Solution For the Mill Creek Fountain?

Then, meanwhile, also a good to great solution for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, too?

Kudos and thanks to Carrington Harrison for the ideas. Great on you, sir.

Kansas City?

Let's do this?

So Proud of You, Kansas City

Yes sir, so proud of my now hometown.

That's you, Kansas City.

There was a rather hastily put-together protest and march today at the Country Club Plaza. It began at Mill Creek Park, went for a protest march around the Plaza and then back to the park for some speeches.

It was to protest for women's and abortion rights, rightly, after the nightmare week in Jefferson City on the part of yet more Right Wing, mostly all white, Republican men who voted to limit even the possibility of an abortion after 8 weeks of pregnancy.

Forget all the medical facts like how difficult it is to know a woman is actually pregnant in the first few weeks after conception and all the other facts. Yeah, forget all that. Forget that theirs is supposed to be a "small government" political party. Forget all that. They want to have that government come between the patient, the female patient and her doctor.

It's not quite as bad as Alabama's draconian law they passed this week but it's right up there.

So a protest was planned and executed today and it was a beauty. I knew I had to be there. It's estimated 4,000 people showed. And they were boisterous. Herewith, some photos from the day. It was wondrous.

Some of the posters were a bit more, uh, frank, shall we say?

As I said, it was a very good sized crowd. I think we were all very, very pleased with the turnout and energy.

Some people wrote on the sidewalks, too, for a protest that would last a bit longer than just the time we were there.

One of the biggest ironies of all these, again, Right Wing, Republican government representatives is this article on a study of abortions and nations with and without them.

Abortion rates go down when countries make it legal: report

But again, facts and data and scientific studies mean little to these people. It's the same on this topic, abortion, as it is with guns and gun laws. Facts just don't matter.

Fun in Kansas City Today

This is apparently National Orange Popsicle Week, according to my trip across Kansas City today, to Mill Creek Park and the JC Nichols fountain on the Plaza.

And our buddy Slugger, of the Kansas City Royals showed, too.

I've no idea what it's about or why Slugger, of all people (people?), would be there, along with a table for KU Med Center but the fountain was flowing orange, as you can see. It was fun, if not nearly completely unexplained.

Have a great weekend, y'all.

And maybe have an orange popsicle.

Join the rally! Help get the big, ugly money out of our election system and government

127 Years ago, on May 10, 1886, corporations began to finagle constitutional rights through the US Supreme Court. THAT was just the beginning.

This year, on the 127th "birthday" of corporate persons, Kansas City Move to Amend will join activists all over the nation with a rally at the Nichols Fountain.

 

JOIN US!

RALLY at 4:30pm; MARCH on the Country Club Plaza at 5:30 pm.

HOW ON EARTH DID CORPORATIONS BECOME PEOPLE?

When the Supreme Court decided for corporations in the Citizens United v. FEC case, it elevated knowledge of the doctrine of "corporate personhood" to new heights. Hundreds of thousands of people now know what those words mean.

 But as awful as Citizens United is, corporate personhood wasn't created with that case. Corporate Personhood was concocted by corporate lawyers 127 years ago.

 On May 10, 1886 in the Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad case, the Court is said to have given corporations their first foot-hold in the US Constitution.

 In the case, corporations argued they are protected under the 14th Amendment — the amendment passed to ensure equal protection of African Americans after slavery was abolished. Since then, there has been case after case in which the Court expanded the Constitutional "rights" of corporations.

We'll Rally at 47th Street & JC Nichols Parkway (at the "horse fountain) starting at 4:30pm. Then we'll march on sidewalks through the Plaza at 5:30pm.

 For more information: 816-885-9996 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 816-885-9996 FREE  end_of_the_skype_highlighting KCMoveToAmend@gmail.com.

www.MoveToAmend.org

 

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/115172778682749/

The day of the weird possible photos

Today has to be the day--the day of the weird, possible photos. First, I drive by the JC Nichols fountain at the Country Club Plaza in Mill Creek Park and there's a guy walking around down there with a protest sign. Sure, I know, not that weird, yet. The thing is, he's wearing nothing but an American flag, diaper-like and footwear (shoes, socks). That's it. The sign says "DISHONOR!" so I assume he's protesting the new photos that were released today by the Los Angeles Times, showing American soldiers desecrating Afghan war kills. Yikes. The 2nd really odd photo opportunity that made itself available to me today was in Midtown (of course) when I saw a very large man riding in a motorized chair in the street, no less, and he was carrying two big pink boxes of Lamar's donuts (their spelling, not mine). I mean, come on. It just doesn't get any better than this. And me with no camera. Ugh.

Like--and want to help--the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival?

Brio Tuscan Grille is donating to the Festival with YOUR help. If you are planning to dine sometime between March 11 - 15, please consider dining at Brio on the Plaza. Just say SHAKESPEARE to your server and 20% of your total will be donated to the Festival!

You get to eat and give to the Festival at the same time. You can also either dine in or carry out, too, so you know. You'll get and enjoy a terrific meal and help a great cause at the same time. It's great for all. Link: www.kcshakes.org

In an effort to help a good cause

End the Occupation Protest/Rally – STATEWIDE
Protest to end the occupations/the global empire

We’ve given President Obama enough time to fulfill his promise to bring our troops home. He said 16 months, it’s been 16 months.

Let’s peacefully demonstrate to end the occupation and bring our men and women home. Let’s rally to stop funding these wars.

KANSAS CITY AREA PROTEST/RALLY
Sunday, June 6th
2-4pm
At the Fountain on the Plaza
47th and JC Nichols Parkway
Kansas City, MO

SAINT LOUIS AREA PROTEST/RALLY
Sunday, June 6th
Noon – 2pm
The Hampton Round About near the Zoo
St. Louis, MO

COLUMBIA AREA PROTEST/RALLY
Sunday, June 6th
1-3pm
Corner of 9th and Broadway, Downtown Columbia
Columbia, Mo

Iraq Veterans Against War will be joining forces with LRP for this event.

After all, this is how the Vietnam War protests started and they did, in fact, have some effect on our getting out of Southeast Asia.

Think happy thoughts.

Link to original post:
http://www.libertyrestorationproject.org/2010/06/04/end-the-occupation-protestrally-statewide/

One is the loneliest number

After watching local Kansas City blogs over the weekend, since Saturday night, up to this moment, I've come to the conclusion that I must be the only blogger who lives on the Plaza.

The silence is pretty deafening.