Women's rights activists board bus headed to Washington D.C. for march

HOUSTON – Over 50 people from all walks of life gathered at Meyerland Plaza Thursday night and boarded a charter bus to begin their 20-hour trip to the nation’s capital.

All of them are just wanting their voices to be heard.

Their sendoff consisted of glow sticks and silly string, but their overall mission is much more serious than that.

"This march isn't just about women. This march is about black people. This march is about immigrants. This march is an LGBT march. All of our issues, this is what this march is about," coordinator Nisha Randle said.

Over 50 people boarded the bus headed to be part of the Women's March on Washington, a national movement to "send a bold message to the new government...that women's rights are human rights."

"This march is also about holding this new administration accountable. So we're watching you. We all have each other’s' backs," Randle said.

Shelly Oliver traveled all the way from Austin just to join this group, saying she wasn't going to miss the opportunity to spread her message.

"I want us to have a voice, and I want my 14-year-old daughter to have an experience of coming together with women in an empowered way to stand up and say we matter," Oliver said.

The event starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday with a rally, and then a 1-mile march. Afterwards, they get back on the bus and head back home.