March message reaches Ukraine

Citizens concerned about the state of the country are invited to participate in future March for Democracy walks. Main Street Marchers plan walks for September 6 and 20, October 4 and 18, and November 1. These marches are limited to 20 people so the first 20 who meet at the Masonic Lodge parking lot in Kilmarnock can join the group from 11 a.m.-noon. If there are more than 20, another group could be formed to march from noon-1 p.m.
From left are Philip Forgit, organizer Sunni Southward, Carolyn Young and Suzanne Gallagher.

KILMARNOCK—An image from a concerned citizen protest march in Kilmarnock on Saturday, August 16, quickly initiated following the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, reached Urkraine.

“A small but spirited group of neighbors took a walk down Main Street in Kilmarnock to share a simple message: democracy matters, and so does your voice,” said Lancaster County Democratic chairman Charlotte Hollings.

“With signs, flags and a few friendly waves, we reminded folks to mark their calendars for the upcoming Virginia elections on November 4,” said Hollings. “Every vote is part of keeping our community strong and our future free.”

“Our tiny group of walkers attracted quite a bit of attention along the way—folks stopped to talk or to simply say thank you. Then—and it was crazy, as we were about to get into our cars, a man came bounding across Main—all smiles to see the large Ukrainian flag flying,” said march participant Carolyn Young.

“As it turned out, he is a documentary filmmaker fresh from the eastern battlefields of Ukraine. He had been embedded with….

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