A year after Donald Trump's inauguration as president, women's voices resounded through the streets of cities from coast to coast, commemorating the one-year anniversary of last year's historic Women's March on Washington and calling for human rights, women's rights, voting rights, immigrants' rights, affordable healthcare, and climate justice. Their message was loud and clear: "We are women. We are powerful. We vote."
Hundreds of you shared your stories with us after last year's marches. Here are just a few:
Kristie from Melbourne Beach, FL marched in Washington, DC
The March in Washington was such an affirmative, loving experience. Since then I have made hundreds of phone calls, signed even more petitions, mailed postcards, and donated to legal, environmental, and health care groups. And I'm just getting started!
Ruth marched in Woodstock, NY
"I marched with my 11 year old granddaughter. The last time I attended a protest was during the Vietnam War when I was 16."
Mary Lee marched in Boston, MA
"As an ordained minister, I marched with the reminder that every faith tradition shares the mandate that we should welcome the stranger, house the homeless, feed the hungry, and tend what my own tradition calls 'this fragile earth, our island home.'"
Patricia marched in spirit in Alamosa, CO
"I am a disabled 70-year-old woman and was unable to march. However, my dear husband marched for me."
Let us know why you march and commit to continued action in 2018!
To learn more about Sierra Club's work on gender, equity and the environment see sierraclub.org/gender.
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Sierra Club associate communications director Javier Sierra was among the marchers in the nation's capital on January 20, camera in hand. What follows is a sampling of the images Sierra captured at this year’s Women’s March on Washington.
