WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!

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Pics From Albuquerque Rally
 

Thank you so much to everyone who participated and supported all of the events! And thank you so much for sharing your experiences, photos and thoughts. I had an amazing time at the Albuquerque Rally with my friends. It was definitely needed to lift my spirits up, know there are millions of people around the world who will stand up for justice and rights for all, and to keep fighting and never be silent!

Always late....

I was in Portsmouth NH. The "official" count was 6,000 while we had a second rally in Concord.

I had to park two miles away and couldn't get up near the podium but we had great speakers. The biggest message here was "the few won't control the many".

I am extremely shy and didn't talk to too many people but the few that I did talk to were very nice.

Sorry I'm posting late Bully.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT OK

but i would rather not say how many times i let the clip loop and cackled my ass off

but no its bad. Very bad.

Very bad or very very very bad?

Very bad. Just one very.

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I won't be maligning another woman again ( if you see it that way ) but I did find this ironically funny. in another form it was a March poster. No reason to think she isn't as victimised as other women ... so no more from me on this.

I don't think someone punching a Nazi man for protesting, even spewing hate speech, is funny at all. If someone walked up and punched a Separatist woman in the face for holding up a sign raging and rallying against men, advocating/calling for the death of them all, would that be funny?

It's a sad fact that violence can be both wrong and hilarious at the same time.

I don't actually claim to be a nice person though so I am not conflicted about my reaction.

I've marched on Washington many times, but I never felt what I felt on Saturday. It was glorious. I resonate with the above posts about finally feeling hope again for the first time since the election. There were so many young women at the March. I got chills, and not because I was cold. It was actually warm enough for me to be outside for the whole day. Whew!

I don't have the skills to share a photo, but my sign said:

GRAB BACK!
FIGHT BACK!

NEVER GO BACK!

Besides my motorcycle club colors, I wore a rainbow feather boa, and I gave out rainbow leis to my Siren sisters, all also wearing our bad-ass motorcycle club patch. We weren't wearing pussy hats, but we did look fabulously gay. One of our signs said, 'Bykers Against Trump'. Several marchers told us how happy they were to see us because news media had been featuring a group which called itself Bikers For Trump, which had been pugnaciously declaring their intent to protect that idjit from whoever it is they think might threaten him. I was proud to be marching with a racially diverse group of women, and relieved that the leadership and message of the DC March was inclusive enough to draw a very diverse crowd.

The gorgeous variety and creativity of the sea of pussy hats in DC was impressive, but the most remarkable pussy hat moment was when I came upon a street vendor who was actually selling pink polar fleece knock-offs. I nearly hurt myself laughing to see that giant dude calling out to the assembled marchers, "PUSSY hats. Get your PUSSY HATS here".

I've been inspired to see the photos of worldwide marches and demonstrations. I loved the photo of the women in Antarctica, but one of my absolute favorites was of an elderly Japanese woman in a wheelchair whose sign said she had been interred for her race, and that we would never go back. Can someone with more advanced skills share that here if you come across it? Please and thank you.

Many many on-point and original signs from the marches, but I do believe this is my favorite. This is a two-fer, also nails the necrophiles from the NRA.


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Maybe it's wishful thinking but I think she and Donald may split up. Did you see how he treated her when they were entering the White House for tea with the Obamas? He left her and was walking in the door by himself until he realized he had left her behind. The Obamas had already taken her by each arm to gently escort her in...I mean, how gauche can he possibly be? I kind of feel for her.

I noticed that also. I think he may love her in his own way, but Donald loves Donald (and work) first. Maybe, sadly, she's used to it or accepted it for the obvious perks of marrying him. In my opinion, she's no trophy but a highly intelligent woman with a naturally reserved manner. Despite having lived here for several years, she seems much more "European reserved" than American.

Anything we come up with is simply a guess.

She may be a trophy, may not.

Regardless, I feel sorry for her.

Since I never know what goes on behind anyone's closed door; I will only post this:

"Trump says cheating on Ivana with Marla was 'beautiful' in 1994

BY CAMERON JOSEPH
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, October 8, 2016, 1:00 PM

WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump hadn't been caught red-handed he likely would have kept on cheating on his first wife, he admitted in a 1994 interview obtained by the Daily News."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/poli...icle-1.2822695

Since we're on the topic:
 

I was feeling sorry for her too, but I have to admit that this article gave me some things to consider (comments are interesting as well). Anyway, just passing it along:

Melania Trump Doesn't Deserve Your Sympathy

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CLASSY ~ Vintage ! Thank you for that :) I'm very proud of Boston with no arrests and done peacefully :) just whisper and they listen

Very good point.

