I am not too crazy about the political news lately. I try to avoid it because there is only so much I can take. However, there are days when I have to read it, and I just can’t get enough.
Today is such a day, and if you could see me right now, I look pretty much exactly like this.
I am cheering for people I have never met, but they are my kind of people. The almost fearless ones, the sometimes complicated ones, the ones that speak up regardless of consequences, the ones that can’t help but do something.
April 15th is known here in the U.S. as “Tax Day,” even though this year its April 18th because of Easter.
Today, people across the USA have gathered together for a Tax March. It’s not against taxes as you would think, no, it’s a different kind of protest. It’s one of a kind. All the protesters are on the streets, demanding that the new President of the United States finally releases his tax returns.
The request has been made at www.taxmarch.org after a petition with millions of signatures had been ignored.
The message is simple:
TODAY’S THE DAY!
We’re marching on Washington, D.C. and around the country to tell Donald Trump:
RELEASE YOUR TAX RETURNS.
Until he does, we’ll never know what he’s hiding or who his policies are designed to benefit. We need a president who works for all Americans — and a tax system that does, too.
We do care. Without seeing his tax returns, we have no idea what he’s hiding – shady business deals? Financial ties to foreign countries? Conflicts of interest? – or who his policies are really benefitting.
On April 15, we’re marching on Washington and in communities across the country to send a clear message to Donald Trump: You work for us, and we demand answers.
I know that many in others countries think we don’t do much. Our news lately often looks like we all are adapting. WRONG! Many of us haven’t.
So, yes, I am smiling big. I am proud of each and everyone out there on the streets.
The demonstrations are taking take place in almost every major city in the country, from New York City to Yuma, Ariz. The main Tax March will be held in Washington, where organizers have applied for permits with the Park Department for a gathering of more than 10,000 people. San Francisco organizers expect roughly 20,000. In St. Paul, Minn., organizers expect at least 5,000 people to show up.
The list of the participating cities is impressive:
ALABAMA
Birmingham, Florence, Huntsville
ALASKA
Fairbanks, Juneau
ARIZONA
Florence, Phoenix, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Yuma
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville, Little Rock
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield, Coachella, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Modesto, Morro Bay, Milpitas, Novato, Palmdale, Palm Springs, Palo Alto – Apple Store, Palo Alto King Plaza Palo Alto City, Hall, Riverside, San Diego, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Walnut Creek, Visalia
COLORADO
Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction, Gunnison, Pueblo
CONNECTICUT
Hartford, Guilford
FLORIDA
Daytona, Fort Walton Beach, Hollywood, Jacksonville, Melbourne, Miami, Naples, Palm Harbor, Orlando, Tampa, Saint Augustine, Sarasota, West Palm Beach
GEORGIA
Atlanta, Covington, Savannah
HAWAII
Honolulu/Oahu, KauaiKopiko, Kailua Kona
IDAHO
Boise, Coeur d’Alene
ILLINOIS
Chicago, Princeton, Naperville
INDIANA
Chesterton, Indianapolis, Kokomo
IOWA
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Cedar Falls, Sioux City
KENTUCKY
Lexington, Louisville
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
MAINE
Bangor, Portland, Thomaston
MARYLAND
Baltimore to DCSalisbury
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, Pittsfield
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hamtramck, Marquette, Oakland County / Farmington, Pentwater, Saint Joseph
MINNESOTA
Glenwood, Mankato, Rochester, St. Paul, Virginia
MISSOURI
Springfield, St. Louis
MONTANA
Billings, Bozeman
NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Omaha
NEVADA
Elko, Las Vegas, Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth
NEW JERSEY
May’s Landing, Newark, Newton, Plainfield
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe
NEW YORK
Albany, Bethpage, Binghamton, Buffalo, Goshen, Hauppauge, Lewisboro / South Salem, New Hartford, New York, Rochester, Saratoga, Syracuse
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte, Raleigh, Mooresville
OHIO
Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Youngstown
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City
OREGON
BendCoos, BayGrants, PassEugene, Portland, Port Orford, Sherwood
PENNSYLVANIA
Bethlehem, Bloomsburg, Hazleton, Erie, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lewisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia, Chesterton, Greenville, Myrtle Beach
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid City
TENNESSEE
Athens, Knoxville, Nashville, Newport
TEXAS
Austin, Brownsville, Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen, San Antonio, Sherman, Wichita Falls
UTAH
Salt Lake City
VERMONT
Brattleboro, Burlington
VIRGINIA
Lynchburg, Norfolk, Roanoke
WASHINGTON
Anacortes, Olympia, Richland, Seattle, Spokane, Vancouver
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Washington
WISCONSIN
Appleton, Hudson, Milwaukee
WYOMING
Casper, Cheyenne
INTERNATIONAL MARCHES
GERMANY
Stuttgart
JAPAN
Tokyo
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland, Dunedin
UNITED KINGDOM
London
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An interesting post! I don’t watch much about politics either so this was interesting!
The effectiveness of these protests is energizing and makes it easier to keep them up! Great post!
Beautiful, NonSmoking! Today I look forward to seeing articles about yesterday’s great Tax Event. 🙂 (Smiling, Too!)
Bravo!
Applause!! Bravo and you’ve helped spread the word right here even if you didn’t participate in a march. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
I give classes on Saturday and couldn’t participate. I would have been there in a heartbeat.
Just joining you!