March for Social Justice and Women – Atlanta

We march!  Atlanta

Social Justice for All

I was proud to be one of the 60,000 people taking part in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women on Saturday, January 21st.  The march was a peaceful demonstration of solidarity bringing together members of underrepresented communities, women, and their allies in Georgia and nationally.  The Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women began at the Center for Civil and Human Rights and ended at the Georgia State Capitol.

Representative Stacey Abrams, John Lewis, and Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin

Marching for a Purpose

The march was peaceful and very inspiring.  Marchers included a diverse representation of ethnic backgrounds, women, men, and children of all ages.  Attendance at the march was definitely a true representation of the diversity of our world.

Atlanta was only one of the several marches that took place around the world.  Marchers packed the streets of several cities and countries including Washington, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Boston, Houston, Chicago, London, Paris, Melbourne, Australia, and even Antarctica.

Ultimately, the marches were a demonstration of individuals standing together in solidarity for the protection of equal rights for women, minorities, LGTBQ, and all religious backgrounds.

“It is not our differences that divide us.  It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”  — Audre Lorde

Why I marched:

I marched for equal rights for all.
I marched for social justice.
I marched for my daughter and for my son.
I marched for protection of LGBTQ.
I marched for reproductive rights.

When we went home and turned on the news, we saw that the media portrayed these marches as against the president.  That is not why we marched.  We marched so that everyone would be represented under this new administration.  Equal rights and justice for all.

L to R: Sherry Rosen, Charis Hanberry, Autumn Murray, and Stephanie Szalkowski

Author: Autumn Murray

Autumn has over 20 years of achievement in the hospitality industry where she was Director of Public Relations and Community Affairs for InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). She is a locally published writer/author/editor for several Atlanta media outlets and is a leading contributor to Divine Lifestyle, an online lifestyle blog. Autumn is an abuse survivor and has a passion for writing about overcoming the obstacles of her past and sharing her experiences of how she is now thriving as a wife, mother, and entrepreneur. She hopes to help others see her vision that no matter what happened in the past, the present and the future is ours to shape into what we want it to be. Autumn believes in the mantra to Choose Love in every aspect of her life.

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