10 Lessons From The March To Guide Us Forward

10 Lessons From The March To Guide Us Forward
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Where does the progressive movement go from here? Here are ten lessons to get us started.

Yesterday, people took to the streets around America to answer that question. As I wandered the streets of D.C. yesterday, I realized that all around me, people have little tidbits of the answer.

Here are 10 lessons we should heed going forward.

1. Channel anger into action.

Photo: Thor Steinhovden (may be used with proper attribution)

2. Its obvious, but apparently needs to be repeated: Women’s rights are human rights.

Photo: Thor Steinhovden (may be used with proper attribution)

3. Strength through numbers - and the numbers are on our side.

Photo: Thor Steinhovden (may be used with proper attribution)

4. This is not just women’s fight.

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5. Age is on our side - literally. Energize young people!

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6. Black Lives Matter.

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7. No matter how much Donald Trump twists the truth: Facts remain facts.

Photo: Thor Steinhovden (may be used with proper attribution)

8. Not all white men are angry.

Photo: Thor Steinhovden (may be used with proper attribution)

9. There’s always a silver lining.

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10. When they go low, we go high.

Photo: Thor Steinhovden (may be used with proper attribution)

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