Mainers Have Personal Stake In D.c. March

Seven women met at Barnes and Noble in Augusta on Sunday, hoping to get to know some of the people they would be marching with in the Women’s March on Washington, a grassroots effort to defend human rights, on Jan. 21. While some Mainers are flying or driving down to the capital, six of the women who met on Sunday talked about how they would get sleep on their two 11-hour bus rides, what kind of bags they were allowed to bring and how crowded the metro stations would be. They also talked about why they decided to march with thousands of others the day after Donald Trump is inaugurated as president. Lisa Covey of Winslow said that when she heard about the march, she thought, “Thank God, finally there’s something I can do.” Nancy Kelly of Augusta said she has dedicated her life to working with immigrant and refugee families in central Maine, and now she feels that she can’t reassure them when they worry about the future. “This is my opportunity to show up,” she said. Lynn Murphy of Hallowell spoke about how the election and recent events have affected the people she works with as a licensed clinical social worker.