I ran to the protest - possibly coughing up blood in the process ( I'm really not a runner). It was good to be there with my hastily constructed "all welcome" sign. Yesterday my dad had responded to my concerns by pointing out that as individuals we can do very little, but when we come together that's what starts to change things. So I was pleased to (just about) be able to attend an emergency gathering to protest that people should not be banned from moving about because of their religion or country of origin.
Interestingly I was then at the pub after for twice as long as I'd been at the protest, but I think that's fine - building relationships is how it's going to happen, and I think I finally understood a purpose of pubs as a place to just hang out. It was so good to spend some unexpected time with a beautiful human being I haven't had proper chance to hang out with. We met at a party (I'm not sure I can say that about any other of my friends) and I really enjoyed being with her and her wisdom again tonight.
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