I’m coming out from Southern California to join you. It’s going to be a big, daunting adventure but the message and zeitgeist of this particular march really grabbed my heart.

Some of the volunteers got together to work on this Trojan horse that looks like a pinata and it's slowly starting to look like a horse! I even had to assure a few concerned neighbors that the horse will not remain headless indefinitely. In hindsight, perhaps I should have made the head more of a priority than I did.

The group had fun doing the incredibly messy and tedious task of shoving muddy paper into chicken wire while my speakers started to blast sounds of a couple screaming at each other in the middle of a playlist that was titled, "energetic protest songs".

Here I was, hosting a small gathering to build a headless horse in my driveway while filling the street with the sounds of angry shouting on speakers. Super normal stuff.

When everyone arrived and realized that, much like our president, I am clearly not qualified to hold…

Working on the neck in preparation for tomorrow’s big Papering Party!

If you’d like to come to the Papering Party for Pizza, Paper, Pals, and (P)music, please reach out ASAP! Bring scrap paper if you have any and wear clothes you don’t care about. If you’d like to help slap some paper on, we’d love your help! If you’d like to hang out and take pictures, you’re welcome to join. Comment below or email us right now so we can give you the address!

Goals: Keep everyone on the march well-fed, well nourished, and content.

Responsibilities: 

1. Organize a team of volunteer chefs and people willing to help set-up meals, clean-up, transport food, and generally help out.

2. Coordinate with the housing team to identify what meals need to be covered.

3. Plan menus and budgets for any needed breakfasts, mid-morning snacks, lunches, afternoon snacks, and dinners. Marchers need a lot of calories, and organizers need a lot of coffee. Work to keep the menus healthy, avoid common allergens like peanuts, and always have vegan and gluten free options.

4. Acquire and prepare the food. Lean on donated food whenever possible, and otherwise use large food wholesalers to keep costs down (buy food where the restaurants in your area buy food).