Convention Plans
July 8, 1968
by Amy
It’s all about the convention now. Committees, more volunteers and plans. We need marshals and parade routes mapped out. Press people to put out the call and artists to make the signs.
Most importantly, we need everyone to get along with everyone else.
Which is not happening, of course. Have you ever seen peace activists have a civil disagreement? Me neither. Coleman and Bea are engaged in a silent war, giving each other dirty looks. Everyone else is pretending that they don’t see what’s happening, which is making it worse. When I complained to Glasses about it, he said that I should ignore it. After all, our challenges are far more important than petty in-fighting.
A minister connected with the Rangers has announced that his community plans on disrupting the convention and possibly even breaking down the door to the Amphitheater.
Glasses told the newspapers that there will be a million people outside the convention. Have I mentioned that we need to coordinate housing and food for all those people?
If we don’t do it, there’s no one else who will.
