Whose house? Our house! Whose house? Our house!

These were the words echoed throughout the streets of DC as hundreds of individuals marched to the Capitol for the largest civil disobedience action in United States history. Over 1,300 individuals were arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. All though I was not arrested, I was able to attend multiple rallies Thursday through Saturday, and I want to tell you about my experience. But first things first, what even if Democracy Spring?

Democracy Spring is a non-partisan movement made up of thousands of individuals and hundreds of organizations that want to take money out of politics and put an end to voter suppression. Thousands of individuals risked arrest on the Capitol steps making the statement that politicians can either change campaign funding or allow hundreds of innocent non-violent people to get arrested. They choose the latter.

I was lucky enough to participate in Democracy Spring for three days by going to multiple rallies and marching so that one person truly does have one vote. I believe that it is important for the people to have the largest voice in society and not big businesses. People having the largest voice can only happen through democracy. Democracy is something that is not only the foundation that the United States was built on, but also something that is not really present in today's society. Democracy is so important if we are ever going to get anything done in our political system. Whether that is solving climate change, eliminating student debt, or overturning citizens united, really any issue can be solved but first we need true living democracy.

On Saturday the theme of the rallies was climate action. Frances Moore Lappé was one of the speakers at the rally. She is not only one of my idols, but she has also been pushing to for living democracy for multiple years now. In 2010 she published the second edition of "Getting A Grip 2" helping inspire the movement of living democracy. Allowing people to feel more empowered instead of powerless within the political system. Hearing her speak on Saturday was so inspiring for a better future one where one person really does have one vote and politicians aren’t being run by big business. She was one of the many people to have gotten arrested on the first day of the movement. When people like her and normal individuals like us take stand against the status quo we really can have a revolution.

Large political changes don’t happen overnight. Politicians are not immediately going to stop taking money from big businesses tomorrow. But there is hope. During the rallies on the west lawn in front of the Capitol on Friday politicians came out to one of the balconies and stood there. Hopefully they were listening to what the various speakers were saying and the crowds were chanting. Either way this movement is a huge step forward in the right direction. As long as politician are beginning to get the message that is the most important part. We won’t stop until our voices are heard.