Joan

Diversity should be celebrated, not threatened. I march for the disabled, for women, for people of color, for immigrants, for the LGBTQ community, for students, and for all my fellow Americans. I will fight against hate. I won’t be a bystander to intolerance; our new POTUS should change his message to one of inclusivity instead…

Bradley J.

I find it very harrowing watching the news day after day since the election of Trump. I rely on Obamacare, have for years, because I am not afforded the ability to work a job that provides insurance. And when I do get a job, I am slated to make 55 cents on the white man’s…

Kiera in Madera

A statement about why you are joining the disability march (300 words or less) As a woman with degenerative osteoarthritis and knee and ankle injuries, I cannot physically march. However, I know that we are all stronger together so I send my words where my legs cannot go. Women must stand strong and advocate for…

Sarah Shepherd

  I’m virtually marching in solidarity and intersectionality with all those on the margins who risk more oppression and exclusion under the Trump regime. I’m a woman in Toronto, Canada, whose ability to live out my passion for justice has been diminished but not extinguished by with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

Veronica Bates

Why I Am Joining The March : Enough is enough. Women need to have a louder, stronger voice. It is 2017 and we are having to fight for our rights all over again. I stand with women! We are one! We are the champions of humanity!

Edie

I was born & raised in Chicago. I believe strongly in equality for all people regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation. I believe in unions, voting rights for all Americans & the words on the Statue of Liberty, “Give me your tired, your poor…” I was a single mother & raised two children that…

Laura Sutta

I am joining the women’s march because I am very concerned that the new trump  administration does not respect our constitution, our bill of rights and the rule of law. The rule of law in our society is crucial and disregarding the law (e.g.  No one stopping  a president with enormous conflicts of interest, having a…

Ann Schubert

For solidarity. I’m a feminist, woman, on disability, in powerchair, American-Indian, aged 57 and am gay. I’m a survivor of two left pontine (or the primal part of the) brain hemorrhages (not stroke, but close) since 1991.

Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen

Peace, love, joy and hope to you all! I offer you this mini-march, staged in our living room. The toys I played with as a child now speak my values as a disabled adult.  I am extraordinarily lucky to have my job: the unemployment rate among blind people is 70 percent, and I am joyful, humbled and very,…