I am glad to show my solidarity with all who feel the call to voice our opinions about the state of our nation.
Retired USPS letter carrier. Disabled since 2004. 57-year-old disabled male. Chronic pain and Mobility issues. After years of being put through the wringer with health insurance companies, whose only allegiance is to their shareholders, I became a champion of Barack Obama’s campaign and his goal of health care reform. I refuse to stand by idly…
I am joining disability march for myself, my community, and all my friends who passed away before their voices were heard. The disabled community is often an afterthought, even within activist and feminist spaces.
To show solidarity, and to demonstrate that women will mor be silenced. Our bodies belong to us.
I have numerous neuromuscular diseases and PTSD. I’ll be marching if my pain is manageable and with a group that understands my PTSD. If not, I’ll be rallying online all day.
In spite of everything, I still have faith that the country can live up to its ideals. We cannot sit by and watch this country devolve. I am inspired by the message of hope and solidarity of the Women’s march. But I’m also angry; and it’s ok to be angry.
I am joining the march because I wish to stand in solidarity with all the women who are outraged at the way Donald has referred to women during the campaign.
As a mother of 6, including 3 daughters who share the same genetic illness as me, protecting their rights to healthcare is my number one priority. Having this debilitating illness, I know what the long road ahead of them looks like and that their lives will only get more difficult as this illness progresses. Barriers…
I have “invisible” disabilities-Major Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphobia, PTSD and Aspergers. I also have my own page on FB, The Princessas. I post from Harriet Rubin’s book The Princessa. The title is from an anglicized version of the words “principle” and “excellence.” Today’s excerpt was particularly fitting: “A princessa doesn’t say no to herself. She…
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