Today, hundreds of thousands of women gathered in cities and towns across the globe to march in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington following yesterday’s inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. The march is intended to convey that women’s rights are human rights and bring together all marginalized people in a show of unity.<\/p>\n
In Huntsville, more than 30 people participated in #sistermarch, organized by Ruth Cassie who calls herself a reluctant leader. She came out to march despite battling the flu.<\/p>\n
“I simply feel compelled to walk in unity with other women and girls and people who believe women’s rights are human rights, because I am a woman, because I am a survivor of violence,” said Cassie. “I am walking because the 45th president of the United States, a man, privileged by his gender, race, and financial status, glorifies sexual violence and division of people.”<\/p>\n
The people who joined her came for their own personal reasons, united by the desire to have a voice.<\/p>\n
Jolene Theriault and Lindsay Rothwell said they were there in support of the movement.<\/p>\n
“It’s time to participate,” said Rothwell. “We normally voice our opinions on Facebook but this is time to be part of the movement. It\u2019s not just women rights, it\u2019s all marginalized people. It\u2019s a worldwide movement. It\u2019s powerful.”<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re all on the same planet,” added Theriault, who held a sign that said ‘Girls just wanna have fun-damental rights’. “We\u2019re all the same, we all deserve equal rights.”<\/p>\n\n\t\t