We're not done yet: Women's Convention energizes new wave of feminist activists
Part pep rally, part revival meeting, the Women's Convention at Detroit's Cobo Center started Friday morning with raised fists and deafening cheers as more than 4,000 women from across the country showed their solidarity and devotion to the fight for women's rights.
Among them, Dawn Banks: "My world was shattered when Donald Trump was elected president," said the 63-year-old from St. Charles, Mo. "Women's rights were suddenly in the cross hairs. I thought, 'My God, I have to come out of the democratic closet.' I started with the Women's March on Washington (in January) and I haven't quit since then."
Her front-row seat in the opening event gave her a great view of Tamika Mallory's opening comments. Mallory, one of the founders of the Women's March — which organized the Women's Convention — rallied the troops, taking a swipe at Trump, referring to him as the orange man in the White House and calling him out for the divisiveness he creates and urging women to stand up for each other.
"When we hear that our Muslim brothers and sisters are under attack, we need to stand up," Mallory told the cheering crowd. "When we hear that our Mexican brothers and sisters are under attack, we must stand up. ... When we hear that women are under attack, we must stand up."
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And all peace & love to you Dawn Banks!!!