Friday evening I went to Lakshmi's and helped make signs and other decorations for today's event -- India's Independence Day Parades, where SAPAC was sharing a float with Building Bridges, an organization that I believe works to foster religious tolerance (though I can't find a website for them to confirm that). Today, I marched in the parade, carried signs, handed out flyers, ate samosas, dripped sweat, didn't get any writing done, but at least felt like I accomplished something worthwhile.
Hopefully we gained a little more visibility for SAPAC in the community up on Devon, which may lead to all sorts of good things.
Photos courtesy Shashi Menon.
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Our float, with Asim and Huzefa manfully carrying the banner.
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Aparna, happy.
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Lakshmi, with two random children and fabulous independence headband.
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Sujata and unknown but lovely woman in red.
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Me, marching.