On Saturday, January 21st, millions of women from around the world participated in the Women's March. The Los Angeles Women's March had an estimated 750,000 people present--women, men, and children all marching for the causes that are important to them.
The Women's March mission statement and vision: "We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families - recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country." "The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us - immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault - and our communities are hurting and scared...We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us. We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities...This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all." Read below what our council members thought about their experience at the Women's March: Ariella Amit (IYCLAC President): Attending the Women's March was both an inspiring and reassuring experience. I was pleased to see that the individuals who marched alongside me represented a diversity of race, religion, and sexual orientations. When I attended the Women's March, I also attended a gathering for environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights, religious tolerance, and the black lives matter movement. For the Los Angeles community, I think that the Woman's March was a formative experience--it brought together diverse communities and groups who supported each other unconditionally. The interaction of all of these groups was an experience that, as a high school student, I never had the privelage to attend before. Emily DiPressi (IYCLAC Secretary): Participating in the Women's March was the most amazing experience I have had. Even though we all had different reasons for attending the march, we were all united through the notion that we will not stand down from the fight for equality. Seeing so many people there enforced the idea that we are not alone. This was not just a one day demonstration, but rather day one for our movement. Daisy Sanchez (IYCLAC member): I participated in the march because I still have to make my voice heard despite the fact that I cannot vote yet. I refuse to be a bystander to injustice and Trump's unfair policies.
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