#womxnsmarchseattle

[glassceilingbreakers]

[kinksharne]

some of my favorite signs from the Womxn’s March on Seattle!

[a-bench]

At the womxn's march in Seattle. 130,000 people strong. I love this city

[thedailyseattleite]

1/21: I’m with Her.

[seattlish]

Hey, Womxn’s Marchers: Here are a bunch of other rallies and marches to show up for!

Hello, fellow white ladies. It was amazing to see you all at the march last week. You showed up in huge numbers and you were so passionate and it was awesome.

But! We need to see numbers like that at all kinds of events.

There’s been a lot of high-fiving about how there were no arrests and the march was so peaceful. Unfortunately, it’s not because the marchers were much more civil or polite or well-behaved than, say, the folks at a Black Lives Matter march.

Instead, the peaceful nature of the march is in large part to the fact that events featuring signs like “basic bitches for basic rights” are considered less risky by the police and thus, they tend to stand down. It was hard not to notice that on Friday night, at a march lead by Socialist Alternative, police were in full, militarized hard gear. At the University of Washington that night, they used their sticks and bikes to back crowds away.

On Saturday, the police were in plainclothes and regular bike gear. They let people flow freely and didn’t seem concerned with crowd control.

They also, of course, tweeted their support and were generally much warmer and friendlier.

It’s unfortunate that so much of that calculus by the police comes down to the appearance of the crowd, but it does. So it’s our job to not just show up in our pink hats when it’s cute, but when it’s sometimes a little scary and when the police aren’t being cheered for.

With that in mind, here are a bunch of upcoming events and marches that we need to turn out numbers for. 

Wednesday, Feb 1: Show up in Council chambers to let the City Council know that you support divesting from Wells Fargo in support of Standing Rock. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1226767800692257/

Saturday, March 4: There’s a BLM march you should 10000% attend. But don’t be a dick. This isn’t about you. This isn’t for you. You are there to offer assistance and support. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1753384258314018/

Saturday, April 15: There’s another BLM march, this one is on tax day. See above: Go, be supporting, don’t be a shit. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1821071081482170/

Ok! Those are your literal marching orders. Show up. Be supportive. Your feminism is shit if it’s not intersectional and active but it’s ok to learn and grow. 

Get with it. 

[phedre13]

The Whore of Babylon in the Womxn's March 2017, Seattle. Created (and carried!) by The Satanic Temple - Seattle @satanictempleseattle

[justshenanigoatthings]

My contribution to the Womxn’s March on Seattle

[abigailjeanswanson]

Seattle Womxn’s March | Seattle, WA

Photographs by Abigail Jean Swanson