Who's going to their cities "Women's March" next Saturday?

[Upthevibe]

It's on January 20th. I'm a Californian but am in TX for a temp. work project. I'll be attending the March here in Dallas. I private messaged all of my FB friends yesterday to encourage them to go to the ones in their areas. The responses I received were so heartening! I don't know that their is a lot of "buzz" about it. I want the crowds to be even bigger than last year because he's been more of a nightmare than I could have possibly imagined! The "powers that be" need to know we're paying attention. I think my sign will say, "Shithole in solidarity." This past week has REALLY revved me up....

[crazycatlady]

1. NJ girl attending the NYC march

My train leaves at 7:42 on Saturday morning. Can't wait.

[Downtown Hound]

2. Hell yeah

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I unfortunately missed last years because I was in the hospital getting heart surgery. Had to watch it from my hospital bed. But you can bet I'm going this year!

[Squinch]

3. ME!

[handmade34]

4. will be in Montpelier!!

trying to get the word out...

http://www.powertothepolls.com/anniversary.html

https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/womens-march-2018-events-march-what-to-wear.html

https://www.facebook.com/pg/womensmarchonnyc/events/

http://www.powertothepolls.com/

[crazycatlady]

9. what to wear to a women's march? A pussyhat.

[handmade34]

14. maybe

some are not because

"It doesn’t sit well with a group of people that feel that the pink pussyhats exclude trans women or non-binary women..."

I have mine from last year but will not wear one this year... I will dress warm and concentrate on an appropriate sign...??? hmmmm

another site...
https://www.pussyhatproject.com/marches/

[crazycatlady]

17. I saw that

I also feel that a certain subset of people think I'm enabling the patriarchy because my hair is long and I dress on the feminine side (I own dresses, skirts, and high heels).

I make pussyhats. They'be literally saved my sanity during the Trump regime. I've sold 5 since yesterday through my Etsy store and over 30 in 2018 alone. I think enough people will wear them.

[LoveMyCali]

18. I'll be in Albany, N.Y.

I would wear a pussy hat if I had one.

[crazycatlady]

19. If you want a pussyhat see the link in my signature :-)

<shameless plug>

[LoveMyCali]

25. Love them

they look great, unfortuately too broke right now. I wish I had planned ahead.

[crazycatlady]

38. Thanks

I'll continue to make them after the march. maybe take a small break, but it's my stress relief so that will continue.

[LoveMyCali]

40. Good to Know

[Sophia4]

35. I'll wear mine in California -- as will my good friends who are also marching on the 20th.

[Capperdan]

79. California too!

What cities are planning a march? San Luis Obispo, I hope. It was huge last year.

[csziggy]

47. Well, I don't wear pink so I bought a rainbow pussyhat from the DUer in this thread

And I will wear it on Saturday if I can make it to the march.

Here in Tallahassee they are not marching, just gathering at the Old Capitol Building. Since there is no parking right there, that means there will be streams of people arriving from all directions!

Last year the weather was terrible and they had 15-20,000 people show up.This year so far the forecast is good (66 F and sunny) so I hope we will have even more.

[Upthevibe]

53. So cool to hear some folks will be in Tallahassee...

Last year a lot of places had too many people to actually march so they gathered. I'm happy to hear some nice weather in your forecast.... I think a rainbow hat is absolutely fine...

[blur256]

5. My wife and I will be in Hartford!

We are even skipping a PEO meeting to be there.

[Upthevibe]

54. Go Hartford! I'm not sure what a PEO

meeting is but I'm glad you and your wife are forgoing it to make your voices heard...

[Guilded Lilly]

6. Cleveland.

[Upthevibe]

57. Go Cleveland!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guilded Lilly]

60. Cleveland DOES rock :)

[nocoincidences]

7. Florida

Not sure which city, maybe St. Pete?, but will be going with the friends I am visiting.

[onethatcares]

20. Hopefully, PDA will send

out the plan. Hopefully it will be the same as the first womans march. Start at Demens Landing and go to the Vinoy.

I will be there along with my wife. We'll be those Democratic looking liberals.

[Kirk Lover]

8. Going to NYC n/t

[beveeheart]

10. Denver, with daughter and 2 friends.

Crocheting pussy hats for us.

[xmas74]

11. As long as my daughter doesn't have a

Last minute sports practice we'll both attend.

[shenmue]

12. I have a meeting in the morning, but I hope I can go in the afternoon

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Me, if I don't succumb to my terrible cold.

[Upthevibe]

15. YES! Get the word out if you can to folks who may not be as....let's say.....

politically attuned as we on DU are. A few of my FB friends told me they didn't know it was happening but would find out where the one in their areas were and would go. One gal even said after she read my private message she rearranged her schedule. I think my sign might say, "Shitholes in Solidarity."

[johnp3907]

16. Pittsburgh.

But the Facebook event page says it’s the 21st.

[handmade34]

21. unfortunate part

of the weekend... there are events all over the Country Sat and Sun... I wish there had been more coordination but still we March On!

