do you believe in rallies?

Tomorrow morning there is a community rally against the government pulling promised funding from Station 20 West. In case ya don't know, or ain't from these parts, here's the scoop: "Members of Saskatoon's core communities have been working to develop a "community enterprise centre" on 20th St. called Station 20 West. This initiative is situated in the centre of Saskatoon's poorest neighbourhoods and will bring together a wide range of services, including affordable housing, a co-operative local grocery store, a library branch, health care, dental services, a legal aid clinic, and community development offices. In 2007, the provincial government under the NDP committed $8 million to the project for capital costs. On Thursday afternoon, the new Saskatchewan Party government informed Station 20 West organizers that they were no longer funding the project, even though the money had already been transferred to the community." The right-wing Sask Party is now likening it to "funding a strip mall" and claims that it's unfair to other private businesses to subsidize this project because of the food co-op involved. It's a bit of a nightmare, the buildings are already designed and there are contracts in place. And tomorrow there is a public rally against the pulling of the funds. If facebook is any indication then at least 500 people are going to show. I'm just not sure anymore if rallies do anything. I took part in a lot of them when I was young hippie-wannabe, don't think they did anything but make the people involved feel good about themselves. This one might be different though. It's not often that the folks of Saskatoon gather for some random rally. For sure it will make the news, which is a start I guess as opposed to just smoking joints on Weyerhouser's steps in Vancouver. What think you?