I mentioned in my post yesterday that my sister and I will be traveling to Washington, DC on Saturday to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. We got together recently to put into our own words why it is important for us to be there. This is #WhyWeMarch:
Too long have we stood by and kept silent, too long have we whispered behind doors but lived life as if we weren’t affected. We have been awakened. We will rise up. We will find a way to conquer hate. And she and I will do it together, among millions of others who refuse to watch hate toward other humans become the norm.
We will share stories of kindness and love and support. We will finally begin to take action, in a way we have kept closely guarded in the backs of our minds. I can’t answer why we have sat on the sidelines until now, but that is no longer an option. Every generation has found a way to fight and make a difference. This country had to fight to convince others to end slavery, to allow women to vote, to let all Americans choose to love any gender. And now it is our turn to stand tall and proud and fight for all of those rights and more.
We will not be ignored.
We will not be marginalized.
We will not stand idly by.
WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY.
We march for love and kindness. We march for her daughters and my nieces. We march for equal pay for women. We march for Planned Parenthood and the incredible work they do saving lives everyday. We march for peace. We march for our LBGTQ friends. We march for freedom for ALL. We march for immigrants and their rights. We march for religious freedom. We march for the ownership of our OWN bodies. We march for you. We march for each other. And we march for the future.
We will be a powerful voice against hate and those who threaten the progress we have made and the great strides yet to come.
Millions of women, one voice.
Now We Stand 