Anyone else attending a women's march?

[frazzled]

15. Nope; have gone to the two before

but Chicago Women's March (which is not affiliated with the national organization and has condemned that leadership's statements) is not having a march this year at all. Instead it is asking people to coordinate their own political or service activities that weekend. The previous two marches here, in 2017 and 2018, drew over 300,000 people each.

The march idea is losing ground for several reasons: most notably, the offensive positions of the national leaders; but also because the marches, while invigorating and drawing attention to issues, have not really done anything to effect real change on the ground. To do that, real organization is needed, on specific issues. I think people feel it's time to stop marching and start doing the hard work of getting some movement on real legislation. Plus: January. It's frickin' cold out there.