Women’s March on St. Louis
If you’re a regular reader you know that this blog is generally speaking a politics-free zone. But, for many women and men marching this past Saturday this wasn’t about partisan politics – it was about basic human rights. And for me and many others who rely on the Affordable Care Act to treat our chronic illnesses, it’s a matter of life or death.
My experience Saturday at the Women’s March on Washington sister march in St. Louis was moving, inspiring and life-changing. I would be remiss to not include my experience on a blog that is about my life.
This is a photo of me holding my sign, taken by another marcher who posted it to our St. Louis event page.
When we arrived at Union Station via the Metrolink we could see quite a few people milling around, but I still didn’t know how many to expect. Though, when I saw this woman and her family I was already feeling good about the dedication of the marchers.
As we got to the top of the hill, it was clear there was a pretty large group, but we could not see very far in front or in back of us. The fact that we didn’t start moving until about 40 minutes after the march began was a pretty good indication the group in front of us was big.
Finally we hit a crest which gave us a view to the front of the line.
And toward the back. That tower with the reddish cap is where we started from, and there were still people back there. I ended up seeing a Tweet from NARAL-MO afterwards that the march ended up encompassing 14 city blocks. The crowd estimates from the police were anywhere between 15 and 20,000 people.
January 26, 2017 @ 5:26 am
I think the issue of protecting women’s rights should be above politics. Many Republicans support women’s rights. It is not a Democrat monopoly. Regardless of political affiliation, for supporters of women’s rights (and many other issues), these past few days (months) have been difficult for many of us. If we are to endure I think we should also find ways to have fun while we protect the rights we support. So here is my contribution: in support of the #WomensMarch movement and women’s rights: I designed (free) stickers to help women express themselves and their attitude (nasty or supportive, depending on the situation) when they text each other (or anyone). There is nothing like showing facial expressions, and these are the most expressive stickers I’ve seen. I wanted them to be chic, diverse and uninhibited. In the Women’s March edition, the characters wear adorable Pussy Hats. Because we need to express ourselves now more than ever.
If you are so inclined, download the stickers and show your support and attitude when you text message friends (a sticker is worth a thousand smirks 😉 – I’m keeping them free so anyone can have as many as they like. If I can, I’ll keep them up for the next 4 years 😉 Use it to text your friends, show your attitude, and keep as a souvenir (not sure what iMessage stickers are? – we have the world’s easiest tutorial on the website).
Enjoy! http://www.tellestickers.com