A woman with long purple hair, wearing a white scarf and a long tan coat, standing in front of a snowy forest background. She is smiling and leaning on a cane, purple hair looking windblown.
I express solidarity with all of those who feel afraid and threatened by the incoming administration. I feel like I have been in shock since November 9, not knowing what I can do, or how to intercede against such darkness. I am only one person, but I will not go silently; I will not condone sexual assault, racism, homophobia, sexism, mistreatment of immigrants, ableism, or the denial of healthcare to any. (if we have the rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, that must include being able to stay alive through access to modern medicine, not being cut off due to insufficient money.)
I am an educator, and education can be power, and I will use this to encourage and build up, not to tear down or hurt. I am only one, but I will stand against this darkness. It is so easy only to feel fear and to throw up my hands and cry that nothing can be done, but I must remember that the attitudes that allowed this demagogue to become elected have existed since before America existed. This poisonous sexism, racism, and other “isms” are old, and I will fight against ignorance; I refuse to become too tired or jaded to fight. I will not give up, I will not give in, I will fight against fear with love and with action.
I stand in solidarity with my sisters and brothers at the women’s march on Washington.
I am a biology professor, and a young disabled woman. I am so sad that this is where our country is going; but encouraged that others are out there marching against the patriarchy.
Disability March 