Kimberly Brainerd embraces a fellow marcher as they prepare to board a bus in Acton bound for the Women's March on Washington.
Linda Sou, Lianna Kushi, and Sovanna Pouv, of Lowell carry their belongings to the bus. "I'm worried for folks seeking asylum coming to places that have always welcomed them," Sou said. "The rhetoric and the tone have allowed for people to say, 'No, not you.'"