so photogenic, but Channel 5 interviewed me and Channel 10 interviewed Judd. We don't get local news so not sure if either of us aired. Medford had a good turn out and it took over an hour to walk us all 1 mile to the Medford High School Spielberg Stadium. Judd and I took one lap around the stadium but to see all the students in the stands holding their posters made me so sad, we decided to leave before any speeches. When students looked down at us, appreciating our signs, I would look up at their signs and say 'thank you,' but what I was thinking was, "Sorry." Sorry you have to take a Saturday to worry about this. Sorry you might be scared to go to school. Sorry you have "active shooter" drills instead of just fire or earthquake drills.Sorry our government can't get their act together. I cried myself home.
Judd's and my posters appear on the Channel 10 Medford news site-- don't know if our interviews ever aired.
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