Sometimes you can't see a problem or it's dangers if you don't have a dog in the fight. Of course, I do have interest and a big dog in this fight so of course I had to check out a march.
I went to the Women's March Los Angeles this Saturday and this is what I have brought back for you. Kindness and a hopeful attitude surrounded me and it was honestly one of the most surreal feelings to be surrounded in a crowd of strangers that were actively revealing their kindness to each other.
This is a photo of people going towards the march in downtown Los Angeles and waiting on the metro platform. Everyone was in extremely high spirits and every time a new round of people entered down the stairs into the metro,cheers and roars could be heard reverberating off the walls of the tunnels.
Emerging from the metro station to Pershing Square this was one of the signs that was near me walking up the stairs at the same time.
One of the first signs I saw when we arrived at our destination was a simple sign that said "Be Kind" and it's not an abrasive sign or a sign with derogatory comments- it's just a simple reminder to be nice to each other.
Who doesn't love a classic mash up and homage to pop culture? This was a combination of David Bowie and Carrie Fisher, who both passed away last year and had been rebellious against negative normalized behavior.
This was another sign at the march and it was slowly becoming clear to me how many different issues were being held under one umbrella. It was for anyone who ever felt oppressed or like their voice didn't matter and that was why we were marching, to give an extremely loud voice that cannot be ignored.
I loved this sign, it was a peace sign and it was shiny. What more can I say?
I loved this sign and how intricately the women were drawn. It was a great call to unity and power.
Another sign that had an important message melded with humor. Many signs said important issues that they were fighting with a twinge of humor.
This image is from Shepard Fairey, who created the image of our previous President Obama (he is also the founder of OBEY). There are three main images that he created in protest of Trump, all of them of them are women and their sayings at the bottom after "WE THE PEOPLE" range from "Defend Dignity" to "Are greater than fear" and "Protect each other."
