Anybody else going to Washington DC? See post #74

[Ivan's Mom]

Anybody else going to Washington DC for Genital Integrity Week?

Here is the info. The dates are a bit off

I am trying to get dh to say OK, that he is willing to go :


See invitation that I made at post #74 for all MDC lists

[Getz]

I will be 2 weeks post partum or I would totally wrangle up the kids and take the train out! I hope they have a big turn out!

[trmpetplaya]

I wish... finances won't allow. Frank will be there though

love and peace.

[PuppyFluffer]

I'll be there!

[Metasequoia]

Originally Posted by Ivan's Mom

Anybody else going to Washington DC for Genital Integrity Week?

Here is the info. The dates are a bit off

I am trying to get dh to say OK, that he is willing to go :

What do you mean the dates are off?

[Jeff B]

Marilyn Milos will be in Washington DC. NOCIRC is hosting a buffet dinner and reception Saturday evening, March 31st. The cost for the buffet dinner is $25 per plate. Everyone is invited to attend.

[liseux]

I will try, and i definitely want to do the dinner!

[paquerette]

I might! I thought DC was really far from me but it turns out it's only 4 hours. : Farthest south I've ever been is a few miles into Maryland, so I really have no frame of reference. It'd be a big adventure all around.

We missed the cutoff for the hotel block but I would like to stay Sat. night at least and might try to round up someone to split a room with us. It's a bit rich for my blood.

[TigerTail]

If a miracle happens, I will do my damnedest to get there. It will take some doing, though.

(PF & I will be the ones dragging our knitting around- you might want to take up the Knifty loom, PF, they'll take your needles away. If Schoen were hanging around, he might not want to be near angry knitting intactivists. The misery that one man has spread!)

[Ivan's Mom]

I looked at my NOCIRC newsletter and it seems that the dinner is in a separate Best Western than the Best Western that is in DC. Is that correct?

The dates say Sunday, April 2 when April 2 is on a Tuesday. That was the date issue.

[Greeneyes0506]

I would like to go, but I'd probably be without DH, and that would mean bringing my DS. Thats probably not a good idea.

[falcon]

Do any of you bring your (young) kids? I really want to go to this, but I don't think I could bring myself to travel all the way to DC w/o ds.

[Fi.]

30th March is my son's birthday. But we'll see.

[Jeff B]

Several of the NOCIRC people are staying at the Best Western in College Park, Maryland. That is where the dinner and reception will be on Saturday.

Best Western
8601 Baltimore Blvd
College Park, MD

David Wilson usually stays at the Best Western Capitol Skyline because it is within walking distance of the US Capitol. But in my opinion it is in kind of a rough neighborhood.

I just checked Expedia and found several hotels for around $70 a night for two people. The Days Inn and the Ramada Limited in College Park are about a half a mile from the Best Western where the NOCIRC dinner will be.

The William Penn House is a Quaker hostel for peace and social justice workers visiting Washington DC. The cost is $40 per night. I don't know if they still have beds available. It is within walking distance of the Capitol.

Also a Washington area intactivist has offered to let people stay at his house. Send me a PM me for details.

Matthew Hess from MGM Bill and William and Amanda Stowell who were interviewed on the Penn and Teller show are also planning to attend.

Jeff

[Jeff B]

Originally Posted by falcon

Do any of you bring your (young) kids? I really want to go to this, but I don't think I could bring myself to travel all the way to DC w/o ds.

People do bring kids. The demonstration is on the West Lawn of the Capitol. It's a good place for kids to run and play. If the weather is good you can bring a blanket and have a picnic or just relax with your children.

The Botanical Garden is very close to the West Lawn for bathrooms and shelter from rain. The American Indian Museum is a little further away.

[~Kira~]

DH is going to Hong Kong (his grandfather is not well) near the end of the month which has dashed my faint hope of going to DC for this year. I was so hoping to be part of the Canadian group (if there will even be one!) this year.



- Kira

[travisandjill]

I want to go! Dh and I still have some plane tickets from our cancelled trip to California. Maybe we could use them for the trip there....I want DH to go with me though because I get scared travelling to new places alone

Jill

[Ivan's Mom]

Originally Posted by Jeff B

Several of the NOCIRC people are staying at the Best Western in College Park, Maryland. That is where the dinner and reception will be on Saturday.

Best Western
8601 Baltimore Blvd
College Park, MD

David Wilson usually stays at the Best Western Capitol Skyline because it is within walking distance of the US Capitol. But in my opinion it is in kind of a rough neighborhood.

I just checked Expedia and found several hotels for around $70 a night for two people. The Days Inn and the Ramada Limited in College Park are about a half a mile from the Best Western where the NOCIRC dinner will be.

The William Penn House is a Quaker hostel for peace and social justice workers visiting Washington DC. The cost is $40 per night. I don't know if they still have beds available. It is within walking distance of the Capitol.

Also a Washington area intactivist has offered to let people stay at his house. Send me a PM me for details.

Matthew Hess from MGM Bill and William and Amanda Stowell who were interviewed on the Penn and Teller show are also planning to attend.

Jeff

Thanks for all the great info! Sounds like this family will want to stay in MD. Hope we choose to go! Probably will.

[paquerette]

If I go it'll be with DH and a toddler.

I'll check out the Days Inn and Ramada.

[PuppyFluffer]

I have not attended this event before. Regarding the demonstration on the west lawn of the Capitol, do people demonstrate with graphic photo signs? I need to decide whether to bring older dd or not. She's a sensitive child and graphic pictures will upset her. I don't think she's old enough to grasp this topic quite yet. (But don't worry, she'll be a fully informed intactivist when the time is right!)