Before we begin, a note: Women comprise 50.9 percent of the U.S. population, and 50.4 percent of Mesa County’s. So, men, if you don’t have anything nice to say about the wonderful new Women’s March, keep in mind that you – and I – are outnumbered. Feel a little insecure? Multiply that by centuries of disenfranchisement and oppression, and you’ve got the basis for the Women’s March.

For the second year in a row, turnouts at the Women’s March surprised people nationwide, including right here in the Grand Valley. Last weekend, thousands of women, men, and children took to the Grand Junction streets in a demonstration of unity, activism, and – yes –  anger. I hope surprise at the success of the Women’s March becomes an annual tradition.

Read more at The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.