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UpToUS Caravan Heads to Philadelphia

The Purple Party Bus,part of the UpToUs Caravan, on the road in Nebraska. Photo by Ethan Au Green.

The Purple Party Bus, part of the UpToUs Caravan, on the road in Nebraska. Photo: Ethan Au Green.

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By Amy E. Jacobs

Amy Jacobs is currently driving from the western US toward the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. This is the second article in her series. You can read the first one here.

At about 7:30pm on Tuesday, a school-bus sized purple RV pulled up outside the Boulder Theater in downtown Boulder, CO, to cheers from the small crowd outside.  The orange “#UPTOUS” painted on the back window declared its affiliation.

Parked on the streets were more cars with similar decorations, like “#SeeYouInPhilly” and “Make the Movement Move.”

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On the Road With the UpToUS Caravan

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By Amy E. Jacobs

Spare tire. Check. Oil change. Check. Bar of white soap for drawing hashtags on car windows. Check.

Place to stay my first night in Lincoln, NE? No idea, but there’s a Facebook page for that.

I’m about to embark on a journey from Boulder, CO, to Philadelphia, PA.  I will be part of a cross-country caravan of progressive activists traveling to the Democratic National Convention. It’s already exhilarating, and I’m not even on the road yet.

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