Ummm… no… can’t see ourselves in the ■■■■■ hats. Nope. And sadly, no matter what we chose as a gender specific, solidarity kind of accessory, we’d likely just be asking for verbal abuse in regard to our heads.
Looks to be good times ahead for the protest movement - you’d think Nixon and Spiro had saddled back up.
@doschicos double thanks for the Lansing link. I’m trying to organize a caravan type thing from Ann Arbor to Lansing. It hasn’t been floating at all around my social media networks which is bizarre.
Even my mom has agreed to go and my mom is NOT a stand outside and protest person. But, she has been grasping for things to do since I got sick and she knows what will happen if certain things happen so there she will be.
I’m going to try and decorate my wheelchair because I don’t have the stamina to hold up signs or anything. Any ideas welcome!
@sax, a month ago I felt just like you’re feeling now.
But I joined two groups (one of them being the march) and am absolutely filled with hope and energy. There are SO MANY AMAZING women (yes, women are angriest, it seems) who have become involved and active. I’m meeting wonderful people. Learning so much every day. Watching something very powerful take shape!
So after the march (or maybe even before) look into organizations you might join. Or google “Indivisible,” a dowloadable booklet which has taken the internet by a storm - it’s a how-to guide filled with information.
Turn your anger into action. I guarantee you will feel better – even if for just a bit.
I feel you @VaBluebird , I absolutely hate crowds too. But two of my sisters are driving out from the midwest and another friend is flying out from there, and Happykid and a pal of hers have ordered up those pink hats from a friend in Philly who is a knitter, so at minimum I will be driving a car load to Shady Grove or some place closer into town. May as well bundle up and walk too.
Mission for the weekend: load up all the random MetroCards in the house so that there are enough fully charged and ready to go.
Maybe I’ll see you at Shady Grove! 
@romanigypsyeyes you need someone to pink yarn bomb your wheelchair!!!
Thanks for sharing, @ katliamom.
I don’t really know what to do with all these feelings. I will give something a try. . I can’t live like this. I feel like I’m suffocating…
I’m thinking of going to the LA march. There’s a bus chartered from here.
I’ve had my bus ticket for a while, leaving at 4:00 a.m. I’m not driving the bus so I can sleep. Maybe. Reading the discussion about whether this will “have an effect” made me realize I’m doing this for me. This is where it starts for me, I don’t expect anything, really, from the media or politicians. This is for me to connect with like minded people, to stand in the middle of a crowd of people who care about the things I care about. (And I hate crowds, but am making an exception.)I’ll be traveling 300 miles one way to attend and returning the same day. S and DIL live locally and will be there. No plans to meet up with them, that’s not what this is about but I love knowing we will be part of the same event.
If the weather is bad en route, I won’t go. The day will be long enough without the prospect of it turning into a Donner party experience.
Appreciate the links others have provided.
As for the hats, no way pink pussy, I’ll be wearing a sensible winter hat as befits my six decades and generally dignified demeanor. To look at me you’d never guess what the brain and mouth are capable of, it’s my secret weapon and I carry it with me at all times.
“And men, too, who are more than welcomed to participate!
Ummm… no… can’t see ourselves in the pussy hats.”
You’re missing the point. Doesn’t matter what you wear on your head or your gender, everyone is welcome. (Personally, I never do hats so I’ll be that partially gray woman sans hat. )
I’m tempted to ask Mr R to wear a pussy cap just because. He’s more than comfortable in his gender identity to not be bothered by wearing something stereotypically against his gender.
I doubt too many people who would be at a march like this would hurl verbal abuse his way 
(His 6’0+ frame along with my father’s near-6’0" wide-set frame would probably be a good deterrent too.)
I’ll be marching in Austin!!!
I’m not going to DC and there isn’t anything organized in my very, very small city that I gave heard about.
I just texted my D’s about their plans, if any, as they live in big cities ( NYC and Boston) D1 had talked to me about going to DC but was concerned about where to stay, etc.
Joining a large group of women (and a few men) of all ages in Los Angeles in solidarity.
Also keeping positive thoughts for everyone’s safety around the country.
Hmm, just because? Because you want him to be on the news looking like an idiot instead of a supportive male? 
I don’t think people understand how important it is to look serious at these kind of events, because the media will show what makes people look ridiculous and mock you for it. And as a woman, I’m sick of us not being taken seriously, but we do it to ourselves sometimes. If they can find it, they will show women saying dumb things, people with ridiculous signs, wearing the silliest outfits possible…even if it’s only 0.001% of the people there. Why give that to them purposefully?
In my occupation, when you want to march and picket, you do everything to be taken seriously. You realize that at any second you could be on camera, and the face of the movement. No silly clothing (wear uniforms), solemn and serious, no laughing (I realize that one is impossible with this many people, though), professional. No opportunity for one camera shot or interview to be shown in a bad light. I would rather have people not show up than be portrayed badly. But that’s just me. I am rather despondent at the state of events like sax is, and I think this could be important, however, I have a feeling this is going to be shown as just a joke.
I dunno, did the Iron Jawed Angels who represented women’s suffrage and the right to vote present themselves as women to be taken seriously? Or were they just there for the party?
“I don’t think people understand how important it is to look serious at these kind of events, because the media will show what makes people look ridiculous and mock you for it.”
The people who are going to mock are going to mock regardless. I can already write the script as we’ve seen the rhetoric repeatedly. Let them scoff if they like. Numbers don’t lie and if gobs of people come out nationally - and across the globe - that itself sends a message.
However, purple, white, green - suffragette colors - would have been more meaningful.
I just read through the whole thread for the first time. So many people express that they are feeling helpless, not knowing what if anything will have an effect. Please google the Indivisible Guide. Not sure if the link will appear, but I’ll try. https://www.indivisibleguide.com/
Goodness, so much literalness (is that a word?) on this thread. My comment was about gender, less about the actual wearing of the hat there. Response to:
I also thought it was evident that my post was said in a light-hearted fashion.
We’ll wear warm clothes- whatever that means on the day. I’ll bring a blanket because I’m always 10 degrees colder than everyone else.
Yeah, romani, I don’t feel very light hearted nowadays and don’t have my normal sense of humor. I feel pretty bummed out and rather hopeless. I have a hard time recognizing an attempt at humor. 
I admit, I have a strong reaction to people who say people can or can’t do something based on gender. Especially when I disagree.