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WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 In a small church in Washington, D.C., a few hundred members of the Colorado delegation to the Women\u2019s March on Washington prepared for their day of rallying and marching.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the election, I was finding that I did not see myself and my values in the current administration, and I wanted my voice to be heard. I realized if I want that to happened, I need to show up and to speak,\u201d said Jana Watson-Capps of Longmont. The Women\u2019s March on Washington, organized as a result of the election of President Donald Trump, drew hundreds of thousands Saturday to the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
Women came from all over the country, and photos on social media of airplanes filled with women headed to the march weren\u2019t uncommon. \u201cI flew on a plane with a bunch of other women. It was great. There were a bunch of pink hats everywhere,\u201d Watson-Capps said.<\/p>\n
Many women said they decided to attend out of a fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future really scares me. It\u2019s very uncertain at this point,\u201d said Mary Porter of Superior.<\/p>\n
The atmosphere at the march was one of celebration and excitement for change.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did not imagine it would be so many people, and everybody is just so happy to be together. The sheer sort of number and joy of folks involved has just been amazing,\u201d said Watson-Capps.<\/p>\n
Before they left the church, the Colorado chapter co-organizers spoke to the delegation. \u201cThis is not a step, it\u2019s a marathon,\u201d said Tikneshia Beauford of Denver.<\/p>\n
Many mothers and daughters, such as Nancy Howe of Reno, Nevada, and Emily Teravest of Boulder, came out to march together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a daughter, and I just want to make sure she has all the rights I had, and hopefully more, when she grows up,\u201d said Teravest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have two daughters, and two granddaughters and I want them to have the rights that we fought for,\u201d said Howe.<\/p>\n
Although the name was the Women\u2019s March, men came to support the women in their life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been told by the women in my family that I\u2019m going to march with them, and when they say, \u2018You\u2019re coming with us and you\u2019re going to march,\u2019 I say, \u2018Yes, when?\u2019\u201d said Dick Woods of Connecticut, whose daughter lives in Boulder.<\/p>\n
The march started with controversy over the original proposed name of the \u201cMillion Women March,\u201d which was a 1997 march of African-American women. It then became the Womens March on Washington, and launched a progressive, intersectional platform.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone wants dissent to be perfect, but there\u2019s no one way. The good thing about the critique of this being a white ladies event is that it helped to wake people up about intersectional feminism,\u201d said Lindsay Hudson of Denver.<\/p>\n
Because of the large crowds, marching to the White House, which was the original plan, was scrapped.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, we\u2019ve accomplished what we set out to do. We\u2019ve made our statement,\u201d said Colleen Dunn of Denver.<\/p>\n