[kimbutgar]

22. Hubby and I going to March in San Francisco

Meeting up with some of my co workers. We had a chance to work a job that day but they all cancelled because this March is too important to all of us.

[Upthevibe]

23. I just saw I used the incorrect spelling and meaning of "there" in my OP!

LOL! I'm so picky about that kind of thing... Anyhow, someone else had said that they thought their march was on the 21st too. Damn....I was hoping they were all on the same day....I wonder why some are on Saturday and some are on Sunday...

[kimbutgar]

24. Dont worry about the there, they are and their

I’m a substitute teacher and almost every class I work in I have the explain the difference. I do body language to distinguish the difference.

[redwitch]

26. Glens Falls, NY. Nt

[Beaverhausen]

27. Los Angeles

We do it big here!

[Upthevibe]

48. That's my home! Redondo Beach...I'm really going to miss being with

my Los Angeles folks. And yes, L.A. sure as Hell did it big the last time. I heard it was 750,000!

[Croney]

28. Hubby and I will walk the one mile to the Cambridge Common

from our house.

[janterry]

34. Many years ago

I lived on Leland Ave, right past line street. We paid $600 for a three bedroom apartment.

Julia Child was still alive and lived on the other side of line street and I saw her sometimes in the market.

I miss those days......

[Croney]

42. I saw her too, and her husband trying to keep up with her.

Once I followed her in Star Market and saw that she bought King Arthur brand flour. Another time I had to go to her house to return a kitchen utensil she’d loaned to an exhibit, but alas, instead of coming to the door she told me through the intercom to just “leave it on the stoop.”

We will think of her and so many other strong women when we gather together on the 20th.

[smirkymonkey]

29. Will be in Boston if I am not still sick!

Starting to get better, so hopefully will be ok by next weekend.

[janterry]

33. Where can I park

if I'm coming from S. VT. Would it be best to park in Worcester and then take the train in?

I know Boston pretty well - but I wonder how hard it would be to park and get into the city.

[smirkymonkey]

39. Actually, it's on the Cambridge Common. You can take the commuter rail in from

Worcester to South Station and then take the Red Line to Harvard Square. That would probably be the best bet since I am sure traffic will be pretty bad. I don't drive so will take the T a few stops to Harvard. There is an Amtrak train in from VT to North Station, so that is an option as well. From there you would take the Green Line to Park Street and then Park to Harvard Square.

[JDC]

37. I think it is in Cambridge at Cambridge Common

1-3:30 pm Parking will be insane. Might park across the Charles and walk over one of the bridges or take the train in as you suggest. Especially if it has a Back Bay stop.

Wife and I are taking our 11 y.o. to the Portsmouth NH Event.

[smirkymonkey]

41. Thanks! Just noticed that. I can easily take the Red Line from Charles/MGH to Harvard Sq.

Glad you are participating!

[Upthevibe]

49. Aww, smirkymonkey....I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling

well. I know Boston had a wonderful showing last time, and hopefully you'll be there with the best of 'em on Saturday. If not, you'll be there in spirit...

[smirkymonkey]

67. Thank you for your well wishes!

I hope I can make it!

[onecaliberal]

30. Fresno California

[Upthevibe]

50. Go Fresno! I have some good memories

there.

[onecaliberal]

82. Yes! There are some blue folks here. I live in the city next door but Im excited we are

participating.

[terip64]

31. Going in Chicago! N/t

[Upthevibe]

55. Chicago! The city where my Sister lives....

She'll be there too....

[Freethinker65]

32. Maybe. Chicago

[musette_sf]

36. Pacifica CA

[OncoRN]

43. Phoenix

Phoenix march on the 21st. I'm so excited; I couldnt go last year. Husband is coming with me. He's pretty excited too. On their fb page sounds like there may be more than last year. A lot of organizations getting busses together to help people come from smaller AZ areas. I'm still thinking of ideas for signs.

[meow2u3]

44. No marches in my area

I live in the Bethlehem, PA area and I haven't seen any women's marches scheduled. I live too far to travel alone to Philly or NYC.

If I can't be there in person, I'll be there in spirit.

[Upthevibe]

58. I'm sorry you live too far to actually go to a March....

but maybe there will be some T.V. coverage

[calikid]

45. Sacramento CA with wife and about a dozen friends

[Upthevibe]

59. The state capital of the great state of California! Good for you

and your friends.

[Sugarcoated]

46. My husband, son and I are going to the march in Philadelphia,

meeting up with friends. My daughter and her daughters, ages 10 and 12, I'm pretty sure, will be attending.

[Upthevibe]

62. Excellent! It sounds like it'll be a good old fashioned

family outing and a great way to set an example for the youngsters!

[Sugarcoated]

68. Absolutely

I taught my kids, now adults, that a Democracy is participatory (son gets it, my daughter is finally getting there) and can't wait to show my granddaughters the wonderful feeling of being a part of history, of having a voice. Power to the people, right on!

[stevenleser]

51. Got tickets to the NYC march for my wife and I. nt

[Upthevibe]

63. So cool that you'll be in New York City! I wonder how the

turnout will be? Hopefully, there'll be a nice crowd.

