Why I Am Joining The March : I’m joining the march because there are people who are legitimately terrified for their safety and well being. Who will go to sleep tonight wondering if their dream is over. I’m a woman, a writer, a member of the LGBTQ community, someone with depression, ADD, anxiety disorder, someone…

Why I Am Joining The March : I would love to join the Women’s March but my body is just not strong enough. I was an active feminist in the 1970s and a “missionary” for the Equal Rights Amendment. We still have so far to go in our country before women have the same rights…

Why I Am Joining The March : I am a face to add to the rolls of Disabled Americans already subsisting on Social Security SSI, Medicaid and SNAP benefits. I have Amyloidosis and only 39% lung function as a result and live on Oxygen 24/7 so I cannot physically march. I wish to stand tall…

Why I Am Joining The March : My spirit is willing but my body has a chronic pain disease. So am joining this virtual march in solidarity with friends, family, colleagues and strangers who will not idly by while all we love about our country is destroyed.

Why I Am Joining The March : I broke my ankle a little over 6 weeks ago and sadly cannot march on Saturday. Even though this saddens me greatly I am so grateful for the opportunity to participate this way. It’s about everyone having equal rights!!!

We are marching for equal rights and equal opportunities FOR ALL. We do not want the progress of the last 8 years to be seen as an aberration or a mistake. The Obama administration accomplished so much for so many. We worry about our friends who depend on Obamacare and what will happen to them…

I have worked my adult life as a Licensed Practical Nurse with a Specialty certification in Hospice Care for the last 8 years of my practice. My husband, a Seminole Native American, worked until he was 75.My career ended in 2013 when I was diagnosed with uterine serous papillary carcinoma, the aggressive treatment left me…

I’m joining the March for both me and my daughter. We both have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome which makes it difficult for us to March but we still wanted to be involved. Whether it be insurance through the ACA, Women’s Reproductive Rights or even Education there will be some hard times…