Image description: Red haired woman (me!) practicing self-care by lying down with her head on a pillow (white with with green lines on it). I am joining the disability march because, while I would love to be there in person, I do not have the physical or emotional fortitude to do so at the moment….

I am marching for the rights of all people in this country, but especially for the individuals and communities whose humanity is being attacked, devalued, and denied. I am a woman, a bisexual, a rape survivor, a trauma survivor, and someone who suffers from chronic mental and physical health challenges. It has never been an…

  I want to join because I believe in equal protection under the law and the right to live your life free of fear. My community, family, co-workers and students are terrified that they will suffer from discrimination, loss of rights, and loss of protection.  I have never felt more grief after an election, nor…

I am joining the march because I am afraid for the future. I am concerned that civil rights given to the disabled, minorities, women, etc may be reversed. I am worried about climate change and the damage climate deniers will cause over the next few years. I would love to be at the DC or…

Our human rights are being violated persistently–causing an epidemic of trauma….terrorizing oppressed communities and  affecting all in a very personal way and collective way. Like many survivors of violence, I’ve felt unsafe to exist in my own vulnerable human body (especially as a disabled woman); to use my voice or to feel. Unsafe to exist…

I am joining this disability march because my depression and anxiety can make it hard for me to leave the house. I am joining for my friend Nora, who could die if the ACA is repealed. I am joining for my aunt Jeannie, who would not be alive today if it weren’t for Medicare. I…

My mother Marian Perz would have wanted to march if she could.  She lived in a hospital bed in my living room for 8 years after a stroke and died at 92 last November.  She would have wanted to lift up elderly disabled people–especially women who are often the majority of nursing home residents– where…

I have chronic aphasia and hemiplegia due to a stroke 16 years ago.  I can’t march, although I would love to.  I am scared about the future.  I want to be heard with other people who support LGBT freedoms.  I want women to have the right to choose birth control without governmental restraints.  I love …

I am joining the march as a trans, queer, disabled person who wants to live in a better world for everybody and knows that we deserve better than to live in a world of injustice and inequality. I want to live long enough to see the world change for the better, not to go back…