I just joined a very small Women WalkOut just now....

[LisaM]

I hadn't heard about it ahead of time, but a couple of women I work with (my direct supervisors, actually) asked if I would join in and of course I said yes.

We're on the West Coast, and it was 10:00 a.m. our time. We went out with a couple of co-workers, and eventually were joined by women from a couple of different offices, a small group, maybe a dozen altogether.

In that brief (10-15 minutes) we were on the street, people started talking to each other and I heard these three stories:

1) one woman was attacked by an 18-year old neighbor in her basement, who forced himself on top of her, when she was 13. She was "rescued" by her five-year old brother who heard her screaming "get off me!"

2) one woman was locked into a bathroom at work when she was 17, and a co-worker started putting his hands up her shirt.

3) one woman, at 18, was made to sit on a couch next to her boss while he groped her.

If I could hear this many incidents from a small group of women who mostly didn't know each other in that short a time, I think that there are millions of stories like this to be told - of course there are, we know that already - but that we might have actually hit a tipping point where women are ready to make it stop.

Big movements start small.

[riversedge]

1. #standonEveryCorner Thanks for going to the walk out.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Forty Million of us is the MINIMUM amount needed to really

make something happen.

NOW in the STREETS...

Thank you for doing what you did

[LisaM]

3. I live in a liberal city and my supervisors encouraged me. It didn't take much on my part.

I think my real takeaway is being able to report these stories as I heard them, because oral history is powerful. They just all, matter-of-factly, said, "here's what happened to me".

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Do you know the website you put in your zip or town and it shows you where to go

to protest when he fires him?

I cant find it now

[LisaM]

6. This, maybe?

https://www.marchfortruth.info/

Edited: this is being posted elsewhere on DU: https://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response-events/search/

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. maybe this, thanks

https://act.moveon.org/event/mueller-firing-rapid-response-events/search/

[BigmanPigman]

9. March for Truth was over a year ago.

Nobody Is Above The Law, the second posted is if they fire Rosentein or Mueller, it has nothing to do with Kavanaugh. That was a 1:00 EST nationwide walkout to support Dr Ford.

[LisaM]

10. I know.

I just posted the links in case there are new events and the information is at the same sites.

[BigmanPigman]

11. I am glad you did it.

Nobody seems to know about this stuff and even if there are midterms! Do people live in caves or are they politically apathetic?

[BigmanPigman]

8. There are two diff things posted by me.

One is in case Rosenstein is fired...Nobody is Above the Law. Look under Activist Headquarters Forum.

The protest she is talking about was another when that was posted last night and today to walk out to protest Kavanaugh nationwide at 1:00 today.

I was at a rental car place and walked out and no one else even knew or cared who Kavaenaugh is. A 19 year old girl didn't even know there is a very important vote coming up. I told her to check her voter registration for the midterm sand filled her in on the issues. Last night the 20 something cashier at my supermarket was clueless too. I am thoroughly sick by the people in this country, especially the younger ones, who do not care at all about politics or voting.

[LisaM]

12. I was actually heartened that there were several younger women.

They were from my building, I don't know who their employer is, but a couple were wearing badges, which may mean that they work for a tech company? (I work at a law firm). Like I said, it was a small band of us, but we started with three, went to five, and then a few other women tentatively approached us and asked if we were out there protesting Kavanaugh. So it was a small gathering (and I pay attention; I don't know why I didn't know about it, but perhaps it had more traction on the East Coast), but it was really validating to just be standing there in a group, connecting.

[BigmanPigman]

13. Yep, that is how I feel when I attend these events, big or small.

You feel energized and strong and you leave with that feeling. I always feel good afterwards since I KNOW I DID SOMETHING/ANYTHING! Reisitance works!

[Eliot Rosewater]

14. You just described our nightmare. They dont even know an election is coming, let alone

how important.

[BigmanPigman]

17. I didn't know whether to scream at them or be calm and try to explain

why they should care. I was able to stay calm but I wanted to slap their faces and yell "WAKE UP! What is wrong with you?".

[Ohiogal]

4. I am close friends with two other women.

All three of us have stories of abuse or assault.

It's so goddam prevalent in our society. I am sickened by how common it is.

[iluvtennis]

15. Thanks for this post and your support of the walk out...YES!

[Honeycombe8]

16. The dirty little secret: How millions of men have been getting away w/this since forever.

Women need to start reporting. I'm guilty of not reporting, either...for all the reasons we all know so well.

VOTE women into office is a good start.
REPORT these incidents, so they come into the light.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! I'm retired, so don't have any place to walk out of (shucks).