I just spoke to people from FMF and it turns out that buses are NOT allowed to
park at metro stops.  Metro transit has announced that buses cannot park in
their lots.  So, if the bus driver has a hotel room and he is just dropping the
group off at the metro then parking at his hotel that is fine. However if he
intends on leaving the bus in the Metro parking lot that won't work! Instead,
buses that have registered with the March are all going to be parking in RFK
stadium. This area has been secured by the March office for the buses and will
be protected with security personnel all day long.

We need to figure this out so we can register the buses if needed.  If anyone is
arranging the bus drop off/pick up and wants to talk to me, please call me at
310-1503.

Thanks.
Tova


Quoting Mary Coleman Howland <[log in to unmask]>:

> As far as the bus goes, the bus is only taking us as far as New Carrolton
> MD,
> where we will take the subway into town. This is what normally happens when
> buses go to DC, and it proves to be the easiest, quickest and lowest of
> stress
> level.
> Mary
>
> Quoting "Tova C. Reichel" <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > REGISTERING OUR DELEGATION:
> > FMLA has the opportunity to register our UVM delegation for the march
> > through
> > FMF in D.C., which provides us a reserved spot on the mall.  If we want to
> > do
> > this I will need to know how many people are signed up at this point
> before
> > we
> > register.  The deadline for registration is tomorrow, so whoever has the
> > master
> > list, if you could please email me that information that would be great.
> >
> > BUS REGISTRATION:
> > We can also reserve parking spots for the buses through FMF, which is
> highly
> > recommended considering parking will be pretty chaotic down there.  For
> this
> > registration I will need to put down a "bus captain", which is just
> someone
> > who
> > can be contacted while traveling on the bus if needed- so someone with a
> > cell
> > phone.  If anyone would like to volunteer to be a bus captain, please let
> me
> > know.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tova
> >
>
>
> --
> "i love my country, by which i mean i am indebted joyfully to all the people
> throughout its history who have fought the government to make right. where
> so
> many cunning sons and daughters, our foremothers and forefathers came
> singing
> through slaughter - came through hell and high water so that we could stand
> here..."    ani difranco
>


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