I had to wake up at 5:30 to get to the Starbucks where we were meeting near the port authority our bus left from. We met at 6:30 with both social justice groups. Ming, Maisy, Graham and Me in one group. Brianna, Ciro and Michelle were in another group. The scramble to find how we would get to Albany and who would chaperone us was crazy. At first we tried to get tickets online but they were sold out so we went on the waitlist. Then we were going to drive in my car but we didn’t have enough chaperones. Finally Ciro’s dad and Graham’s dad were very nice and agreed to be chaperones. Brianna and Michelle were late so my social justice group and Graham’s dad left earlier to go to the bus terminal so we could make sure to get a seat and know where to go. A weird guy offered directions so he helped is but then charged us money. We found where we were supposed to get on the bus and waited a little before we got on. We got on towards the middle of the bus and then e other social justice group joined us right before the bus left. The bus was about 3 hours long and we made a couple of stops along the way to Albany. I sat on the bus with Ming and Maisy was a bit ahead of us.

When we got to Albany it was freezing. We walked a little bit through snow to go to the Capitol building. We rallied outside this building and heard many people talk. We thought that the mayor would show up but he didn’t. Many of the speakers spoke about Seneca Lake. This is a lake that is endangered because of oil around it. Many also mentioned thoughts in the pipelines running through New York endangering us, such as the constitution pipeline, Algonquin pipeline and the keystone pipeline. After we stood, rallied and heard people speak we went into a building across the street. Inside the building we were directed around a lot but never really told what to do. There were other groups rallying for social justice topics such as education and gun violence. We wandered around for a while and luckily we found a group carrying a giant balloon shaped like a pipeline. This was a fun way to get envoy end and from the other people standing around us we learned more about pipelines. We missed a rally but we don’t know if it actually ever existed so we went to the stands around the building and they had a ton of information on random interesting things. We got back on the bus around 3. I sat next to Ming again but we were in the back near the bathroom. It took a really long time to get back-two and one half hours. Through this fieldwork we learned a lot about pipelines, specifically the constitution pipeline. It was a great opportunity for us to have a hands on rallying experience with many other people who were passionate about this topic.