Amanda Weissman of Pacifica wrote blogs for KQED about her Inauguration 2017 experience at the Women's March on Washington and tweeted about it, too, from her mom’s account.
Returning home to the Bay Area from the Women's March on Washington has left me in awe. After seeing such beautiful art, powerful women and inspiring signs, I'm still a little shocked at the fact I was actually there. And, because of the march we had in the United States, people from all over the world marched, too: People in Bueno Aires, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Rome (and many more places) participated in the historic event by marching in their own cities!
One of the posters I was most struck by was a computerized drawing of a Muslim woman wearing the U.S. flag as a hijab. The colors of her skin were a blue-gray hue. Her face was angular, eyes staring straight ahead, her eyebrows posed in defiance and her lips tinted red. She was beautiful because of her strength and confidence. She had your attention immediately.
The sign floated in a sea of pink hats that covered Washington, D.C., for the Women's March on Washington. People of all different races, cultures and backgrounds showed up to participate in this historic event.
The women surrounding me were kind, independent and also very happy to be there. We cheered, chanted and celebrated the event. I definitely had a blast expressing my opinions and emotions. And I saw women and men of all different ages there!