Women’s March 2018: Resistance continues in Lansing, Michigan and around the world
Chanting "Hey, hey, ho, ho!
The turnout for this Women's March revival was robust, and could rival 2017's record-breaking numbers. In Lansing, Women's March Founder
Sonny Memai, 43, of
"As an immigrant woman, I want to support every woman in this country," said Sonny Memai, who came to America from
"We finally have a voice. Now, people are listening," said Benham, whose sign said "Rise up".
D'Lynn Smith, 53, of
"I wasn't able to come last year, said Smith, who was in the front row because she uses a wheelchair.
"For the first time ever, I'm glad to be in this wheelchair," she said. "I'm here for equal rights for all people and getting people out of office who should not be there," Smith said.
The goal of the protests was to register more women to vote and run for public office along with other progressive candidates who support Women's March's intersectional feminist agenda of women's equality, labor rights, reproductive rights, the rights of the LGBTQAI community as well as for immigrants, people of color, and people with disabilities.
Sunday's
They wore purple and red scarves to signify the struggle against violence and spoke about the continuing efforts of native American people to protect the earth's water -- from Standing Rock to
"All of you are standing strong. You chose to come here. You chose to be part of this march," Jackson said.
"I am very proud of you, proud of your voices. Keep those voices coming. Keep doing what you're doing. And as caretakers of the earth, we women are the ones who take care of the water. Those waters are in our bodies. Those waters surround our babies. Those waters are given to our elderly, to our veterans, to those in substance abuse homes, to those in prisons, to those in jails. Everyone needs water. ... Water is life."
"He is innocent. He has always done the right thing. When he entered the country, he was 10 years old. He entered without documentation and that was a crime -- the only crime he committed was at 10 years old," Garcia said to the crowd as she stood on the
She told protesters to be outspoken about her husband's plight, and urged them to call their senators and congressmen to complain. She also had a message for the president: "You said that the criminals would have to be deported. What happened to my husband? You are hurting the economy and separating families. ... Bring back
"I, too, am proud today to say that I am a sexual assault survivor, and I am still standing here. I found my voice over 15 years ago," she told the crowd. "And I, too, am a #MeToo. But I want to live in a society where we don't have to have a #MeToo movement."
"Survivors across this nation are remarkable. I want us to take our power to the polls so there would not be another (Harvey)
"For too long, our gun laws have been written by the
"Women must be empowered to take back the conversation in this country about public safety and freedom, authentic freedom. We will not be silenced by the
"We are fighting for a world where our children are not seen as threats in kindergarten, sent out of classrooms, suspended and funnelled into the insatiable appetite of the school-to-prison pipeline," Erby said.
"We have work to do."
"I am not from a shithole country," she said. "I am from
"I sit at the intersection of being black, of being a black immigrant woman from
She led the crowd in a chant: "What do we want? Dream Act! When do we want it? Now! I can't shout it enough!"
Hopps, the president and founder of Women's March Michigan, urged women to register to vote and run for elected office.
"We are the leaders we are waiting for," she said.
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