I am marching because I believe in every person being able to lead a life that they choose. I believe in everyone having enough food to eat, adequate housing, and access to the health care that they need to live. I believe that every human being deserves dignity and bodily autonomy. I believe in helping…
Author: roseplouis
Brilane
I can’t be there in person because getting around after the stroke is extremely difficult. Obviously, health care is very important to me, as are the arts and rights for everyone. I am with you all in spirit.
Clara
A statement on why I’m joining the Disability March: I would have very much liked to participate in one of the Sister Marches organized in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, DC. I was shocked and horrified when Trump won the election and want to do my part to insist that the hatred, discrimination,…
Lura V
I’m worried for the future for my Muslim friends as well as so many others. I really wanted to join the March in San Diego but I just can’t walk that far. I am grateful for this opportunity.
Me and Z
I am joining the disability march, because I refuse to go quietly into trump’s America. I’m a 26 year old who dreamed of being a librarian, and grew up to be one- until my health took away my independence. I’m slowly working to get back where I had been; I spend each day reading,…
Sam
I am joining the disability march in order to fight for healthcare, women’s rights, and the equality of all people. As a person with Lyme disease who has mobility problems, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue, I cannot attend a march in-person, but nonetheless, I wish to stand with my American brothers, sisters, and other siblings…
Ashley Stephen
I’m a queer, disabled survivor of rape and I’m joining this march because this fight is too important. We need to protect each other with everything we have. I am co-founder of Disabled Survivors Unite http://www.disabledsurvivorsunite.org.uk/
PGar
I am joining because I cannot walk that much, and I have no other mode of marching. I am a gender critical radical lesbian feminist, founding member of Women’s Liberation Front [WoLF]. http://womensliberationfront.org
Cheyanne SW
I join the voices of women worldwide to say: we want change. I am a Jew. I am a woman. I am disabled. I am smart. I come from a poor family. All of the stigmas associated with these words ring false to me. I want to show that just because I am marginalized or…