Amber Huha
3/11/2016
60
I came between 12:50-1:50, watched the Raging Granny's, and participated in the multi-purpose march. As I got there, I saw tons of stands with signs and tried to figure out what sign I wanted to choose. There were signs for education equality, women equality, getting pets sprayed and neutered, dumping trump, homelessness, and a few others. I decided to grab the women's rights sign to support gender equality. After I grabbed the sign, I waited for the Raging Granny's to set up on stage.
The Raging Granny's were actually pretty entertaining and I found it quite enjoyable. They sung traditional songs with a twist on controversial issues. The ladies had rewritten each song they played to talk about issues they supported and wanted to address for Women's Rights. They played about three or four songs, and two really stuck out to me. One song was about the word uterus and how a politician was talking about females, and I believe abortion, and would not say the word uterus. This became a controversial issue because it is just a female body part. The ladies seemed to advocate that politicians should not be afraid of the word uterus because it's part of nature, and is the center of the heated topic of abortion. The last song they sang was about how the "public" was going to need them even when they were ninety-nine. I thought this was a cute song, and I didn't really find a political meaning in this one. The only political connection I made to the song was that women still need advocates, and if nothing changes they are still going to need the Raging Granny's.
After they were done playing, we started to get ready for the march. There was not too many students who participated, I would say there was probably about 20-30 students. Some people grabbed more than one sign, and others marched with just one sign. We walked as a big line and held our signs proudly. Some people started chanting and saying facts about their sign. One student was protesting for animal rights and shouted, "Don't shop. Adopt." She also would shout out loud how often an animal got put down. Another group of girls were protesting against prostitution, and would shout out a saying about their bodies. These two groups often would bounce off of one another, so when one would shout a phrase the other would say "YA!" and chime in the phrase with her or him.
Some people would stare at us and nod in approval, while others looked away as if to avoid the situation. One car honked their horn for us and then drove off fast, while another car just simply honked his or her horn. We walked around the entire campus, and did not gain any new members. I thought the march was fun and exciting. It really got me feeling pumped up about real life issues, and it felt like we were all making some sort of difference. I would participate in a march again, if there was a protest going on that I was strongly passionate about. I think the march was effective because we walked in various areas. In each area students and the public looked at us, and were introduced to the issues we advocated for. Overall, I enjoyed this experience and would definitely do it again.
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