My thoughts on the Women's March

Me and My friend Sarah at the Women's March in Seattle Washington 2017

In 2017,  I attended the Women's March in Seattle, Washington with my best friend. I was not even planning on attending since I had just come into the country the day before from studying abroad and was sick and exhausted, but I realized how important it was especially after Trump was elected and how he could change the discourse around women's reproductive rights which is something I am passionate about. I ended up spending the night at my friend's house where her mother was knitting pussy hats for everyone in the neighborhood and had established an area in her home dedicated for local women to come and make posters free of charge before the march.

Tamika Mallorys post

In 2018, there was some controversy since some   Women’s March co-chairs  were found out to have a friendly relationship with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan ( who is well known for his antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric) in public as well as on social media. Women’s March co-chair Tamika Mallory posted a picture of the two of them on Instagram calling him "The GOAT" (Greatest Of All Time.) This created friction between those who had initially supported the march since the Women’s March was to bring women together of different races, ethnicities, religions, socioeconomic background and sexual or gender status. As a young Jewish adult I was extremely pissed off that she did not condemn him but instead went on TV and defended her choice of backing him.









In 2019,  I continue to support this idea of bringing women together for women’s rights and social justice, but I don't have any respect for this specific march until all women feel welcome and will only participate in those that have distanced themselves from this specific people.