Proud to Be Part of the Womens March in California
@DeborahDiane (40288)
Laguna Woods, California
January 21, 2017 6:56pm CST
The Women's Marches in Southern California were incredible. They estimate that 750,000 women and men showed up at the March in Los Angeles.
I live in Orange County, the smallest county in California, where at least three marches were held ... in Santa Ana, San Clemente and Laguna Beach. They estimate that at least 16,000 people showed up to those three marches.
In addition to the people in the Laguna Beach March, cars drove by continually honking and waving in support ... including a fire engine, UPS truck, cement truck and hundreds of cars, even a couple of Ferraris.
We had a live band and several speakers, such as a doctor who talked about how awful it will be if Obamacare is eliminated without a replacement, and a teacher who talked about how terrible it will be if the public schools have some of their money diverted to private schools. We also had environmentalists, a man marching in support of Standing Rock, people supporting LGBT rights, and many others.
The photo above shows me, along with five of my friends, at the start of the Women's March. I ran into so many people I knew, it was like a giant block party. I'll post more photos when I respond to comments.
I haven't had this much fun since the 1960s. 
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@crossbones27 (49432)
• Mojave, California
22 Jan 17
Wow and want to see all the people talk smack about women protesting. Of course you knew they would show us how to do it right. Maybe we need a new rule. Only women are allowed to protest or at least out number the men 2 to 1 so they do not get stupid. Good for you guys. You go girl.
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@crossbones27 (49432)
• Mojave, California
22 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane You should be, well done and glad to see maybe some good can come out of what seems to be an overly corrupt world.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane Were there many men there? We had at least a third men.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@crossbones27 - Isn't it amazing that women were able to protest peacefully all around the world? I was so proud of what happened today!
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
22 Jan 17
I'm glad the marches were successful and received lots of local support. The issues you mentioned need to be kept front and center and Congress needs to know how much people care about them, and how many people care about them. I believe it is Congress that needs to be influenced because I don't believe The Exalted Orange One will be swayed by anything anyone says or does. He's too confident in his own infallibility.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
23 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I saw the discussion but when I tried to access it I got an error message. I will try again.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 17
@DWDavis - I just wrote a follow-up article which explains how people can contact Congress, which organizations they can follow on Social Media and more. We can't let the enthusiasm die out.
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
22 Jan 17
Protest and fun does not normally go together but you managed (lol)
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
24 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I suppose enjoying no matter what the situation is a feat indeed (lol)
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 17
@allknowing - You are so right. Even those protest and fun does not usually go together, we had a wonderful time ... and made our voices heard.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@JudyEv - The numbers were staggering. Did you know that researchers in Antarctica also held a March? Every continent in the world had Women's Marches. The election of Trump brought something out in women internationally.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 17
@JudyEv - Yes, there was Marches in Australia, too. They showed them on the news here. I don't think they were as large as the ones here, but they did happen.
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@JudyEv (339583)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I wonder if there were any in Australia. I didn't hear of any specifically but then we didn't watch the news last night.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@paigea - Yes, it was wonderful to see peaceful marches. I have not heard of any negative incidents anywhere in the world. Isn't that amazing? I'm attaching another photo from the Laguna Beach March.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
22 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I love that sign. It would make a great bumper sticker.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@paigea - Perhaps we will start seeing some of these slogans as bumper stickers. That would be great!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
22 Jan 17
My cousins and their families took part in the one in Los Angeles.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 17
@Happy2BeMe - That is wonderful that your cousins took part in the March in Los Angeles. That one was huge ... nearly 750,000 people!
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
23 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane Yes I seen the pictures he had posted on FB. It was amazing!!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
22 Jan 17
Thinking there was no one in Charlotte speaking about Standing Rock, or we missed it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane Of course he would!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@PatZAnthony - I was amazed that so many different people participated in the marches today ... and Trump tried to keep the National Park Service from posting pictures of how much larger the Women's March was than the crowd at his inauguration!
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@LadyDuck (471356)
• Switzerland
23 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane I am glad that many did and I cannot still believe that he was elected President.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 17
@LadyDuck - Every time I seem him on TV, I am still in shock that he is our president. What a shock!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 17
@LadyDuck - No matter how large or small the Marches, I am amazed that women marched all over the world. I cannot believe that the election of Trump inspired so many women to get out and stand up for their rights!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Feb 17
@mom210 - I am a peaceful person! I enjoyed our March, but I am glad we also worked to make our voices heard.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Jan 17
Glad to hear there was such a great turnout there! You had a good crew.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@JamesHxstatic - Yes, it was a wonderful turnout. The sun shined on us for the first time in days. It was a terrific experience. I'm attaching another photo.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 17
@DianneN - That is so cool! I love your granddaughter's sign and the wonderful smile on her face!
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Jan 17
@DianneN - Wow! She knit her own pussyhat?? That is so impressive. I didn't even manage to do that! What a kid! 
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
24 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane And her pussyhat that she knit? Lol! She may be 8, but it's never too young to learn about what's right and wrong in our world.
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@desertdawg (312)
• United States
2 Feb 17
I had to laugh at your line that you "haven't had this much fun since the 60's". The irony is that I think a lot of people woke up to a changed view of the world after election day...with fear of rolling everyone's (women, minorities) rights back at least 50 years. Hopefully women will realize that they are able to organize, participate and be counted and remember to VOTE and speak out. Men also realized I am sure that there is an erratic and seething minority of their own gender that if given the chance will make them look bad and disrespect their mothers, daughters and wives. Through unity the hateful minority will be kept in check and I trust the world will be set back in the right direction.
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Feb 17
@desertdawg - I agree that the election has unified a number of different groups of Progressives. I plan to stay active and really encourage people to vote in the mid-term elections in two years. If we could just flip the House of Representatives, that would make a big difference.
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Feb 17
@desertdawg - I agree that we have no room for complacency and women need to stick together and move forward. We cannot relax, or our rights will be taken away.
@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 17
@reskyyandi - It was amazing to participate in the Women's March. I'm so glad I went!
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@reskyyandi (3608)
• Indonesia
22 Jan 17
@DeborahDiane yeah, you must enjoy your time
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