Just a quick note to state the protest today was a GREAT success!! The quick & dirty:
- At its peak, there were upwards of 50 people!!
- Protest was announced this morning on the local radio station
- The Knoxville News-Sentinel was there!
- The local NBC affiliate, WBIR, was there!
- Some board members joined in the protest
- Arrowmont director David Willard read a brief, but somewhat positive statement, news cameras rolling
We’ll write more later as we gather all our intel!! Thanks everyone for getting the word out!! If you were there, post your comments and send your pictures if you like to savearrowmont at gmail dot com. Here’s a picture of one end of the protest on the Parkway to tide you over:
Aug. 22, 2008 -- Gatlinburg, TN, Save Arrowmont protest along the Parkway.
