We owe the bravery and fearless voices of resistors at town halls to the Jan 21st women's march.

[lindysalsagal]

That gave regular americans the confidence to speak up for each other, with the knowledge that their friends, family and neighbors fully support them.

Every way that we resist will owe a debt to the original women's march. I'm certain there wouldn't have been so much furvor or press TV coverage had it not been for the january 21st march.

Bravo to everyone who marched, organized and supported the historic January 21st march.

[niyad]

1. k and r

[mcar]

2. Thanks

DC marcher here. One of the best experiences of my life!

[lindysalsagal]

6. I'm near NYC, so I march there, but, yes, marches are great. Also, every time someone joins in

they are more likely to do it again, and bring their friends. So, I really believe this is the start of european-style citizen activism. I've always wondered why americans couldn't put on a good protest, and now it seems we're inspired.

As long as the GOP keeps robbing regular citizens of our education, freedom, healthcare, and jobs, these crowds will continue to grow.

The amazing thing is I doubt any of us anticipated this effect: We thought it would be another small rally, largely ignored by the press, yadda yadda yadda. But that clearly hasn't happened: The pussy hats are here to stay and are ready to be used.

I only hope we don't get to the point where the GOP feels it has the power to refuse the permits, making protests illegal. Because we're going to protest whether they "allow" us, or not.

Fingers crossed that our police are on our side.

[shrike]

9. Chicago marcher

I echo: one of the best experiences of my life.

[ismnotwasm]

3. K&R

Just watched a live cast of protesters for Dave Reichert (R)who is foing everything he can to avoid holding a town hall

[NCTraveler]

4. K&R nt.

[BeckyDem]

5. Democracy. Stay united everyone.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. agree 100% - big K & R

[pnwmom]

8. I agree. And the pink hat idea was genius, whoever had that. That sea of pink hats

made a huge impression -- set those demonstrations apart from anything in history.

[Scruffy1]

10. Wow. You are so right.

Having bee at a lot of protests over my whole life it really never dawned on me the historical importance of January 21. Nearly all of the protests I've been to were smaller and I knew a lot of the people. This is amazing but it's not surprising that the women will lead the way.

[lark]

11. Yes, love to all resistors!

And special thanks for the people that got this rolling with the march. Love ya! I loved being part of this in Jax.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Well, that certainly lit a spark, it would seem...

much work to be done. It's great to see Dems/liberals/progressives get out and fight back. Someone has to stand up to the Christo-Fascists, and just the run-of-the-mill fascists, too.

[bronxiteforever]

13. K & R

Heroes all

[mommymarine2003]

14. Marched in LA - Inspiring Moment

My husband and I marched in LA, which was an incredible experience. We live in the Portland, Oregon area but drove down to march with our old college friends who live near LA. We are planning on attending more marches. Yesterday Michael Moore was on TV and mentioned the Resistance Calendar. Here is a link: https://www.resistancecalendar.org/. There are two marches in April that we want to attend. One is on releasing Trump's taxes and the other on supporting Science. You can search by state to see what is going on in your area.

My husband and I plan to stay involved and vocal. If we do not continue to speak up, Trump and his minions will think they can do everything and anything they want. Now he is talking about having the best nuclear weapons. If he keeps spouting off the way he is doing, we are going to be heading for another war, which is terrifying. I don't want to think about nuclear war. I'm the mother of a disabled Marine (thanks Bush). I've had enough.

We must stay vocal, motivated, and defiant!

[lame54]

15. The impromptu airport protests gave me hope

[nikibatts]

16. Yes!! And I hope it continues until 46 is sworn in.

[eppur_se_muova]

17. Resistors unite !

[StubbornThings]

18. Maybe.

I think Trump's actions since the inauguration and talk of Obamacare appeal were bigger factors.

Not that the march wasn't also important.