*(Only just now got this.)* *From Cat McGuire:*
> *Hey all you New Yorkers, come to Union Square today from 4:00 on to hang > out, hear speakers and perhaps even voice dissent yourself.* > > *I went to Union Square for it yesterday and it was really great. I was > able to speak on the open mic for about 20 minutes uninterrupted with * > *people really interested to hear what I had to say. * > > *That was sooooo different from the other day when I encountered a half a > dozen people who just kept shouting me down and would not hear* > *me out on anything at all. It greatly demoralized me. Yesterday did the > opposite.* > > *I came away from the event charged up after engaging with a live audience > of people interested in hearing another POV in this sea of mind* > *control. Granted there were hecklers and more disbelievers than believers, > but it was real and not controlled. Anyone could talk as long as* > *they wanted to about whatever they wanted to with the opportunity for > authentic voices to be heard. * > > *There was not a huge crowd, but that to me was not important. It wasn't > like it was a march. It was not highly organized and at first I was* > *disappointed that anyone who wanted to talk was allowed. But I realized > that was the beauty of it. It wasn't partisan and people clearly* > *appreciated that. It came off as fair and honest.* > > *I came away very happy to be a part of it, and appreciated being able to > circulate among the crowd and talk to people about issues. So* > *I'm coming back again today because I felt like I was actually > accomplishing something real by speaking live, in-person, outside of the* > *machines to a non-choir audience. * > > *I encourage you to come and check it out. Tell your friends to stop by. > It was fun!* > *Cat* > > [image: Union Square_open mic_October 10, 2020.jpg] > --- Support News from Underground: http://bit.ly/NFUSupport You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs For archives, please go to: http://archives.simplelists.com/nfu
