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[Women's March on Washington] 100% peaceful march, millions participated, history made
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On 1/21, thousands of people will march on the Capitol and in cities around the country to demonstrate to our government that we stand together in solidarity and in support of human rights, justice, and equity for all. This march was originally conceived as a Women's March due to the specific outcry and fervor for organization by women around the country after Trump's election, but has since specifically committed to inclusiveness and adopted a progressive statement of unity. The march is committed to nonviolence and peaceful demonstration by all who participate.
THREAD GUIDELINES
This is a thread to discuss the marches planned for 1/21, connect with other posters who may be attending, and share your experiences if you do attend the march or even watch on TV.
This is not a specific call to action thread or organizing thread. Do not share your personal information in this thread - if you want to share phone numbers or organize a meetup between posters, make a list of names and form a PM thread to do so, please.
This is not a thread to rehash the election in. This is not a thread for discussion of Trump appointments or Trump administration or Trump + Russia issues. This is not a thread for discussion of the inauguration ceremony on 1/20. We do have threads for those issues already. Please stick to discussing the marches.
OP PART ONE: What is the Women's March and what does it stand for?
From: https://www.womensmarch.com/
MISSION 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 are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. 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. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. 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.
HEAR OUR VOICE.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Women’s rights are human rights, regardless of a woman’s race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, sexual identity, gender expression, economic status, age or disability. We practice empathy with the intent to learn about the intersecting identities of each other. We will suspend our first judgement and do our best to lead without ego. We follow the principles of Kingian nonviolence, which are defined as follows:
Principle 1: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is a positive force confronting the forces of injustice and utilizes the righteous indignation and spiritual, emotional, and intellectual capabilities of people as the vital force for change and reconciliation.
Principle 2: The Beloved Community is the framework for the future. The nonviolent concept is an overall effort to achieve a reconciled world by raising the level of relationships among people to a height where justice prevails and persons attain their full human potential.
Principle 3: Attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil. The nonviolent approach helps one analyze the fundamental conditions, policies and practices of the conflict rather than reacting to one’s opponents or their personalities.
Principle 4: Accept suffering without retaliation for the sake of the cause to achieve our goal. Self-chosen suffering is redemptive and helps the movement grow in a spiritual as well as a humanitarian dimension. The moral authority of voluntary suffering for a goal communicates the concern to one’s own friends and community as well as to the opponent.
Principle 5: Avoid internal violence of the spirit as well as external physical violence. The nonviolent attitude permeates all aspects of the campaign. It provides a mirror type reflection of the reality of the condition to one’s opponent and the community at large. Specific activities must be designed to maintain a high level of spirit and morale during a nonviolent campaign.
UNITY PRINCIPLES
Full PDF file here.
Summary here:
More specific answers about the march can be found here: https://www.womensmarch.com/faq/
Part 2, regarding those participating or thinking of participating, to be posted shortly...
THREAD GUIDELINES
This is a thread to discuss the marches planned for 1/21, connect with other posters who may be attending, and share your experiences if you do attend the march or even watch on TV.
This is not a specific call to action thread or organizing thread. Do not share your personal information in this thread - if you want to share phone numbers or organize a meetup between posters, make a list of names and form a PM thread to do so, please.
This is not a thread to rehash the election in. This is not a thread for discussion of Trump appointments or Trump administration or Trump + Russia issues. This is not a thread for discussion of the inauguration ceremony on 1/20. We do have threads for those issues already. Please stick to discussing the marches.
OP PART ONE: What is the Women's March and what does it stand for?
From: https://www.womensmarch.com/
MISSION 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 are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. 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. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. 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.
HEAR OUR VOICE.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Women’s rights are human rights, regardless of a woman’s race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, sexual identity, gender expression, economic status, age or disability. We practice empathy with the intent to learn about the intersecting identities of each other. We will suspend our first judgement and do our best to lead without ego. We follow the principles of Kingian nonviolence, which are defined as follows:
Principle 1: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is a positive force confronting the forces of injustice and utilizes the righteous indignation and spiritual, emotional, and intellectual capabilities of people as the vital force for change and reconciliation.
Principle 2: The Beloved Community is the framework for the future. The nonviolent concept is an overall effort to achieve a reconciled world by raising the level of relationships among people to a height where justice prevails and persons attain their full human potential.
Principle 3: Attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil. The nonviolent approach helps one analyze the fundamental conditions, policies and practices of the conflict rather than reacting to one’s opponents or their personalities.
