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Dulcinea's JournalAfter massive crowds at women's marches, what's next?
JANUARY 23, 2017 NEW YORK AND WASHINGTONWhen Anna Afshar started seeing all the Facebook posts about the Womens March on Washington last week, she was intrigued.
But when she arrived at her local protest in Indianapolis Saturday, she was shocked by the energy and turnout, and she left feeling newly inspired. About 5,000 people gathered with her in Indianapolis, joining an estimated 4 million others who marched in the nations largest cities on Saturday, protesting the inauguration of Donald Trump the day before.
I was amazed at the attendance, amazed at the turnout of our state, which is pretty conservative, says Ms. Afshar, an artist and mother who came to the United States 25 years ago from Russia and is married to a Muslim man. Especially the speakers who spoke at the march, they inspired me to do more than just talk on Facebook with friends. Now I regret I didnt take more time participating during the campaign.
Across the country, liberal-leaning Americans who attended Saturdays marches are still buzzing, many talking about the exhilarating sense of solidarity they experienced as well as newfound purpose to get more involved in politics.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0123/After-massive-crowds-at-women-s-marches-what-s-next-video
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