Perhaps we have just been projecting feelings/motives/perspectives that are our own.

She is hardly an innocent victim that did not know what she was getting into as wife number 3.

Here's the photo I think you're seeking and it would have stayed wth me, too.

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(Kiyoko Shima, pictured with daughters Linda Shima-Tsuno (left) and Sallie Smith, drew attention during the Women’s March in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. (Photos courtesy of Randall Tsuno))

Here's the link to the photo in case you want to email the link to anyone not on the planet:

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And this is the website where I found the photo and story of Ms. Shima.

http://www.rafu.com/2017/01/ja-famil...-womens-march/

Thanks for telling us about it.

Highly intelligent, a recluse and happily married to some who continually cheats? The only way that would work is if she felt nothing for him at all and if it has become a marriage of convenience-vs-She apparently has said her father is like him so it's also possible she married the person closest to a replica of her father who she must worship?? In either case the weirdness is too much for my brain.

A Day Without A Woman
 

In the spirit of women and their allies coming together for love and liberation, we offer A Day Without A Woman. via @womensmarch on Twitter

I will be putting in for that day off, tomorrow. I'm wondering if there will be marches (this date was just announced today as I understand it) but if not, I'll be occupying the woods somewhere =)

Women's March V-Day is live here: https://www.facebook.com/vday/videos...c_ref=NEWSFEED Kate Clinton is speaking now. Really wonderful to hear and watch.

The "A Day Without A Woman" puts me in mind of the late 70's or 80's "Alice Doesn't" boycott:hangloose:

I don't think I know what that is. I Googled it but couldn't find anything. I did find this though for the Day Without A Woman strike: http://www.refinery29.com/2017/02/14...an-information and, while there isn't a lot of information around it yet as they just announced the date today, (I follow the Women's March on Twitter and Facebook though) which is also International Women's Day, I'm anxious to learn the details of any positive actions recommended and/or marches. etc. I love how this is a perceived long term protest. Four freaking year long protest lol I'm all in though. For the long haul.

Oh, "Alice Doesn't" boycott was about women NOT doing all the things they would normally do in a day....like at work they should boycott making the coffee, fetching coffee for the boss, tidying up, etc etc. A home they boycotted doing laundry, dishes, vacuuming, all stuff deemed "woman's work".

The point was to show how much work women did and just how much would go undone if not for women.

Anyone, if I'm mistaken please fell free to correct me:hangloose:

It's a women's strike set for March 8th - details here

Oh - I see by your link... you found it. Just by a different name. :)

Easy, I think she meant she wasn't familiar with "Alice Doesn't" and had tried to Google that:giggle:

Not exactly correct. It was more than a boycott.

I marched in LA that day and this is a description from Civil Rights .edu:

"The NOW spokesperson describes a national labor strike scheduled for October 29, 1975, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in protest of women's marginalization and continued discrimination. The women involved in the strike seek to force business men, husbands, and other men to take seriously their demands for equal rights. As a testament of these women's refusal to continue to ignore sexism in American society, they adorn their shirts with buttons marked “Alice Doesn’t...Anywhere, Anymore!”

We marched from Westwood to UCLA.

I tried to post this picture showing the crowd at UCLA listening to speakers after the march but could not:

http://lit250v.library.ucla.edu/isla....latimes%3A190

The sadness is that we have come far since 1975 but still have so far to go.

Ashley Bennet was aghast after New Jersey politician John Carman posted a meme during the Women’s March this January, asking if the protest would be “over in time for them to cook dinner;” however, she put her anger to good use, running against Carman and defeating him to win his seat as an Atlantic County freeholder.

I guess he's got plenty of time to cook his own dinner now!

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Photos from Women’s March 2020
 

Photos of Women’s March 2020 found at https://duckduckgo.com/

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Chicago...

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I was honored to be one of the head organizers for our first Women's March in my city. It went SO well. It was only 10 degrees out and we had a storm blowing in 2 hours after the march speakers started but we still had a phenomenal turnout. The speakers were powerful- speaking on Climate change, Reproductive Justice, Immigration, and local history of issues that impact women in history. At one point I was running alongside the march on the sidewalk to try to see how far we were stretched out but I couldn't see the end. I almost cried when I saw that. It was such a powerful feeling seeing everyone coming together and knowing I was able to be part of making that happen. We ended the march where I work and for the first time ever in herstory, every room we have was at capacity. Everyone was kind and helpful and energized and positive. We had asked people to march with integrity and positivity and, for the most part, people did. Huge success and we are def on to do this again next year!