January 23, 2017
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What a powerful day. I was so proud of my hometown of San Diego for the enormous turnout at the Women’s March. Estimates are not finalized, but there is some thought that the crowd was over 70,000 in size. I … Continue reading →
January 23, 2017
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Interestingly, not may people at the march were familiar with “DACA“–“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals– the legislation signed by President Obama in 2012 that helped undocumented youth brought into the US as children defer deportation for 2 years. The 2 year … Continue reading →
January 21, 2017
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January 19, 2017
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As much as I relate to the seething anger implied by the “Pussy Grabs Back” and “Keep Your Rosaries Off My Ovaries” signs popping up all over social media, I’ve been hankering to try to say something deeper about what … Continue reading →
January 19, 2017
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OK Procrastinators, it’s time to finish those signs! If you want to print some of the ready-made options from this site, here’s a few options for you. A. Use your LOCAL independent copy shop: Call your local copy shop, get … Continue reading →
January 17, 2017
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Today from the world of Instagram under the category #WMWArt, I found some pretty amazing inspiration: 💛✌🌹✊ #woc A photo posted by joan z (@joan_zeta) on Jan 15, 2017 at 9:25pm PST #picturesofwomenworking #creativebabespow #Repost @womensmarch with @repostapp ・・・ What … Continue reading →
January 12, 2017
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Today’s idea comes from my mother-in-law. She is a voracious and wide-ranging reader, and suggested the following sign based on a book she’s reading on Eleanor Roosevelt and World War II. I’m not sure what the context was for “Be … Continue reading →
January 11, 2017
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One visitor to the site asked for some signs about ‘the Wall’ that unPOTUS-elect just reiterated his commitment to building in the first 100 days. I’ve added the signs (above) to the gallery at the end. The “This Land Is … Continue reading →
Making posters for the Women’s March is getting addictive, I think because it’s cathartic to spell out all the things that have me concerned. The idea for today’s signs came from my mom, who originally wanted tweety bird saying “Tweets are for Birds.” (She’s an artist, so I’ll let her do that one herself — I have concerns about copyright.) I liked the idea though, since I’d been wanting to do something about our unPOTUS’s offhandedly incendiary use of Twitter. In order to make these work, I had to use color– so they could cost a bit more to print than the simple, affordable black and white posters I started with– but the price should still be under $5. For anyone who wants, please feel free to use this Donald Trump twitter bird .jpeg (image) in your own poster!
Thanks for the great idea, Mom!
January 6, 2017
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There are so many reasons to get our there and march on 1/21, either in Washington DC or in one of the Sister Marches being held throughout our Nation. A great way to get energized and to get clarity on our reasons … Continue reading →