I’ll start with Boston, because that’s where I live. I’ll end with Atlanta, because that’s where I marched. In between: Asheville, NC; Baltimore, MD; Geneva, Switzerland; Jacksonville, FL; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Paris, France; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; Rochester, NY; San Diego, CA; St. Paul, MN; and Washington DC. At the end of any string of pictures, I thank the person who took or sent the last few pictures. Thank you SO MUCH to dozens of friends who sent me their favorite shots.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Kevin held down the Boston fort…
“Liberty and justice for all.” (Thanks Dan!)
“Woman. Scientist. I will not be trumped.”
“Patriarchy is for dicks.”
“Resist.” (Thanks, Brynne!)
Honey badgers for social justice. (Thanks, Dave!)
Heidi sent this picture from the train… train after train after train was so crowded that people couldn’t fit on.
“Our rights aren’t up for grabs.”
“I cannot believe I still have to protest this shit!”
“Thou shalt not fuck with women’s reproductive rights. Fallopians 1:21”
So many people. (Thanks Helena!)
“I am not an object”
“SAD”
“Women of science, run for office” (Thanks Jamie!)
Union men and union women. In between: “Humpty Trumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Trumpty had a great fall.”
“I know signs, I make the best signs they’re terrific.”
“I’m with her.”
“Too many issues at stake to list on a damn poster but we watch closely. We cry. We hope. We fight.”
“OMG GOP WTF?”
“First they came the for Muslims… and we said NOT THIS TIME MOTHER%&$#?@” “Not usually a sign guy, but geeze” (JD, thank you for the wonderful last six!)
“Impeach hate!”
“My daughter’s dignity is not up for grabs!”
Thanks Jeff and Mayeti!
“Be kind.”
One of my sisters pointed out that he’s dressed like Paddington Bear — who was also a refugee. (Thanks, Jess!)
Make way for THESE ducklings.
“It’s okay to be diffrent!”
“This teacher is not afraid of bears”
“We will not live in fear”
“Don’t give misogyny a chance, don’t give homophobia a chance, don’t give white supremacy a chance, don’t give bigotry a chance” (Thanks Marah!)
“Native women lead”
“Spoiler alert: She wins” (Thanks, Sarah!)
And this rounds out Boston. Just, SO MANY PEOPLE. (Thanks, Tui!)
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ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Thanks, Gwen and Jen!
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
“Chin up, fangs out” (Thanks, Marie!)
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
“Sans oui, c’est non!”
Thanks, Andrew and Anindita!
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
“I march: Because we need an updated Human Rights Ordinance Because my family members have pre-existing conditions and Disability Rights are human rights Because bullying hurts Because Black Lives Matter has the power to educate and unite Because we live at sea level and climate change is real!”
“Girls just wanna have fun-damental human rights”
“Women’s rights are human rights” (Thanks, Catherine!)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK
“Women’s march on NYC, Jan. 21, 2017”
“Fight like a girl” “NOPE”
“Spread the love not the hate!”
“A woman’s place is in your face”
“Silence is complicity”
“Cultivate resistance” (Thanks Deb!)
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
“‘A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the greatest historical contributions of humankind.’ Grace Lee Boggs”
“Justice is what love looks like in public”
“Unfit, not legit, resist!”
“I am u, u are me” “Sacred Water Vida Life” (Thanks, Betsy!)
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PARIS, FRANCE
Thanks, Aaron!
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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
“PGH 4 bridges not walls”
“♥ each other” “All oppression is connected”
“Not my president” “Not me either” (Thanks, Dorothy!)
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PORTLAND, OREGON
Thanks, Anne!
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ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
“Love trumps hate”
“Racial justice is fairness” “Be fair” “Gender justice = racial justice = economic justice” (Thanks, Josh and Kristin!)
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
“You know things are messed up when librarians are marching”
Thanks, Sarah!
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SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
“Who runs the world? GIRLS!” (Thanks, Amanda!)
“I’m 2 months old and more mature than Donald Trump. Sad!”
“I am woman, hear me roar.” “Property of no one” (Thanks, Laura!)
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WASHINGTON, DC
“We shall overcomb.” (Thanks Olivia and Ed!)
“Seven sisters kick glass!” (Thanks, Kate!)
“PUPPET”
“Love will always win” “We are millions stronger then 1 vile man”
“This is way more people than yesterday”
Thanks, Marie!
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AND FINALLY….
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
A lot of book people were in Atlanta that day, because of ALA Midwinter. My darling editor, Kathy Dawson, had an injured back, but she showed solidarity while working in her hotel room :o)
(The remaining pictures in this post were taken by me.)
“Girls just wanna have fun-damental rights”
“Take your tiny hands off of my lady parts!” (These are my fellow marchers, Carolina and Debbie!)
“Atlanta witches for equal rights”
“Proud citizens of John Lewis’ 5th district”
“We are the resistance”
“Fear me Betsy”
“Sikhs for human rights”
“Don’t grab my peaches!” (This is Georgia, after all)
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“‘Oh you who believe: stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to God, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin.’ The Women, verse 135, The Holy Quran”
Women owned businesses have 13% higher revenues than men. Trump has zero women in his inner cabinet”
“I count. My mother counts. My grandmothers count. And I have legions of sisters!”
“Protect the planet”
“Super callous fragile racist extra braggadocious”
“God has children everywhere”
“Girl right’s”
“Be loud, proud & be history. Celebrating Harriet Tubman. Auburn, New York”
“Imagine if men were as disgusted with rape as they are with periods”
“Don’t tread on me”
“Pussy grabs back. Love trumps hate”
“Grow a pair”
“Does this ass make my sign look big??”
Debbie, Carolina, and I closing it out. I”m sure there will be more marches and pictures to come.
