I believed that the U.S. was a place where everyone has a chance. Immigrants come here with a sense that as long as I live right and do right, I will be okay. If you treat people right, good things will happen. On November 9, 2016, I realized that is not reality and after the election in 2016, I went into a funk. I turned inward. For me, it was a time of deep doubt. I questioned myself, my choices.I had chosen to be here, in the U.S. I came here for school, met my husband, and stayed in the USA. How could this country that promised so much have chosen this perosn to lead. I know that I could not stay in that funk. The dauhter of Clement and VAlerie Cato, does not remain in a funk. My parents taught me that I had to fight for everyone. If one person suffers, we all suffer. I had lost that fight when I came here and to regain it. One day I decided to get up off my butt and stop whining….do something. It was no longer enough to sit back and just vote, I was raised better than that. I returned to Facebook in January 2017, and there was the Women’s March. I was ready. It gave me an outlet, something to do. Like my parents taught me. When one person suffers, get up and fight. That day of the march was amazing. When I looked out at all those people saying this is not good enough, that gave me hope. It gave me energy and a purpose. This is where I could be with a group of women who are passionate and ready to fight and understand that there is something bigger than themselves. This. This was the start of what I can do. I have continued to fight and I will continue. Join me on January 19, 2019. If you know that this cannot stand, if you believe that we must fight for justice for all, if you beleive that one person can make a difference but an army can cause the earth to shake join me. I ask for your sponsorship today and that you march with me on 01.19.19
