Dinosaurs just met in DC to protest National Service “extinction” and it was predictably iconic
It seems like protests in the United States happen almost every weekend now that Trump is the president. But did you expect there to be dinosaurs protesting? The national service cuts under Trump’s proposed budget cuts angered many. So dinosaurs took to the streets of Washington to protest. And with national service facing “extinction,” the dinosaur costumes only made sense.
We’ve seen all kinds of protests: High school boys who wore ‘sexy off the shoulder shirts’ to school to show how sexists their school’s dress code was. Trump’s entire staff of the presidential arts and humanities resigning because of his comments on Charlottesville.
But we’ve never before seen dinosaurs protesting.
Dinosaur suit-wearing protesters march on Washington to protest Pres. Trump’s plan to slash the budget for national service programs. pic.twitter.com/Diy9AJkrd8
— ABC News (@ABC) September 1, 2017
The dinos has an important message to share, though. On the National Service Alliance website, they explained they didn’t want the programs under the national service branch to die out under Trump’s budget cuts. So what better way to show that then dress up like T-Rexs and march on Washington?
Us this morning on the way to work. #LetUsServe #DinosinDC pic.twitter.com/G9fvIbYpG9
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) August 30, 2017
"President Trump’s 2018 budget cuts critical funding for YouthBuild, the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps programs like Teach For America and City Year. We’re here to tell Congress: Stop National Service Extinction," the National Service Alliance wrote. "Let’s expand national service instead."
Many took the protest in stride (or skip) and made their roars heard.
Join the #DinosinDC and take action to stop #nationalservice extinction at https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob pic.twitter.com/HRngIlLR76
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) August 30, 2017
And it is all for a good cause. The cut in budget threatens to take away programs like Senior Corps, Foster Grandparents and more from us forever.
With a lot of protests, the messages are loud and clear. But with so much turmoil in our country right now, gimmicks can help to make the message stick in our minds. Just think about it — how are you going to forget a dinosaur protesting extinction?
What do #dinosaurs & #nationalservice have in common? Under Trump's budget, they’ll both be EXTINCT. #LetUsServe ➡️ https://t.co/KIyAAHPuob pic.twitter.com/J185Q10tWy
— Service Year (@ServiceYear) August 30, 2017
Smart, right? And, honestly, it’s pretty hilarious, too. Hopefully, this protest makes people — and our government — listen.