In an attempt to figure out what the role of the Women's March is in 2020, five women who attended the original D.C. march in 2017 reflect about that day and what activism looks like for them now.
As with any social movement, it's difficult to pinpoint exactly when the establishment-feminist sentiment surrounding the Women's March began to feel anachronistic. Undaunted, though, the March continues, with its fourth annual gathering planned for Saturday morning in Washington, D.C. In an attempt to figure out what the role of the Women's March is in 2020,spoke to five women who attended the original D.C. march in 2017 about that day and what activism looks like for them now.
I now canvas for political candidates I believe in, I joined a mentoring volunteer group to work with kids in Queens, and I text and phone bank for Bernie Sanders. I also donate every month to Progressives Everywhere, and I’ve become much more involved in reading socialist literature and theory, but the Women’s March just seemed too scattered.I did not [return to a Women's March.] Partially because I'm anxious and don't fare well in crowds to begin with.
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