Regarding March on Washington dates! Keep college students in mind!

[xerigen]

Please don't schedule it for late April. Consider that there are soooo many college students supporting Ron Paul and that is finals time for most college student. I would come right now, but absolutely could not come in April.

May would be much better, not to mention it'd be warmer and people would be more likely to come.

[icon124]

March or late May, but not in late really April...I'll be studying for finals and will take them at the beginning of May...

[Nyte]

If it's important to you, you'll figure out a way to get there in April.

[280Z28]

K-12 often go to the end of May. Families will prefer June - Father's Day or close.

[Airborn]

also it's import that it is on a weekend, many will not come if its on a weekday

[JeffersonThomas]

bump for college students. PLEASE HAVE IT AFTER APRIL! I can't afford to miss finals and other final projects in april.

[axiomata]

May 26th - Memorial Day (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=118726)

[colecrowe]

Thread: Events on... (discuss date choice for March/Rally in Washington D.C.): http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?p=1246672

[xerigen]

If it's important to you, you'll figure out a way to get there in April.

I will NOT miss finals to march. That would be throwing away $7000 for that semester. Considering I make $5000 a year, that would be a terrible investment. Please keep the college students in mind.

[thegr8drronpaul]

If it's important to you, you'll figure out a way to get there in April.


Ah, of course they'd WANT to be there, but if we are seriously wanting MAXIMUM attendance, then we can not do it when kids are in school.

I vote Mem. weekend.

[icon124]

^exactly...there's no way I could miss my finals..this is my last semester...I love Ron Paul to death but I couldn't do that to myself

[Nyte]

It's not that college students aren't being kept in mind... it's that you have to consider when you can get most people out, without pushing the date too far out.

Most college students don't have finals in April. They have finals in May. If you push it out to May you'll lose even more participation.

If we push it out till June or July, it won't be soon enough to have any impact.

Besides, DC is beautiful in April. The cherry trees are blossoming ;)

[gpickett00]

I think its important to make this more than just a Ron Paul march or a liberty march. If it includes something about being anti war it will draw a much larger crowd.

[markrink]

i vote memoral day weekend we cant over look the collage kids we need larg numbers and thay havem listen to the good doctor

[xerigen]

It's not that college students aren't being kept in mind... it's that you have to consider when you can get most people out, without pushing the date too far out.

Most college students don't have finals in April. They have finals in May. If you push it out to May you'll lose even more participation.

If we push it out till June or July, it won't be soon enough to have any impact.

I know for a fact that every college in Michigan is late April/VERY EARLY May. Ron Paul said 3-4 months, that'd be May or June.

[ronpaulhawaii]

Memorial day or after, bump for the students

[bappley]

I've changed my mind. Although April 19th would be really cool, memorial day is also really sweet and we don't want to screw over college students.

[xerigen]

Thanks for understanding. Not to mention Ron Paul said 3-4 months. Haste makes waste. Let's make sure we do this right! You don't get a whole lot of changes to march to Washington!

[dante]

June 15th We definitely want to make sure everyone is out of school!

[thegr8drronpaul]

I love Mem. idea, but is it better to do it on a non-holiday? Easier to get permits, less confusion, easier/cheaper to get flights.

[axiomata]

Is Memorial Day weekend, the 24th through the 26th good for you?

VOTE (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=118740)

[markrink]

may 26th

[xerigen]

I can say with 99% certainty that any and every college student will be done with finals by the 24th of May. I would bet that 90% of students are done by May 10th.

[Energy]

June is a sweet spot. School is out and plenty of time to promote and save up.

[markrink]

june is ok but memorial day has meaning makes it that much sweeter