Principle 4: Accept suffering without retaliation for the sake of the cause to achieve our goal. Self-chosen suffering is redemptive and helps the movement grow in a spiritual as well as a humanitarian dimension. The moral authority of voluntary suffering for a goal communicates the concern to one’s own friends and community as well as to the opponent.
Principle 5: Avoid internal violence of the spirit as well as external physical violence. The nonviolent attitude permeates all aspects of the campaign. It provides a mirror type reflection of the reality of the condition to one’s opponent and the community at large. Specific activities must be designed to maintain a high level of spirit and morale during a nonviolent campaign.
UNITY PRINCIPLES
Full PDF file here.
Summary here:
We believe that Women’s Rights are Human Rights and Human Rights are Women’s Rights. We must create a society in which women - including Black women, Native women, poor women, immigrant women, Muslim women, lesbian queer and trans women - are free and able to care for and nurture their families, however they are formed, in safe and healthy environments free from structural impediments.
ENDING VIOLENCE
Women deserve to live full and healthy lives, free of all forms of violence against our bodies. We believe in accountability and justice in cases of police brutality and ending racial profiling and targeting of communities of color. It is our moral imperative to dismantle the gender and racial inequities within the criminal justice system.
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
We believe in Reproductive Freedom. We do not accept any federal, state or local rollbacks, cuts or restrictions on our ability to access quality reproductive healthcare services, birth control, HIV/AIDS care and prevention, or medically accurate sexuality education. This means open access to safe, legal, affordable abortion and birth control for all people, regardless of income, location or education.
LGBTQIA RIGHTS
We firmly declare that LGBTQIA Rights are Human Rights and that it is our obligation to uplift, expand and protect the rights of our gay, lesbian, bi, queer, trans or gender non-conforming brothers, sisters and siblings. We must have the power to control our bodies and be free from gender norms, expectations and stereotypes.
WORKER’S RIGHTS
We believe in an economy powered by transparency, accountability, security and equity. All women should be paid equitably, with access to affordable childcare, sick days, healthcare, paid family leave, and healthy work environments. All workers – including domestic and farm workers, undocumented and migrant workers - must have the right to organize and fight for a living minimum wage.
CIVIL RIGHTS
We believe Civil Rights are our birthright, including voting rights, freedom to worship without fear of intimidation or harassment, freedom of speech, and protections for all citizens regardless of race, gender, age or disability. We believe it is time for an all-inclusive Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
DISABILITY RIGHTS
We believe that all women’s issues are issues faced by women with disabilities and Deaf women. As mothers, sisters, daughters, and contributing members of this great nation, we seek to break barriers to access, inclusion, independence, and the full enjoyment of citizenship at home and around the world. We strive to be fully included in and contribute to all aspects of American life, economy, and culture.
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Rooted in the promise of America’s call for huddled masses yearning to breathe free, we believe in immigrant and refugee rights regardless of status or country of origin. We believe migration is a human right and that no human being is illegal.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
We believe that every person and every community in our nation has the right to clean water, clean air, and access to and enjoyment of public lands. We believe that our environment and our climate must be protected, and that our land and natural resources cannot be exploited for corporate gain or greed - especially at the risk of public safety and health.
ENDING VIOLENCE
Women deserve to live full and healthy lives, free of all forms of violence against our bodies. We believe in accountability and justice in cases of police brutality and ending racial profiling and targeting of communities of color. It is our moral imperative to dismantle the gender and racial inequities within the criminal justice system.
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
We believe in Reproductive Freedom. We do not accept any federal, state or local rollbacks, cuts or restrictions on our ability to access quality reproductive healthcare services, birth control, HIV/AIDS care and prevention, or medically accurate sexuality education. This means open access to safe, legal, affordable abortion and birth control for all people, regardless of income, location or education.
LGBTQIA RIGHTS
We firmly declare that LGBTQIA Rights are Human Rights and that it is our obligation to uplift, expand and protect the rights of our gay, lesbian, bi, queer, trans or gender non-conforming brothers, sisters and siblings. We must have the power to control our bodies and be free from gender norms, expectations and stereotypes.
WORKER’S RIGHTS
We believe in an economy powered by transparency, accountability, security and equity. All women should be paid equitably, with access to affordable childcare, sick days, healthcare, paid family leave, and healthy work environments. All workers – including domestic and farm workers, undocumented and migrant workers - must have the right to organize and fight for a living minimum wage.
