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“Protesting was undoubtedly better than doing nothing at all, and incremental changes alone are not making the impact necessary. Were past protests for civil rights, women’s rights and worker’s rights a waste of time? Just a hundred years ago the women’s right to vote did not seem realistic either. But like speaking out against the tar sands, fighting for the right to water, and calling for an end to poverty, it was necessary. Protesting made it a reality.”

At least, Liberal Senator Jim Munson was able to acknowledge its impact. “It’s probably one of the more exciting things I’ve seen in the Senate in a long time.” She certainly woke up any sleepy-heads. And that other stick-in-the-eye trouble-maker Michael Moore offered her a job.