Meet four women travelling to Washington from Windsor, Ont.

A bus travelling from Windsor, Ont. to Washington, D.C. left late Friday night, takingmore than 50 women to the March on Washington.

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Many of those who wentacross the border said they just want to have their voices heard.The bus from Windsor is one of ten Canadian contingents that travelled to Washington.

Before they left on theirroad trip, CBC News spoke with several of the women who plannedtotravel through the overnight hours.

Pat Papadeas

Pat Papadeashelped organize theWindsorbus, in collaboration with a national team organizing trips out of Canada.

"It's been an incredible experience already... but I do feel a great sense of responsibility," she said.

"We're going down with the intention that we're adding our voices to the American women who are the key organizers."

Laurie Freeman-Gibb

Laurie Freeman-Gibb saidshe's never done anything like this before. She worked as a nurse practitioner in Detroit for two decades, and said a main concern for her are threats to take away health care.

"I've seen women without insurance ... with huge breast cancers. And the reason that happened was they didn't have access to care," she said.

"Now they have access to care and they're trying to take it away."

Lori Coulter

Music teacher Lori Coulter was born and raised in Windsor.

"I can't not go," she said.

"I don't want to see people that I value on both sides of the border experience a set-back."

After watching part of Donald Trump's inauguration on Fridayshe added, "it's our obligation as human beings... to make the effort to understand our fellow neighbours and the challenges that they have."

Rubaina Singh

Rubaina Singh is an international student from India who lives in Canada, but studies in both Detroit and Windsor in a dual law program between the University of Windsor and Detroit Mercy Law.

"These are global issues that need to be tackled by every person irrespective of the country you are in," said Singh.

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