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Tens of thousands of Americans who care about voting rights, women\u2019s rights, the LGBTQ+ community, climate action, economic reform and more flooded the streets of Washington, D.C., on January 18 for the People\u2019s March\u2014a time for community building and social action\u2014including 30 students from Kalamazoo College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to funding through the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership<\/a>, students such as Carter Haley \u201928, Kennedy West \u201927, Nick LaFramboise \u201927, Ava Loncharte \u201925 and Annslee Ware \u201927 caravanned by bus to the nation\u2019s capital for the weekend. The opportunity helped students develop personal ideas for how and why they should sound off in their communities and beyond about the issues important to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each student echoed that the signs they saw\u2014or even carried\u2014represented signs of the times. That\u2019s because many Americans find it difficult to support either end of the political spectrum as citizens are angered by and\/or disappointed in both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students did, however, find purpose and solidarity with each other while building a desire to continue standing up for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Haley, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTen years ago, you might\u2019ve asked someone, \u2018Are you a Democrat or Republican,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI think we\u2019re seeing now it\u2019s more about the government versus the people. I feel our march was mainly the people trying to make their voices heard when the government isn\u2019t listening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haley came back to K feeling grateful, as participating in the march lit a fire under him that he didn\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn’t understand the importance of it until I was there,\u201d Haley said. \u201cI didn’t understand the impact of 50,000, maybe 60,000 people. Seeing all those speakers and people of color was an amazing experience. It\u2019s much different when you’re in it versus just seeing it on TV. Ever since I went on the march, I’ve been active in the Arcus Center. I’m a part of a committee made up of the people who went on the march, called Community and Resistance. We’re trying to focus on educating people about being a conscious consumer by not supporting companies who don’t support us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West previously found a passion for the Arcus Center\u2019s mission and had been involved in similar, but smaller marches before. Yet the People\u2019s March was special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Thirty Kalamazoo College students were among the tens of thousands who gathered January 18 for the People’s March in Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Students visited sites such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during their time in Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Executive Director Emily Williams (left) said the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership has a mission to create social justice leaders and increase the capacity of existing leaders.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Attending the People’s March helped students develop personal ideas for how and why they should sound off in their communities and beyond about important issues.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Students said signs at the march showed just how disappointed and angry attendees are with both political parties.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Crowds gather after the People’s March outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of conversations on the buses discussed that we were making history, or we were participating in it,\u201d West said. \u201cI feel like I wanted to say that, but I also wanted to speak up and stand in solidarity with others on the issues that are happening in today\u2019s world. I\u2019m proud that I was there to see other people who also find issues with what\u2019s happening today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u2019s representatives marched in a group that was focused on women\u2019s rights, reproductive rights and rights for the queer community, which are issues that speak to West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of times, we\u2019re capable of talking about a bad situation,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can say, \u2018we need to change this and here\u2019s why.\u2019 But some won\u2019t physically put in the work to make change. This march has motivated me even more to continue the work of promoting change, rather than just speaking about it. I had already been planning to do work outside of Arcus, but along with Arcus\u2019 help, I\u2019ve been more motivated. If we find an issue with campus or in the community, we can tell Arcus about it, and they will provide the resources to promote change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaFramboise\u2019s Washington, D.C., excursion was a return trip after visiting years ago as an eighth-grader. Since then, however, he has developed an interest in social justice, especially with the Black Lives Matter movement, which made the experience and the march that much more valuable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s incredible how Arcus was able to provide that opportunity for us,\u201d he said. \u201cI came to college for great opportunities to travel and get involved, and Arcus has been great at helping me get them. I really appreciate their allocation of resources because it didn’t cost us a dime to go. I wanted to go and voice my concerns. It was an obvious yes for me when I had the chance to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While attending the March, LaFramboise heard voices and saw signs that expressed grief or dissatisfaction over social issues including trans rights, affordable housing and green-energy solutions, but his own big issue deals with the country\u2019s political divide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m frustrated with how the American political system views its people and manipulates them to get votes because the views of the people are not necessarily reflected through the politicians that they vote for,\u201d he said. \u201cI’m concerned with economics and economic systems. I think it\u2019s important to understand other social issues, too, including racism, homophobia and other forms of prejudice. I went to this people’s march with the intention of exploring those issues and more. Will we be able to come back from this mass divide that has occurred over the last 20 years or so? I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loncharte saw documentaries growing up about protests during the Civil Rights Movement and the Women\u2019s March in 2017 that prompted her desire to be a part of a protest herself in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe environment, immigration justice and reproductive justice might be my top three issues,\u201d Loncharte said. \u201cBut there are just so many things. I also want to hold the government accountable to serve the people. I feel like the government has forgotten that they’re supposed to be representing and serving us, and not the whims of billionaires. It’s sort of a newer thing that\u2019s come to my attention, but it\u2019s become painfully obvious in the last few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a senior working two jobs, Loncharte said she doesn\u2019t have a lot of spare time to be more involved in the Arcus Center now, but she wishes she had been throughout her four years at K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think so many people feel paralyzed by the scariness, the anger or the hurt of what’s happening right now and Arcus has people who know what they’re doing,\u201d she said. \u201cArcus can help you get involved. I think an antidote to anxiety is action, and I think Arcus is there to help with that. I would recommend that anyone get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ware previously attended gun violence protests in Nashville during her high school years, inspiring the sign she and Sofia Zeller \u201927 created for Washington, which said, \u201cDrag shows don\u2019t kill, guns do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’ve always had a passion for advocating for people of color because I\u2019m an Asian American woman myself, and I feel it’s important for me to use my voice, because I have the ability to do so,\u201d Ware said. \u201cI have always been involved with diversity and inclusion at my high school and some Nashville organizations. I want to feel like I’m getting things done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ware said counter-protesters near the People\u2019s March tried to discourage participation, although Arcus Center representatives prepared students well for what they would face during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe biggest piece of advice that I took away was to ignore the counter-protesters because they want to get a reaction out of you,\u201d she said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to give them the satisfaction of reacting. If you ignore them, they tend to feel awkward and flustered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ware says that a fear of anything\u2014counter-protesters, for example\u2014shouldn\u2019t paralyze people into feeling apathetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe might feel like we can\u2019t control anything,\u201d she said. \u201cBut doing something positive could start with just talking to someone at the Arcus Center or volunteering there.  I felt love was encompassing us on the trip because we were all fighting for each other and for ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The People\u2019s March, rebranded from the 2017 Women\u2019s March to broaden its reach, brought together thousands of individuals and groups focused on bringing attention to a broad range of issues, providing an opportunity for interested K students to stand up, speak out and seek change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany K students who came to Arcus were dismayed by the outcome of the elections and fearful about what would come,\u201d Arcus Center Executive Director Emily Williams said. \u201cThe Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership\u2019s mission is to create social justice leaders and increase the capacity of existing leaders. As activists and community organizers ourselves, we know that attending a historic event such as the People\u2019s March and connecting to the power of the people is exactly the experience that would not only catapult students into the kind of activism that is required to protect democracy and human rights over the next four years, but it’s the kind of experience they will remember for a lifetime and share with future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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