[crazycatlady]

75. Last year there was about 500K

According to FB there are 143K Yes RSVPs.

FB event RSVPs are very unreliable. I don't use FB anymore and the several people going with me did not RSVP on there.

[secondwind]

52. I am 71 years young, and the nearest to me is

in Daytona Beach, a couple of hours away. Am still mulling this over. In my heydays, there wasn’t a protest I would ignore, even marching with a baby on my back.

[Upthevibe]

64. It sounds like you've done your fair share of marching....

It seems like playing it by ear may be the best way to go for you....

[bdtrppr6]

56. Portland OR

is basically nothing happening. There was a link to a Bystander Intervention(no explanation) at a YWCA with limited RSVP. By the time we heard about it, it was "full"

We had 100,000 people out in the rain last year. Essentially nothing this year. I guess there is an impeachment march also occurring, but that whole thought is a dead end. He won't be impeached anytime soon, much less at the insistence of scattershot "protests".

My wife tried to get involved directly last year, but all the discussion devolved into whose voice was more important-white, black, hispanic? Any momentum gained was lost before last year's event went down. Any supposed Unity was blown out by simply not being able to get along for the benefit of all. Just arguing whose voice needed amplified more. Shame.

I realize, as whites, our plight is better than others. It's still not great and we face frustrations and shortcomings, just like any normal person. The point is we are all fighting to survive against a steady stream of hate and manipulation. We're all poor, we're all sick, we're all family. We should be helping each other instead of tearing at each other about who needs lifting up first.

I think humanity as a whole needs to be lifted up.

[Upthevibe]

65. It looks like Portland is somewhat fragmented

this time around.

[bdtrppr6]

81. yeah, just not sure what's going on here

PDX is radical by some measure. the occupy thing was major. this just seems to have ran out of steam for some reason. worrisome. we plan to check out the action, but no feeling of enthusiasm about it from the general public. maybe i'm missing something. hopefully i'm wrong and it turns into another great day like last year.

[marlakay]

61. Grants Pass OR

Staying local. Going to make a sign this week.

[Upthevibe]

66. Good for you! n/t

[lamp_shade]

69. St. Petersburgh FL Jan 21 with my daughter.

[Hekate]

70. Ventura, CA here. They're calling it March for Justice and I'm looking forward to meeting...

...lots of liberals, as I am still relatively new here.

[Upthevibe]

71. I love Ventura. An old friend of mine lives up there (I'm down in Redondo Beach)..I hope

the fires didn't effect you. I like it being called "March for Justice." That seems very appropriate...

[Hekate]

73. We left home at 11pm with the clothes on our backs and weren't able to move back for 2 weeks...

Ventura was badly hurt; the fire came down into the city right to the back lot of City Hall. We moved here from Goleta last September, so we have connections up and down the Central Coast and have been close to fire before, but not quite so personally.

Our neighborhood was lucky, as only one house was lost despite our little valley being blackened all over. Firefighters saved us. Other neighborhoods where we looked at houses for sale last year are just gone.

Our adult kids in Santa Barbara had to evacuate as well; worse for our daughter as she had a baby just out of the NICU and was fully in the smoke at Montecito.

Rain. Ventura was lucky. We only got half an inch spread out over many hours. We were in the voluntary evac zone, and I stared at the blackened and denuded hill right across the street from us with my fingers crossed while my husband refused to budge and told me of the excellent drainage on our street.

Montecito, where our daughter lives, got a "cell" wherein the half inch came down on the kiln-forged and denuded hills in 5 minutes, and then more, and I think another "cell." Many in the voluntary evacuation zone were swept away. She lives in a rental on high ground, and was spared. But friends of hers have lost their lives and others whose houses were saved from the fire have now lost their homes. She is in a state of shock and mourning.

I showed my husband some of the FB posts from survivors' cell phones -- the wall of mud and debris came on like a tsunami, absolutely no way to escape. He said he would leave next time we get such an order, but between you and me, since we have two cars, I won't wait for his decision if he hesitates again.

Highway 101 is closed indefinitely between here and there.

[Upthevibe]

74. Oh no, Hekate....

That sounds like a nightmare....I've traveled that stretch on the 101 many, many times...I'm glad that at least your neighborhood is ok. The whole thing just seems surreal.....

[no_hypocrisy]

72. Morristown, NJ. BTW, M-town where the local/regional Tea Party and white supremicists march.

We're taking back The Green!

[wryter2000]

76. Yo, Oakland

Oaktown California. Got my pussy hat this time.

Marching with a group from my church

[Brother Buzz]

77. Sacramento, baby

She Who Must be Obeyed is registered, I'm not. I'm just the driver and general flunky that knows the area well. I'm thinking Governor Brown and I will be standing in solidarity toward the back, taking it all in.

[Sophiegirl]

78. Washington DC. nt

[mountain grammy]

80. Denver. Civic Center Park. 10 AM. Be There.

[Upthevibe]

83. Hats! Signs! n/t