Now they have to figure out what to do next to channel the raw energy of the marches into political action. And what is it that they’re about: Women’s equality? Reproductive Rights? Race? Climate change? Stopping Trump from putting someone they don’t want on the Supreme Court? Making him release his taxes? All of the above? Signs (and costumes) for all of that and more were all over the place on Saturday. [...]
As for what to do next, “it’s too early to tell,” said Sarah Jaffe, a 28-year-old who works in book publishing and came to Washington for the march there. “Immediate outrage and sustained outrage are two different things. I’m gearing up to be mad as hell for a long time.” [...]
Several unions, including the Service Employees International Union, organized buses of supporters from around the northeast to come to Washington. A group called We Rise handed out flyers for a “teach-in” at a church in northwest D.C. The American Civil Liberties Union set up shop near the rally and gave out pamphlets and other promotional materials like signs and sashes before running out, said Kendrick Holley, the community engagement manager of its D.C. office.
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