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The signs bore the messages. All the Gloria enumerated, rights for minorities, for women; concern over our children's future; embracing Others with love; rights seen as being threatened by trump. People chanted Yes We Can.
It is pretty clear what this was about: the issues were fought over in the election, and the disappointment of those of us who lost is matched by fear of what will come. only by forging solidarity with all these progressive causes would it seem we might be able to have some voice in the future.
Simple. No one needs a deep editorialist to figure it out: we were there in the thousands, millions and everyone there knew exactly why.
ken
Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
From: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> on behalf of "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)" <emeagwali@ccsu.edu>
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Date: Tuesday 24 January 2017 at 19:22
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Facts and figures on the largest one day protest in US History
After hearing the toxic "grab the p...y" tape starring Mr. Trump, some women got nervous. Mr. Pence, chosen as the VP was a known advocate of a lot of policies that challenged women's rights. That made matters worse. Hillary's electoral loss, and the way it was lost, also angered some women. Women environmentalists also saw attempts at destroying the EPA through Trump's new proposed appointments. Generally Trumps's proposed cabinet scared a lot of people.
The protests generally were responses to the above and more. They aimed at reinforcing the point that women were ready to fight back against attempts to roll back the gains made over several decades.
I would say that the group of activists did not have specific policies, at this point. The umbrella was a large one encompassing activists such as Black Lives Matter, advocates of pro-choice, environmentalists, main stream democrats etc. and so the message and end-game seemed to be that women would get more involved in local/ regional politics, in terms of their various organizations, as a follow-up to this moment of activism. The attendees included all genders.
I am sure that others would have much more to add to this brief summary.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:02 AM
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Facts and figures on the largest one day protest in US History
What's the endgame (of the march)?
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On Jan 23, 2017, at 6:00 PM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emeagwali@ccsu.edu> wrote:
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