Philadelphia Day 3

Instead of reporting to the original headquarters I went to the 1st day I worked with two new friends Doug and Josh. They both are organizers for the UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers Union)and are here from Baltimore. So, one highlight of the day was learning a lot about unions. My knowledge has been pretty much limited to a news story here and there and Norma Rae. We canvased homes all day with a largely positive response. It's interesting that the demographics we see on the news held true in that the few white women over 50 we came across were for Hillary. I hadn't eaten a thing all day and by 2:00 I was way past cranky, heading directly towards bitchy but was saved by a cheesesteak at Pete's. This is supposedly the best cheesesteak in Philly. It's pretty amazing, a big line of people both tourists and locals and they have signs telling you the 3 steps to order plus you better have your cash ready in hand or risk soup Nazi like hostility from the guys behind the counter. After a quick break to eat we finished canvassing and felt like we had accomplished a lot! The low point was pulling up to a house that had a swastika on the wall of their home....seriously. My 1st thought was as Dorothy said "Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore" As offensive as it is I'm posting the pic below because it's still blowing my mind that someone could have that on the outside of their home. Important reminder that although great strides have been made the world is filled with hate. Living in LA we tend to take things for granted.

The low point of the day

Things are looking up!


Philly BaRocks!