CIVIL RIGHTS
We believe Civil Rights are our birthright, including voting rights, freedom to worship without fear of intimidation or harassment, freedom of speech, and protections for all citizens regardless of race, gender, age or disability. We believe it is time for an all-inclusive Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
DISABILITY RIGHTS
We believe that all women’s issues are issues faced by women with disabilities and Deaf women. As mothers, sisters, daughters, and contributing members of this great nation, we seek to break barriers to access, inclusion, independence, and the full enjoyment of citizenship at home and around the world. We strive to be fully included in and contribute to all aspects of American life, economy, and culture.
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Rooted in the promise of America’s call for huddled masses yearning to breathe free, we believe in immigrant and refugee rights regardless of status or country of origin. We believe migration is a human right and that no human being is illegal.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
We believe that every person and every community in our nation has the right to clean water, clean air, and access to and enjoyment of public lands. We believe that our environment and our climate must be protected, and that our land and natural resources cannot be exploited for corporate gain or greed - especially at the risk of public safety and health.
More specific answers about the march can be found here: https://www.womensmarch.com/faq/
Part 2, regarding those participating or thinking of participating, to be posted shortly...
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No tickets are required. The organizers are asking for signups in order to gauge headcount and facilitate planning. You can register for the DC March here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzAOhSz5i7Vw88k9z7s5crNKsjmtoFigkb1jSuAQJ3-57uKg/viewform?c=0&w=1
This link will take you to a Facebook video with specific information for the DC March: https://www.facebook.com/womensmarchonwash/videos/vb.1338822066131069/1401849963161612/
Important points from the video:
Here is the relevant section for CAN I BRING BAGS AND WOODEN SIGNS (short answer: no)
And save this number on your phone:
If you are in the area on 1/20 you can attend a nonviolence training, details are here: https://swamprevolt.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/jan-20-trainings/
If you are not in the DC area and want to participate, good news - there will be sister marches around the country and even around the world. Here is a list of sister marches: https://www.womensmarch.com/sisters
The DC march and many of the larger marches will end with a rally with several speakers.
D+Ders Participate!
Are you attending a march? Would you like to be listed in the OP just as a way to show who around here is going? Feel free to let me know and I will add you here.
DC
Hakkekage
Quid
Mazzyx
adytum
Surfpossum
Calica
Darkewolfe
jdarksun
Casual Eddy's fiance
Daedalus
PDX
So It Goes
Madison, WI
Veevee
Denver
Deadfall
Mazzyx's mom
Los Angeles
Nija
London
Spaffy
San Diego ?
kedinik
Toronto ?
Forar
Dublin, Ireland
Desktop Hippie
Atlanta
QuantumTurk
Elki
Rochester NY
OptimusZed
Lansing, MI
mRahmani
Frederick, MD
SyphonBlue
Seattle
Aistan
Austin TX/b]
Astaereth
Pensacola FL
A Dabble of Thelonius
I am excited to participate in a peaceful demonstration of solidarity and to continue to show our country how many people support basic, decent, human rights in the face of the election of a government that may seek to infringe those rights, be it in small or large ways.
Discuss!
I am i guess de facto running a PM thread for the flagship DC march. Beast and I are coming through on Saturday (by my insistence) and we are very, very slowly converging on some details such as initial meeting point and post-march meeting/ravenous beasts eating.
please read through the FAQ for summary of WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED and WHAT IS ALLOWED:
https://www.womensmarch.com/faq/#legal
Here is the relevant section for CAN I BRING BAGS AND WOODEN SIGNS (short answer: no)
RE: Cold Weather: The forecast for DC on Saturday is showing an extremely pleasant 58 degrees F. Let us pray that holds.
And save this number on your phone:
NNID: Hakkekage
I'm also happy to help with questions or logistics to anyone showing up for the March. Typically, D.C. roads and public transportation are a nightmare for large gatherings. I'm hoping everyone that wants to can make it, but thousands of people are converging on D.C. by car, which may overload both metro and street parking.
To all DC comers by Metro: Arrive at Metro Center before 9 AM if possible. PLEASE! its gonna be a shitshow. Wake up early, coffee early, hustle early.
@So It Goes You can list me in OP
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Edit: Parking near the metros in particular will likely be gone fairly quick as well.
If things go sour, for whatever reason (counter-protestors, police being asshats, etc), non-violence is actually an incredibly difficult thing to commit to. Civil rights leaders & activists used to hold lengthy training seminars / roleplaying sessions to get people prepared for non-violent demonstrations.
It might seem silly, but many activists from that relatively successful period of demonstrations do still credit the training & roleplaying as part of why things went so well.
