Glenda Bailey-Mershon

I march virtually, now that I am old and ill, as I have so many times in the past in reality, to help form a better understanding of what it means to be a free and tolerant country. Despair and fear should never lead us to promote racism, misogyny, and prejudice against people with disabilities,…

Peggy Edwards

I am joining this march for several reasons: – the rights of women are under threat from both the incoming administration and Congress and that is a double-barreled disaster – the President-Elect is a narcissist and a danger to our freedom and democracy – the proposed cabinet is collectively a group of unqualified people with…

Melissa Narans

Being a woman with an invisible illness and having 4 children I can not march. My body tires about 10 times faster than a healthy body. I am joining the March because this is the biggest civil rights attack in many generations. I refuse to lose ground on the rights of POC, Women, Healthcare, Religious…

Christina Hermann

In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “We need a leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with money but in love with humanity.” Trump and the GOP are happy to take what they want for themselves as rewards to ensure their own comfort and security, while…

Rachel

Due to chronic depression and anxiety, I am not able to join the march on Saturday. I was diagnosed with PTSD following a sexual assault. I would not be where I am today without the complete change in rhetoric while I was in college that convinced me to tell my story and heal. If you…

Evelyn Duffy

I am not able to physically participate in the march on 1/21/17. I am wheelchair and oxygen dependent.Before I qualified for Medicare I had insurance through Obamacare.I would have been uninsured otherwise.There are many people like myself in the US who have worked and paid taxes for most of their lives.None of us deserve to…

Jody

Why I Am Joining The March : A wonderful friend that is in Washington doing important work sent me a link. This is wonderful that people who can’t physically show their strength in person. I am going into tomorrow with such trepidation and angst. I am fearful that bigotry, racism, and misogynistic behavior will be…

Charlene Holkenbrink

I suffer from anxiety and a few other physical ailments, but my voice needs to be heard! I am marching in solidarity!