On Saturday, January 21, 2017, millions of people from around the world united to peacefully stand up for women’s rights and other human rights. I was fortunate enough to be one of the millions to participate in the world’s largest protest in history.
The Women’s March was not meant to be a negative event, or represent hate; it was in fact the exact opposite. Our purpose was to show love trumps hate, and we will not sit quietly while our basic human rights are being stripped away. We will not stand quietly while women are dehumanized, sexualized, and abused.
My mother taught me from a very young age that women are strong, capable, independent human beings. She taught me that I, among many other influential women, can make a difference in the world.
The atmosphere of the Women’s March was something incredible. It was full of hope, strength, and love.
I marched in Washington D.C., alongside my younger sister, mother, and others who believed in the same causes.
Washington D.C. was only one of many marches that took place around the world. Nearly 700 sister marches in over 60 countries took place in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington.
Thousands gathered in Washington with inspiring chants and clever posters. We were there to remind the newly elected, President Donald Trump, that women are powerful, and that we are coming for him.
We were there, in peaceful protest, to remind the world it is a woman’s right to choose.
We marched in order to show the world that any and every kind of love, is love.
We marched to show that every person, no matter the gender, race, or background, is worth every right and respect the world has to offer.
We marched to protect our future environment and climate.
We marched to remind Trump that America was built on diversity, and we welcome new people.
We marched to show sexual assault, in any form, will not be tolerated.
We marched for basic health care rights.
We marched for every immigrant, Muslim, and disabled person.
We marched for the forgotten.
