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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:42 PM Jun 2018

Protesters are singing in the DC streets: "Women gonna rise like water" (video)

A group of women marching against family separations in Washington, DC, are protesting with song.

Kai Newkirk, activist and co-founder of Democracy Spring, captured the song on video.

Here's are the lyrics:

Women gonna rise like water Gonna shut detention down I hear the voice of my great granddaughter Saying free our families now

Link to tweet

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/immigration-border-crisis/h_55de33fc15586e691ca04052ca7e5ce3

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Protesters are singing in the DC streets: "Women gonna rise like water" (video) (Original Post) workinclasszero Jun 2018 OP

Wow. That made me teary-eyed. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #1

Here's some more workinclasszero Jun 2018 #2

The press needs to refuse to leave. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #3

Yeah they should have sat down too workinclasszero Jun 2018 #7

Yeah, unfortunately... they chose not to cover the news. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #9

K&R Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #4

Beautiful. demmiblue Jun 2018 #5

Yes they are!! workinclasszero Jun 2018 #6

So Beautiful........So Powerful! lucca18 Jun 2018 #8

Women and children are the main agents of change. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2018 #10

That is beautiful and brings tears to my eyes. We are all saying NOT IN OUR NAMES... Hekate Jun 2018 #11

Yes women are bdamomma Jun 2018 #12

Wonderful to see.. Mahalo, working! Cha Jun 2018 #13

Geeze... Beantighe Jun 2018 #14

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)

1. Wow. That made me teary-eyed.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:48 PM

Jun 2018

I cannot wait for our marches this weekend !!!
Get out and show up everybody !!

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

2. Here's some more

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:51 PM

Jun 2018

Link to tweet

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)

3. The press needs to refuse to leave.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:52 PM

Jun 2018

That makes me sick.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

7. Yeah they should have sat down too

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:58 PM

Jun 2018

I guess they have chosen their side.

C_U_L8R

(45,021 posts)

9. Yeah, unfortunately... they chose not to cover the news.

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 05:22 PM

Jun 2018

There isn't a free press if they don't act like one.

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)

4. K&R

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:52 PM

Jun 2018

Thank you, my sisters

demmiblue

(36,898 posts)

5. Beautiful.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:55 PM

Jun 2018

These women are badass.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

6. Yes they are!!

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:57 PM

Jun 2018

RESIST!

lucca18

(1,244 posts)

8. So Beautiful........So Powerful!

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 05:05 PM

Jun 2018

leftyladyfrommo

(18,874 posts)

10. Women and children are the main agents of change.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 05:40 PM

Jun 2018

We will rise like water. And fight for a better world.

Hekate

(90,829 posts)

11. That is beautiful and brings tears to my eyes. We are all saying NOT IN OUR NAMES...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 07:33 PM

Jun 2018

Thank God, and I wish I could be there.

bdamomma

(63,923 posts)

12. Yes women are

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 07:55 PM

Jun 2018

rallying and we are a force to be reckoned with, but tRump has no respect for women and he will lash out in his sick vindictive vengeful ways, he will put roe vs wade on the chopping block, that is how sick he is.