The first ever women’s march on January 21 was the largest demonstration in all of US history, but it was just part of the 673 marches recorded all over the world. There were about 300,000 people marching in New York alone, and half a million in Washington DC.  Even though it is called the Women’s March it, is not only about women. Men and women, young and old were marching, holding signs and chanting together for equality for everyone, no matter gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion.

Many Curtis students and staff attended the Women’s March, both in New York and Washington DC. Lisa Amster, a paraprofessional, attended the Women’s March with another member of the Curtis family. “Before the march I was very excited to go. I felt that it was my duty as a woman to go. During the march I was amazed by how many different people were there. People from all different backgrounds were there and it was inspiring how much support this cause had. After the march I saw that over 300 countries took part in the march and it was mindblowing. I am thrilled that I attended and I want to take part in more,” said Amster.

Annarose Wilkinson and Lea Jean-Francois , two seniors from Curtis, were also at the walk. They walked out of the train station into a crowd of people. “We didn’t even know where to go but we followed the crowd. People were waiting for hours on line to start marching. I can see how many people were affected and I would like to bring something like this to Curtis,” said Jean-Francois. Bringing something like this to Curtis will no doubt have positive and negative outcomes but it will bring awareness to the issues our country is facing today.

The march was aimed at President Donald Trump on the day after his inauguration. The first protest was planned for Washington DC, but the entire world followed and planned their own marches. This was the largest protest since the anti-Vietnam war protest in the 60s and 70s. It was a peaceful protest, and this it only the beginning. The biggest question is what will come next. For an actual change to happen, people have to stay active in protest and demonstrations around the world.