Next stop Durham - to be continued

I’m a few minutes late driving into Durham and I’m relieved to see several CodePINKers standing in front of the building that is housing the next congressperson. I drive around the block, find the entrance into the building’s driveway and enter.

Folks have moved forward to the sidewalk as I park the truck. A security guard approaches me, smiling friendly young African-American man. He asks me if I need help, as I am opening the back of the truck. He also tells me apologetically that I cannot park there, but he allows me to continue unloading.

“I’m on your side” he says loudly. And then he starts suggesting other places close by that I could park, including an empty lot across the street. He helps me unload and then returns to his post on the steps, giving me space to greet the other protestors.

About a dozen folks have showed up for this mid-morning action in the freezing cold bright Durham daylight, including a newspaper reporter and a tv journalist. Yeah! More press!