Not against: for

I'll march today in the Women's March on Washington alongside my husband and with many thousands of other women and people who are passionate about women's and human rights.

I won't march against Trump, although I am appalled by the man, his immorality, and lack of judgment.

For me, and for the founders of the march and so many of us who have joined, this is a march for.

I'll march for:
* coming together with our differences as opposed to staying apart because of them;
* the dignity of all human beings;
* the possibility of a system of governance that embodies wisdom, cooperation, thoughtful compromise and (as Michelle Obama says) going high even though others may go low;
* to remind myself that there is power in community;
* to remind myself that I have a choice, and my choice is to stand for what I believe in with a clear eye for reality and a compassionate heart for suffering of all kinds.

​See you there!