For Women At D.C.'s 'Families Belong Together,' The Protest Was Personal
The protest crowds started convening in Lafayette Square on Saturday morning for Washington, D.C.'s "Families Belong Together" rally.
The forecasted scorching temperatures didn't turn away participants of the protest; they came prepared. Many of them dutifully followed the call to action to wear white — a symbol of "unity and peace" according to the event's organizers — and they brought fans, umbrellas and coolers of ice for relief. Homemade signs were raised as shields against the beating sun and young children were slathered with sunblock and wore hats.
Among the thousands of protesters that showed up — joining national rallies happening across the country — it was the mothers and families that showed which separated immigrants from their children upon crossing the border, had struck a very personal nerve.
