Prop 8 Protest Information Thread

[Morrigoon]

LA's City Hall will be visible. Where do you think all the local news crews will focus on?

[innerSpaceman]

And no, I'm not up to switching at this point. I still want to be part of the Big Thing ... but I don't see the point in marching around downtown. For Who??

The L.A.P.D. have been very nice, but they want to keep us out of sight and away from snarling up any more traffic. I'm all for the latter, but nix on the former.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, and I read an interesting thing in the Letters column of the L.A. Weekly. Seems if there's enough protesters at the Mormon Temple, they lock it down. No one in, no one out.

That means Mormon Weddings Cannot Be Performed. A better irony I can't think of.


So protests there around the clock would be more my speed.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Just a couple of corrections here...

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

I plan on transferring from the Blue to Red, probably to Pershing Square, which is much closer to City Hall.

Actually, it's twice as long (6 blocks) from City Hall than Union Station is (3 blocks) - but neither are terribly far. You'll make it there faster if you don't have to wait for the connecting train and walk the shorter distance.

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Metro Day Pass? I bought one at the H&H Station for the detour festival, only to find out later it was only good for a few hours.

I don't know who told you that, but an actual day pass is good for the entirety of the day you buy it. (It's worth more at 8 am than 8 pm, because there's less day left, sure... but it doesn't run out before midnight.)

Originally Posted by mta.net

Our Day Pass makes it easier than ever to go Metro! You can ride any Metro bus or rail line all day long for just $5.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Who's going to the Irvine rally? If 100 people showed up to an impromptu weekday rally, the one this weekend should be pretty large. A meeting place and time might be a good idea.

[Disneyphile]

We might switch to Irvine, depending on how much of my work I can get done today. And, looking at how much I have done, there's a 75% chance of switching, since I would need tomorrow afternoon to finish up.

I'll let you all know this evening.

And, NA, if that's the case, then I'll just bring the butter to the party - we'll be on time.

[Disneyphile]

Ok, that was fast. Just talked to Ken, and we're switching teams.

[innerSpaceman]

Mmm. ok. Then I'm nixing Long Beach. At least till later in the day

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Bummer.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Okay, we all have cell phones, so I don't think it should be too hard, but just in case it turns out to be nutty over there, I'll suggest a meeting place, since I know the area.

There are 3 main parking lots for the civic center, one just off Alton, 2 off of Harvard/Civic Center Plaza. They're big and it's a Saturday so there won't be many employees there, but I imagine they'll fill up quickly. There's street parking in surrounding neighborhoods.

My proposed meetup point is across Civic Center Plaza from actual city hall. If you're coming off of Harvard and turn onto Civic Center Plaza, there is a parking lot on the right, past the bunny crossing sign (yes, bunny crossing sign, even though I've never seen a bunny there). Turn right (or walk right if you've parked elsewhere) and head straight towards the fields/stadium, there are some flags, a plaque, a large planter and a drinking fountain, easy to spot. I've traced a bit of the route and circled the spot on the map and the satelite view below. The "A" marks City Hall.