I still have to say the first day we protested, I arranged to have Channel 10 out there with whoever they had available, Andrew was out of town and it was his story. I said we NEED someone out there to give this first protest some air time. They did a great job sending somebody out. My husband and I could not stay out there too long because I am on disability, so we went right over to the house next to the Hughes. I dont know where it went, but there was NO SIGN in front of the tree,just a few stuffed animals. We werent even sure we were at the right house until Regina saw our sign and said, sure we could post it there. My husband worked so hard putting some sturdy stakes on it, so it wouldnt blow over. Even my daughter said, NOW it stands out and people will know where to stop. I dont know who took the picture of the first sign, but it was not there when we got there. Maybe Maliar borrowed it. Not that it matters, but we worked very hard to get Channel 10 out there to film the protest and also made great signs that really stood out. Not to see our name given any of the credit to really push to start this in the beginning is kind of slighting people. I know its hard to include everybody, but I think we played a BIG part with getting this off the ground and running. This is the ONLY sign at the memorial when we got there, so what happened with the other sign I dont know....or I probably do know. It would just be nice to be recognized. This was very hard for me physically to get out there and do, but there was no way my husband could stop me! Justice for Gilbert 25!
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:33:45 +0000