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patrice

(47,992 posts) Thu Mar 8, 2012, 11:37 AM Mar 2012

We dropped a banner for International Women's Day 2012 from the Benson I70-overpass during rush hour

traffic.

Since I was helping to hold the banner, I have no pics.

We made five very nice banners last-night. The one we used this morning, in addition to identifying International Women's Day 2012 and OccupyKC.net, said:

MY VAGINA IS NOT
YOUR POLITICAL FOOTBALL

- watch for it & others around KC today & this summer;
- beautiful bracing late winter Morning;
- pics later at occupykc.net
- OccupyKC Womens' Caucus party tonight at St. Marks, look for International Women's Day banner outside the building.

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We dropped a banner for International Women's Day 2012 from the Benson I70-overpass during rush hour (Original Post) patrice Mar 2012 OP

Very cool! Nt xchrom Mar 2012 #1

Very fun!!! We are a good team! TCU open house Saturday! More banners laters. patrice Mar 2012 #2

awesome -- see if you can find any one who has pics & if they will let you post them. xchrom Mar 2012 #3

We have a photographer. & I will follow up. patrice Mar 2012 #4

Great! We will all be so glad to see them. Nt xchrom Mar 2012 #5

Here's one shot of the banner beffore we went out: patrice Mar 2012 #6

Nice banner! pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #7

You're welcome. We had a really good party afterward. I think they're thinking about patrice Mar 2012 #9

Great pic UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #14

Here's a shot of us on the overpass: patrice Mar 2012 #8

... xchrom Mar 2012 #11

banner appears foreshortened because of the angle. There were 4 other banners. patrice Mar 2012 #12

Awesome. Nt xchrom Mar 2012 #13

Cool. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #15

I like these. Have seen this tactic used often on I-5 over the years. freshwest Mar 2012 #16

On edit: Sorry, all, I was real tired when I posted this. That's the BENTON Ave. I70 overpass. patrice Mar 2012 #10

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

1. Very cool! Nt

Reply to patrice (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 11:41 AM

Mar 2012

patrice

(47,992 posts)

2. Very fun!!! We are a good team! TCU open house Saturday! More banners laters.

Reply to xchrom (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 11:44 AM

Mar 2012

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

3. awesome -- see if you can find any one who has pics & if they will let you post them.

Reply to patrice (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 11:50 AM

Mar 2012

we'd all love to see an Exhibition of your Work!

patrice

(47,992 posts)

4. We have a photographer. & I will follow up.

Reply to xchrom (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 04:29 PM

Mar 2012

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

5. Great! We will all be so glad to see them. Nt

Reply to patrice (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 04:34 PM

Mar 2012

patrice

(47,992 posts)

6. Here's one shot of the banner beffore we went out:

Reply to xchrom (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 04:39 PM

Mar 2012

Last edited Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:16 AM - Edit history (1)

There were 5 banners saying various things about Women's issues, including one demanding reproductive justice now! Jacklyn headed up the project; she's on the right; I am next to her and one of our men is behind. There were several others who helped us, but this picture was taken about 3 a.m., so they were either crashed in the other room or had gone home. We left 4 of the banners where we dropped them around KC, but this one we kept to use again whenever.

There's video, not mine, but I will post it when I hear that it is ready.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

7. Nice banner!

Reply to patrice (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 04:50 PM

Mar 2012

Thanks for posting, patrice.

patrice

(47,992 posts)

9. You're welcome. We had a really good party afterward. I think they're thinking about

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:15 PM

Mar 2012

changing our name to the OccupyKC Vagina caucus.

Street chants soon . . . !

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)

14. Great pic

Reply to patrice (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 10, 2012, 07:04 AM

Mar 2012

and banner. Occupy KC!

patrice

(47,992 posts)

8. Here's a shot of us on the overpass:

Reply to xchrom (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:10 PM

Mar 2012

The banner is foreshortened by the angle.

We got lots of honks.

xchrom

(108,903 posts)

11. ...

Reply to patrice (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:21 PM

Mar 2012

The pictures are awesome!
I hope you're able to post the vid.

Thank you for your efforts!

patrice

(47,992 posts)

12. banner appears foreshortened because of the angle. There were 4 other banners.

Reply to xchrom (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 06:22 PM

Mar 2012

Marc is adding music, from a live performance at the wrap party lastnight, after the drop.

I'm sure video will be posted to occupykc.net at minimum, so I'll grab a link as soon as I see it.