2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWho is going to the Women's March on January 21?
I just booked my flight and hotel.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT, National Organizers
On January 21, 2017 we will unite in Washington, DC for the Womens March on Washington. We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families -- recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.
The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us--women, immigrants of all statuses, those with diverse religious faiths particularly Muslim, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native and Indigenous people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, the economically impoverished and survivors of sexual assault. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Womens March on Washington will send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all. HEAR OUR VOICE.
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This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports women's rights are welcome.
PLEASE SHARE, we need to spread the word everywhere! And there are groups forming for EVERY STATE, so search for your local group as well!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2169332969958991/
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Are booked and ready!!
Traveling from Ohio.
Croney
(4,924 posts)There are a few threads about it. It's good to bring it up on a regular basis! I just checked the Women's March Facebook page. 122k going, 216k interested as of right now. Those numbers will surely grow. Woo-hoo! 💥💥💥
Lisa0825
(14,489 posts)marybourg
(13,182 posts)there are marches planned for cities all over the country:
http://www.lovealwaystrumpshate.org/inauguration-weekend.html
woodsprite
(12,201 posts)That's just the Women's March on Washington facebook group. My hubby, myself and 2 teens will be going. There is another bunch signed up through RallyBus. Not sure how many buses from DE for that group.
mainer
(12,184 posts)to symbolize the veiled women in "A Handmaid's Tale."
s-cubed
(1,385 posts)womanofthehills
(9,272 posts)Thinking about what to put on my sign.
Squinch
(52,746 posts)Driving in and out the same day. Long day, but worth it!
boston bean
(36,491 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)so I will definitely be there!
With many family and friends, representing FL, NJ, DC and NH.
Takket
(22,525 posts)but i hope they disrupt as much of the proceedings as possible. i'd love to see thousands of protest signs and here the boos and jeers during the swearing in. blocking the motorcade would be a great thing too. i'd also like them to block Obama's motorcade so he can't leave lol