 by Sylvia Watanabe Sylvia says, "The election was crushing, a deep black hole. And every day that's followed, that hole has been dug deeper by the news coming from the Orange Orc in Mordor Tower. Then, one morning, incapable of coherent speech, I sat down in grief and rage and began to draw what I couldn't speak. Afterward, I could breathe again. I began to find other ways of mobilizing--so many to choose from! And I continued to draw and draw and draw. It is true--making is a form of healing. We are makers. We are healers. Mobilize, don't normalize!"
 by Gretchen Koch Grechen says, "This comic is the first one of a series that I started drawing immediately after the election. I wanted a way to address and confront some of the statements made by Trump and his supporters. For the rest of the comics in this series to date, see: http://www.giantif.com/"
 by Laura Murray Laura says, "I keep revisiting this memory of getting held up at gunpoint in my apartment lobby four years ago. I envisioned all of the the country's misogyny, all of the rising tension, and all of the potential for violence as a gun pointed at my face. I asked myself, how can I respond in a way that is peaceful, powerful, and - most importantly - feminine?"
 by Mari Naomi Mari says, "This is how I have been feeling after the election, as a queer, non-white, liberal artist woman in a scary, hate-crime filled Trumpocalyptic nightmare."
 by Jazmine Boatman Jazmine says, "I drew this the day after the election. I had so many mixed emotions and I struggled (and still am struggling) with finding the right words to express how I felt about the outcome. Ultimately, betrayal was the strongest emotion I experienced."
 by Alyssa Berg Alyssa says, "The 2016 election cycle has brought me great sadness and great anger in equal parts. As the reality of a Trump presidency sets in, the forces of sadness and anger move me in the direction of action and unification, especially with other women. This project is powerful and essential."
 by Gillian Levine Gillian says, "Time to grab back - our bodies, our rights, and our country!"
 by Rebecca McCorkindale I joined a newly-formed online group of librarians for social justice. They wanted a header for their Facebook page, and I volunteered. I am a fan of Banksy's, and the thought of modifying his famous Flower Bomber to be a female librarian lobbing Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale seemed perfect.
Want to halt fascism? Get librarians involved.  by Ciena Valenzuela-Peterson Cienna says, "This painting is titled Temo, meaning "I fear" in Spanish. It is about how I feel being a 16-year-old Mexican-American in Trump's America. We have been made to feel as though those identities must be mutually exclusive, but the two flags as tears show that they are equally valid. The flowers (taking inspiration from Frida Kahlo, traditional ballet folklórico and Día de los Muertos dress, etc.) are a symbol of all that is beautiful about Mexican culture. The pain on the girl's face is what I and other Mexican-Americans feel because of the intense racism enabled and validated by the President-elect."
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