Episode 34: MayDay ThreeFer

Your YCDP TV Media Empire Mobile Production Unit (Gary and his video camera) showed up at three events surrounding May Day this year.On Wednesday, April 30, the Lancaster County Democratic Party held an Empty Chair Town Hall at the Indianland High School auditorium. A couple dozen people addeessed a cardboard cutout of the otherwise absent Ralph Norman, who represents pretty much only the hard-right Republicans in the South Caroina 5th Congressional District. We're presenting just a few seconds of most of the speakers, but you'll get a good idea of the tone of the event.Next, it's our Dessert Before Dinner event at YCDP Headquarters on Friday, May 2. You'll get a short tour of our modest HQ office, meet Lee Johnson, who is about to announce his canddidacy for US Sendate (we have a separate video of his announcement, here on the YCDP TV YouTube channel), and State Representative Jermaine Johnson, visiting from the 52nd State House District.A heavy downpour failed to dampen the spirits of the YCDP supporters who showed up to enjoy the goodies. You, OTOH, won't gain an ounce, unless the shots of the yummy cakes and cookies drive you to the kitchen.And the weekend wrapped up with the bi-weekly protest along Dave Lyle Blvd in Rock Hill. This event happens every other Saturday at 2 pm, coordinated by York County Rising in cooperation with other progressive groups. You will hear from several of your progressive friends and neighbors who also braved some rain – which ended just as things were getting started – to show the world that we're not going to take what Columbia and Washington are trying to dish out. They encourage you to join them! Enthusiastically!Two more events to keep in mind (among many, we know): a York County Empty Chair Town Hall on Friday, May 16. And another Rock Hill No Kings protest to join other nationwide events on Saturday, June 14. This one falls on the regular bi-weekly schedule for York County Rising, but it's extra-special because it’s the President's birthday 🎂, and he plans a big, North Korea-style military parade in his own honor. So natiionwide, progressive groups want local and network TV to have a split-screen opportunity. In Rock Hill, it's 2 pm as usual along Dave Lyle Blvd.