‘Sled-in’ Protest Planned at the Capitol Today
After U.S. Capitol Police refused to temporarily allow sledding on the Capitol grounds, guerrilla sledders will hit the hills this afternoon.
A “sled-in” protest is scheduled for 1 p.m. on the West Lawn of the Capitol Building.
Related hashtags abound:
Sled-in time change to allow more snow accumulation. West lawn of Capitol.1pm. #SledFreeOrDie @tomsherwood @timkrepp @DCist @HeardontheHill
— Lyndsey Medsker (@lmedsker) March 5, 2015
We must never acquiesce! #SledFreeOrDie #LetUsSled pic.twitter.com/c17wyTjhw5
— Mario A. Carrillo (@_mariocarrillo_) March 5, 2015
#SledFreeOrDie – First they take away your right to sled, next thing you know slides are banned. It's a slippery slope…literally
— Abe Saffer (@Abesaffer) March 5, 2015
A new generation of Hill kids should be able to sled on their local hill like others have before them. #SledFreeOrDie #SleddingIsNotACrime
— Devin Burke (@da_burke) March 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/573506868611563520
Ok people. 1 pm. Let's do this, @SpeakerBoehner pic.twitter.com/DPv3dFMeF7
— Tim Krepp (@timkrepp) March 5, 2015
How did the revolution begin? With a sled #SledFreeOrDie
— Joe Flood (@joeflood) March 5, 2015
People protest everything in this town, & today's protest is against a ban of #sledding on the #Capitol lawn at 1. #SledFreeOrDie @wmalnews
— Heather Curtis (@HeatherMCurtis1) March 5, 2015
A new form of protest to be unveiled at 1 on Capitol Hill: a 'sled in' vs the ban on tobogganing on its slopes #SledFreeOrDie #onlyinamerica
— Dominic Waghorn (@DominicWaghorn) March 5, 2015
If you’d rather sled somewhere without a ban, here are some suggestions in Rock Creek Park, Columbia Heights and Georgetown. Have some recommendations in Ward 6? Chime in in the comments.
