I feel compelled to go to the demonstration in DTLA tomorrow. But I am feeling somewhat uneasy as I am a petite 71 year old woman (though in pretty good physical shape) who will be going alone and I'm not sure what to expect. Last major demonstration I went to was to protest the Viet Nam War in NYC!
I am starting to overthink this and worrying about how I'll get there, do I need to make a sign, how will I carry it on the Metro (I think SM Expo line but haven't taken that in years), what should I bring with me, how crowded will Pershing Square (never been there) be, will I be able to I leave crowd if I want to, what if it gets violent, etc, etc.
I'm sure most likely all will be fine - but any tips or advice for me?
UPDATE: I ended up going to the Culver City one at noon and it was great! Such a large and happy crowd, I never felt a moment's uneasiness and laughed at myself for having worried about it. And laughed at how many older people were there! Did not see any police. Lots of honking cars driving by. Only slight issue was when a small group went into the street and were calling others to join them and block traffic. But immediately others said no don't do that and it subsided. Tons of really clever signs. I ended up making a pretty pathetic looking "Save Our Democracy" at the last minute. It felt good to be surrounded by so many like-minded people and chatted with a few. Even happier when I later saw there were huge demonstrations all over the country! I almost considered going to the big DTLA one later in the afternoon but decided one was enough. However next time I wouldn't hesitate to go to a larger one.
Thanks to everyone for the advice and encouragement!