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My First Protest At 13 … At An Inauguration

Amanda Weissman
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Amanda Weissman on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial on Jan. 19, 2017. (Miranda Leitsinger/KQED)

Amanda Weissman will be writing blogs for KQED about her inauguration 2017 experience and tweeting from her mom's account.

Hi! My name is Amanda Weissman, and I am 13 years old. I attend middle school in the Bay Area. My favorite classes are English and history. I also enjoy reading, theater and creative writing, and I aspire to be a professional author when I’m older.

I’ve taken an interest in politics because I care about the environment, equality, immigration and freedom of expression.

Amanda Weissman, 13, of Pacific is going to her first protest ever - and her mom's too - in attending the Women's March during the 2017 inauguration week.
Amanda Weissman, 13, of Pacifica, is going to her first protest ever -- and her mom's, too -- by attending the Women's March on Washington Saturday. (Courtesy of Margaret Robbins)

However, these issues have grown to become more important to me since the recent election. I was deeply disappointed when Hillary Clinton lost.

I want to go to the Women’s March on Washington to express my opinions, feelings and ideas. I think it is important for women to march to show their emotions regarding the current events in the world. I hope by marching that I will feel stronger than ever before.

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I especially want to continue to meet new, powerful women and to one day inspire the generation following mine. I hope this experience will open my mind to new ideas and opinions.

 

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