Making History: One Step at a Time

Today, millions of people marched in solidarity with the thousands at Washington, D.C. in order to show that we, all people of minorities that have been attacked in President Trump's election period, are here to fight, to stand tall, and to resist bigotry and hate. I marched at Montpelier, which was set out to have at least 5,000 people and at most 9,000 people. We began the morning by moving sluggish, under the impression that, "it's Vermont. We can leave half an hour later than we were going to." Which we did. And we would later regret. My brother made a sign, my mom made a sign, and my friend and I made two signs each. We piled in the car, coats jammed between seats, and were on our way. Once we hit the highway, we realized: there are a lot more people than we envisioned. Traffic was backed up all the way to the exit. A trip that should have taken at most thirty minutes, took close to two hours. It was the best traffic I've been in. People opened their wi

Today is Inauguration Day, and 8 hours ago (12pm), Donald J. Trump became our President of the United States. I feel a sense of defeat tonight. Maybe it's because our president is as easily swayed of his beliefs as an insecure pre-teenager trying to make friends (yes, I'm talking about me), or maybe it's because he can't even hold a strong conversation with anyone older than third grade , but I'm feeling conflicted about our 45th president. I feel heartbroken that the people of our country voted for somebody so bigoted, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist, and immature as Donald Trump. Tomorrow, hundreds of marches will be happening during the day, all sistering with the Women's March On Washington, or #WMW, that is to "send a bold message to our new government on their first day of office, and to the world, that women's rights are human rights." I will be attending one near me with my close friend and family member in Montpelier at 1pm . As