Tri-State women taking part in D.C. march

“I think standing up with people who are afraid and standing up for people who are threatened or afraid is really important to me”, Young said.

Along with those registered for the Women’s March on Washington, there is an estimated 1.3 million more people signed up for worldwide “Sister Marches” also happening on Saturday, Jan. 21.

This is a chance to lift up the voices of those who have not had it heard loudly before, and possibly a starting point for many people new to speaking out and demanding rights. She says she is fine with Texas politicians pushing to de-fund Planned Parenthood – but says they put too much energy into it and not almost enough into alternative solutions and offering women better access to health care. Organizers say it’s not just about rights for women, but, rights for those of all sexual orientations, workers, immigrants and those with disabilities.

When asked at the news conference if the march would’ve taken place Saturday had Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton won the election, those representing the march hesitated, and a couple people shook their heads.

And like the marchers in Washington, they hope to be the start of something bigger, a new force in progressive politics or perhaps an old force better focused and re-energized.

Despite its lip service to “diversity”, the March’s website issued a series of “unity principles” late last week that excluded women with a pro-life of pro-marriage perspective. “It appears that the [Women’s March on Washington] only wants to include a “diverse” array of women who think exactly like them”, she said.

The march began as a grassroots movement after Donald Trump’s election.

Though many in the area can not make it to the D.C. march, Fisher said, at least one Bemidji woman is making the trip and will participate in the national event. “You’re not touching that and we won’t stand for it”, explains Eden.

A Dayton women’s rights group plans to protest President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Saturday.

She said there are serious concerns about Trump’s nomination of Republican Rep. Tom Price of Georgia to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Women’s March isn’t a march for women.

The march is expected to draw between several thousand to as many as several hundred thousand participants from around the country. “To truly be called a ‘Women’s March, ‘ all our sister’s voices, thoughts, viewpoints and stories need to be heard”, Swindell continued.

Organizers of the Women’s March on Washington are making it clear that they believe feminism equals the right to abortion and that pro-life women are not welcome in their ranks. “We can show people love and love can concur all”, she said.