My name is Jennifer Robinson, and I am a lifelong feminist and activist. By the age of 20, I was disabled by painful chronic illnesses. Eventually, I was diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases, Fibromyalgia, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and POTS: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Simultaneously, I was dealt the blow of a disease of the brain: Schizoaffective…
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Shawn LeAnn Hansen
I would love to be included any way possible in this historic march. I am marching for me, my daughter’s and my grand daughter’s. I want trump to know that as a female ..a human being.. I do not accept any unwelcome sexual advances or physical/ mental abuse. These actions should be stopped and anyone…
Julie Vohland
Unable to join the March in Washington D.C. due to chronic health issues. I’m joining the march because it is so very important to be on the right side of history, and that is exactly why this march is so important. Always forward, never back.
Laurie Jean Cannady
I am joining the march for the military service members who were and are still being victimized by Military Sexual Trauma (MST). I am joining the march because I want survivors of MST to know we are better than those who work to blame, ridicule, and silence. Laurie can be found here.
Pixie
I am a humanist and an anti-fascist and I am also chronically ill. There are years when my illness is better and years when it is worse, and the past few years have been bad. I don’t anticipate having the physical ability to attend large public events. It is not safe for me to attend…
Virginia Bemis
I’m joining the disability march to be in solidarity with everyone protesting the Trump administration and its policies.Race, class, gender, orientation, disability, age, we all want freedom, justice and peace. Parkinson’s disease isn’t good for actual marching, but I’ll shake up the system any way I can. #CripTheVote I’m a retired college professor working for disability…
Lauren Krantz
I want to be there in solidarity with my fellow women, standing tall and making sure people see me as a force to be reckoned with. I am a female working in STEM in California and although we have made progress in women’s rights we have a long way to go. The current rhetoric about…