Received an email yesterday from the Georgia Choice Coalition with some of the details about what happened Saturday night--but still not many answers. I think the only way to truly get the answers I want would be to hold the bus company idiots hostage until they told me exactly what the hell they were thinking.


But anyway, here's an excerpt from that email.

"The Georgia Coalition contracted with a company named
Bus Bank. Bus Bank worked with many organizations
across the country to transport people to the
march. We chose to go with Bus Bank because they were
working nationally on the march and we thought that
fact would help ensure quality, accountability
and safety. Obviously the buses were extremely late
and as the hours ticked on concerns about safety and
getting to the march in a timely matter arose.
All of the coordinators did our best to make tough
decisions with the information we had available at the
time.

At 2:30am we informed passengers of our safety and
time concerns. We tried to be as honest as possible.
Most people left. A small group of people were
wanting to leave and try to get to the march
regardless of how late they would arrive. We then
loaded them onto the 1 bus that had a reserve
bus driver. 2 coordinators rode that bus because it
was necessary to ensure the safest trip possible. 6
coordinators stayed behind as well as many of
our interns and dedicated volunteers.

All of the organizers were tearful. We'd spent nearly
a year organizing for the March and the problem that
occurred on Saturday night could not have been further
out of our control. We could not have been any more
disappointed. We share your frustration and anger for
what occurred on Saturday night. Thus, our reaction
is not so different from yours..."


The letter continues, discussing the action the Coalition's taking to get refunds for the buses. I certainly hope none of the would-be attendees are getting pissy with these people.

Anyway, I guess that's that, really.