I’m considered able-bodied, but lack the stamina, and ability to walk and stand for long periods of time that are required for a march and rally, and for overnight travel I require a CPAP (for sleep apnea). While I may attend part of the march in nearby Seneca Falls, or in Ithaca, New York, I will be unable to attend the entire program.  In youth (growing up in California) and middle age (I used to live in Takoma Park MD and work in Washington, DC) I attended a lot of marches, and on one memorable day, I shook hands with Gloria Steinem, and marched near the front lines with her, Bella Abzug, and others. Most of my current activism involves working from home–via telephone, mail, petitions, and administering a facebook page, “Our Revolution Upstate New York,” (link below) where I coordinate information between other activist and progressive groups and actions. I am extremely proud that my daughter-in-law is traveling from NYS to her first march in Washington DC this Saturday.

1.     My Japanese-American friends’ parents were interned during WWII, so I was aware of social injustice early on. By adulthood I was active for women’s rights, environmental justice, and peace. We raised three kids: a Teacher, a Public Health Specialist, and a future teacher. I worked ten years in Smithsonian Information, two years on Takoma Park City Council. Mostly, I worked with young children, eventually earning teacher certification to teach pre-K Special Education students in Florida before circumstances sent me into early retirement. My fb page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/1662185814105564/?ref=bookmarks

My picture is a collage–one photo taken by my husband in the 1970s; the other taken by my daughter-in-law in the same spot in 2016. Life happens.