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Yesterday I attended the first Awake the State rally of 2012 which was on the steps of the Old Capitol. This rally coincided with the opening of the Florida Legislature and was sponsored by MoveOn. I also got a chance to visit the Tallahassee Occupy Camp after the rally.
Thankfully, the weather held up, so it was a great day for my being involved. I would hope that each of you may someday be able to feel the energy I have gotten from these events. It is incredible and invigorating to be with kindred folks and to meet some of the people from Occupy Tallahassee and other Occupations from around the state. They are smart and motivated by the right things.
Originally, I had hoped to post the diary of Awake the State and Occupy Tallahassee as part of a Morning Open Thread, but I realized that perhaps the pictures I might want to include would throw this open thread into the realm of a much different diary than the MOT.
Later today, I hope to have a more substantive diary up about the events of Tuesday, January 10 at the Old Capitol in Tallahassee. Until then, jibber your jabber.