I am joining the Disability March because as a physically disabled woman, I am unable to march in person. I march in protest of a man who did not win the popular vote and who I do NOT consider to be my President. I march for those who cannot. I march to protest and end the mistreatment and abuse of women, people of color, the LGTBQIA community (ESPECIALLY the trans, agender and non-binary communities,) sexual assault survivors, domestic abuse survivors, the poor, those with mental illness, the elderly, the incarcerated victims of an unfair justice system, Muslims, undocumented immigrants, indigenous people in our country and all over the world,  atheists and other non-Christians, and those who live with visible and invisible disabilities. I march because even though I am a member of many marginalized groups, I have a duty as a person with white privilege to speak up and be a voice for those who can’t and more importantly to stand up and make space for others. I march because BLACK LIVES MATTER! I march because TRANS RIGHTS MATTER! I march because DISABLED LIVES MATTER! There are those who wish that we were dead and/or silent. I will not be silenced. I will speak my truth loudly and proudly in the face of fear, violence, and hatred. I stand against fascism, hatred, and discrimination. But most importantly, I march to fulfill a promise to

my two children to make the world a better place and to create a future where people have the freedom to be themselves.