COUNT AS AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE.
THE DAY AFTER DONALD TRUMP IS
SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT,
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WILL BE
MARCHING IN WASHINGTON D.C.
EVENT ORGANIZERS WANT TO SEND
A STRONG MESSAGE TO HIS
ADMINISTRATION -- THAT WOMEN'S
RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.KXAN'S
AMANDA BRANDEIS LEARNED MANY
ARE COMING FROM AUSTIN, AND
SHE ASKED THEM WHY.
[STITCHING] STITCHED INTO
VANESSA CROOK'S WORK THE
PRINCIPLES SHE STANDS FOR. "IT
STARTED WITH HAND-EMBROIDERY
STUFF."CROOK IS WORKING EXTRA
HOURS SO SHE CAN MAKE THE TRIP
TO WASHINGTON D.C.TO MARCH
WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY,
DIFFERENT GENERATIONS - UNITED
FOR A CAUSE. "I AM EXCITED FOR
THAT OVERWHELMING FEELING OF
SEEING, BEING ONE OF A SEA OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING
TOGETHER, DON'T EXPECTT US TO
TAKE THIS LYING DOWN."SHE'S
GOING WITH HER MOM AND BROTHER
- HOPING TO LEAVE WITH NEW
FRIENDSHIPS. "THAT'S A
BEAUTIFUL OUTCOME OF SOMETHING
LIKE THIS, GETTING TO MEET
OTHER PEOPLE YOU NEVER
WOULD'VE MET OTHERWISE."MANY
WOMEN ARE MAKING THE 1,500
MILE JOURNEY FROM AUSTIN TO DC
BY BUS - BRINGING PILLOWS AND
BLANKETS WITH THEM BECAUSE
THAT'S ALSO WHERE THEY'LL BE
SLEEPING. ONE GROUP USED
GOFUNDME TO HELP RAISE THE
MONEY AND TO RESERVE SPOTS.
"SHOWING THEM YOU'RE ONE OF
TENS OF THOUSANDS WHO FEEL THE
SAME WAY. I KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE FEEL DIVIDED RIGHT NOW
AND PROTESTING IS ONE WAY YOU
CAN FIND THE PEOPLE ON YOUR
SIDE."CROOK SAYS YOU CAN'T SIT
ON THE SIDELINES IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING AT STAKE. AMANDA
BRANDEIS KXAN NEWS. FOR THOSE
WHO CANNOT MAKE THE JOURNEY TO
WASHINGTON D.C....A MARCH WILL
BE HELD HERE IN AUSTIN THE DAY
AFTER THE INAUGURATION.IT WILL
BE AT THE CAPITOL STARTING AT
NOON. BUT SOME ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE INAUGURATION.
TEXAS AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER- SID MILLER-
TELLS KXAN HE'S GOING TO D-C
AND IS EXCITED TO BE THERE.WE
ALSO CONFIRMED THE TEXAS GOP
CHAIRMAN WILL BE ATTENDING.
SOME 800-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE
