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The Women’s March 2018: The People Persist

The weekend of January 20-21, 2018 was the first anniversary of the worldwide Women’s March and there were public protest events happening all over the country organized by a variety of human rights and other groups. More than one million people attended a march around the world. This weekend was also the 8th anniversary of the Citizens United Supreme Court Decision. Many of us in the Boston area who are active in the Democracy Movement attended the event on the Cambridge Common on Saturday, Jan. 20, 1:00 – 3:00pm. We joined “a diverse coalition of social justice and human rights groups to send a message to an administration that is systematically eroding the rights of women and other marginalized people, dismantling and destroying our democracy, and putting the entire world at risk”.

In the end pretty much all of these groups see a need to work together to build a strong movement capable of changing the country’s direction, and electing new representatives that will put the people first, and are not corrupted by big money. That’s the only way we will be able to reverse what’s happening in the U.S., and reclaim our democracy.

To us this seemed like a great opportunity to participate in a large and diverse public protest and to build visibility for efforts to reclaim Our democracy. What could be better?! 

Here’s a quote from Alyssa Milano who spoke at the march in Atlanta.

“This right here is what democracy looks like. It doesn’t happen automatically. It demands our action and participation. It challenges us but it also empowers us because at the end of the day, it is us.”

Cambridge/Boston Women’s March

The Cambridge/Boston Women’s March event took place on the Cambridge Common on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Approximately 10,000 people attended. More information about the event is available at https://www.facebook.com/events/402949876825213/.

Here are some pictures from the march.

Our Mission

Reclaim Our Democracy is an inclusive, collaborative, multi-partisan movement. Our goal is to reclaim our democratic rights as citizens of the United States of America to have a government that truly represents and supports the needs and desires of all people.

Editorials

  • Back to Basics - #1 Priority for Congress and President Jan. 23, 2021
  • The Mitch McConnell Problem Dec. 18, 2020
  • Dear Mr. Trump: Your Contract Will Not Be Renewed Nov. 21, 2020
  • Our Country's Future Oct. 23, 2020

Events

Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond with Danielle Allen. Video now available.

Democracy as a Spiritual Practice, March 31 and April 14 videos now available

The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go, with Adam Eichen, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, video of presentation

How Democracies Die, with Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, video of presentation

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To read more about current democracy related news and events, please click here to visit the Reclaim Our Democracy Facebook group page.

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