I have never, ever, seen anything like it. The Women's March in Portland was scheduled to begin, outside my front window, at 10:30 yesterday. By 9:45, people were pouring into the street . . . fifty, a hundred, then hundreds, then thousands. Many families, young and old. Many men, many dogs, many signs. So much laughter, so much color. As a keep-to-myself kind of person, I was overwhelmed by my own unexpected joy. Friday had been terrible, dark, foreboding. Saturday was a glory.
Thank you to everyone, all over the world, who did this. I read that, out of nearly 3 million protesters worldwide, only 4 people were arrested. And meanwhile, our "president" had to lie about the weather during his inauguration. Oh, the sun came out, sure. But it didn't shine on him.
I saw one FB post that said something like So Important that even INTROVERTS came out!!!!
ReplyDeleteI imagine you've heard reports from Chicago. My reaction was just the same.
ReplyDeleteThe NYTimes has a beautiful assemblage of photos from marches all over the world. Chicago looked stunning; and the tiny ones in Iran and Brazil were terribly moving. I hope we can all hang onto this sense of drive and unity.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy and proud that women (and not a few men) marched together in such numbers. Now we have to figure out how to transform this energy into an effective movement.
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