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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 to limit and control the corrupting influence of money on elections and politicians.

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

Reclaim Our Democracy with Emma’s Revolution Some of the music from the Oct. 24 concert is available on their Facebook page

The Fall Elections: Voter Access, Safety and Security, with U.S. Representative Lori Trahan; video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, Friday, March 6. Video now available!

Inside Beacon Hill: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, with State Representatives Tami Gouveia and Jon Hecht, held Tuesday, Jan. 14, at First Parish in Concord. Video now available!

How Democracies Die video of presentation now available

To view a calendar with Massachusetts area events related to Campaign Finance Reform and the passage of the 28th Amendment, visit our calendar/events page.

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To read more about current news and events regarding campaign finance reform and the corrupting influence of money in politics, and engage in online conversation, please click here to visit the Reclaim Our Democracy Facebook group page.

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