The world is not perfect, and our voices have power. Part of my job is to ensure my children understand that
On Friday my eight-year-old marched alongside me carrying a banner we had made in our garden that morning. It explains, in her words (“human rights not border fights”), why we are missing school and work to protest against Donald Trump’s visit to the UK.
Children protesting alongside their parents for practical and ideological reasons is not a new concept – particularly for women, who remain more likely to have caring responsibilities that force them to choose between activism and childcare unless they combine the two. There were hundreds of families on the marches this weekend and every young body there brought certainty that the fight against people such as Trump will go on beyond my generation.
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