Stay Woke: 15 Women and Men on Why They Marched in the Women’s March

“I experienced the unity and goodwill that our pluralistic society was intended to embody.”

Amina Saeed: I was humbled to join 250,000 others from all walks of life in Chicago yesterday. Every person I encountered was polite, respectful, in good spirits, and appeared genuinely interested in supporting one another. It was a place of belonging for all. For a couple, brief hours, I experienced the unity and goodwill that our pluralistic society was intended to embody.

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