The world changed on January 20, 2017 when the 45th President of the United States began his presidency. The threat his administration posed to democracy and human, civil and reproductive rights sparked massive protests all over the nation and the world. I joined the hundreds of thousands of concerned citizens who showed up in Washington D.C. to let the nation and the world know we will stand up and resist. It was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. 

I wore a white pantsuit jacket that I decorated with a hand painted U.S. flag and the words “We Can Not Be Silent” written on the front of it. With sharpies in hand, I asked people to write a message to congress to let them know what they wanted their representatives to advocate for in the next four years.

The Jacket

On the bus ride I met photographer Julie Caruso who made her way through the sea of people with a camera in hand to document the marchers who were there to stand up for love, tolerance and a desire for an inclusive society where everyone is valued and no one is forgotten.

Afterwards I wanted to find a way to get these messages on the jacket to congress. I created a postcard campaign I called “Resist-Cards: Don’t Bail on Democracy - Demand Action” for people to send a message to congress let them know what issues they want them to stand up for.

Go to shop

I wanted to visually document this historic event so I made a book.