The 2017 Women’s March
Every sign that a protestor held was another statement, another idea. Some signs would read “Make America Think Again” and others would say “Build Bridges Not Walls” and my personal favorite “Ugh, Where Do I Even Start?”
Who was involved?
Back in December over a 100 organizations had signed up as partners to the march, but come January more than 400 organizations were listed as partners on the march’s website. Among those two Planned Parenthood and the Natural Resources Defense Council were listed as two major partners. Back in December, Donald Trump vowed to defund Planned Parenthood as long as it performs abortions. After Donald Trump made his intentions with Planned Parenthood public, it shook a lot of people.
“It’s no secret Planned Parenthood is expecting the fight of our lives,” said Kelley Robinson, a deputy national organizing director for Planned Parenthood.“This is a movement where people are inspired to take action at numbers we’ve never seen before.” She went further on to say they were willing to contribute in whatever way possible to make sure the people had a great time and would stay active for months and years to come. Planned Parenthood later that month partnered with the march.
Organizations weren’t the only ones who got involved with the march. Many celebrities took a place in the crowds. Among them were: Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Miley Cyrus, James Franco, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mandy Moore, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nick Offerman, Rihanna, Melissa Benoist, Emma Watson, Amy Poehler, Gina Rodriguez, Alec Baldwin, Phillipa Soo, and hundreds of others, all around the world.
The list of speakers for the Women’s March can be found on the speakers page their website: https://www.womensmarch.com/speakers/
If you’d like to get involved and weren’t able to participate in the Women's March, they have a website! https://www.womensmarch.com
Nicole Stetsyuk