I would ask around to see if college or university campuses in your area offer this kind of training; if they don't, see if you can find archival footage kicking around and/or try to reach out to a local congresscritter to see if they can help you out (even if they are GOP... because this sort of thing actually used to be non-partisan. Stranger times and all that). and perhaps try training with each other.
EDIT: There was a clip that I removed because it uses a certain racial slur; I hadn't thought about that.
That weather may sound like a fun and good thing, but no, that weather is most definitely not what I would call a good thing.
Have fun storming the castle!
NNID: Hakkekage
Between Trump suporters, the anarchist wankers who love to crash protests, and who knows what else, it's not a bad idea to try and cover at least some of the suggestions. And if shit goes to shit, there ain't no such thing as overprepared. Yeah, normally I'd think some of them are a bit over the top, but 'normally', President-Elect Trump, darkest timeline, all that jazz.
I mean these guys are probably still going to be in town on the 21st. The guy is even wearing a brown shirt.
Is it too early to start drinking? No!
I would like to err on the side of people showing up than people deciding that there's just one hassle too many to bother coming out. I mean, if you're coming out already, you're probably not going to be deterred by a few common sense recommendations, but get a go pro? Disable Touch ID? Memorize all your phone numbers? It's not 1984 (as much as Trump would like to to be!)
This aside: Here is some additional information necessary for people attending the march
Download the Women's March on Washington App: it's available for iOS and Android right now. If you've ever used the PAX App it's kind of like that. It's just a way to quickly check up on info that you would otherwise need to navigate to the site for, which will be useful on the day of.
For those unable to attend the March, but who want to support it: Please, PLEASE consider donating. They have a goal of $2 million, which IMO is fairly modest. If a bunch of nerds at AGDQ 2017 can raise $2.5 million for charity because of cool speedrunning tricks, they can raise $2 million to ensure that there are adequate portable potties for those of us who will be nervously dancing in place trying to weigh our need to pee vs braving the nightmareish shit-smeared box.
You can donate here: https://www.crowdrise.com/womens-march-on-washington/fundraiser/womens-marchon-washington
NNID: Hakkekage
The GoPro is a tad over the top. The memorizing phone numbers thing is amusing to me as I know exactly two phone numbers; mine and my parent's home number. Everyone else's number is in speed dial and those synapses have been given over to Simpson's trivia or sacrificed to the beer gods.
One thing I would definitely suggest is to use Google Maps to download an offline map of wherever your march is. It's quick and easy and will help out when everyone in the march whips out their phones and the local towers go 'noooope'.
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Oh sorry; I didn't mean for the upcoming Women's March in isolation. Just training you may want to have in your back pocket if these rallies are going to be an ongoing thing, and/or if it's easy for D&D people to get together to do that kind of roleplaying.
While certainly good training to have, I don't think it will be necessary at all for the marches this Saturday. They all are, to my knowledge, permitted and planned as peaceful marches not intended to disrupt traffic outside of the planned routes. They will end with pre-arranged speakers on a stage. Someone mentioned the Rally to Restore Sanity on the mall in the thread, and I think this will be quite similar.
There are always dangers of being in a huge crowd, but prepping for tear gas and writing numbers on your arm in sharpie is not going to be necessary for this event.
Steam Me
If they teargas the Women's March on Washington, the country will burn the fuck down.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Elki are...are you some people
Because Im sure there's one in Atlanta
https://www.womensmarch.com/sisters
Oh no a link spilled out
Oh no details
Oh gosh how embarrassing
NNID: Hakkekage
Nah. The news media will report on how the protesters were angry and the police feared for their safety, and that will be that.
I'm guessing the "disable TouchID" bit is because of stuff like this.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Depends on how white and how over 35 the march is. If more than 50% of the marchers are white women over 35, and the police tear gas the march, then that will be the end of civil discourse in the country.
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The theory is wrong, in that a key is "what you have". That said, there's no real case law on it because it's a new issue, so it really needs a trip or two to SCOTUS to hash out the lines on it.
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Huh, I wonder if there's one in To.... why yes, yes there is one in Toronto.
*edit* That's Dublin in Ireland, for clarity. There's also a March happening at the same time in Galway.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Oh yeah, that's what I get for half paying attention. I'm not in Atlanta right now, but I didn't know there were so many sister marches. Looks like there'll be one nearby for me to go to.
If it stays peaceful, then I'll probably hit up the next protest.
I work with a good number of well paid middle age white women. It's a little disappointing.
Best of luck to the people who get out to the streets. Stay safe and sane.