It’s the crack of dawn Saturday morning and a hundred Staten Islanders are boarding buses on Victory Blvd, bound for Washington D.C. for the Women's March.

"This is very exciting, we are a red borough as we all know and I think this is so important," said Christina Mantz, an organizer.

"This isn't just about election it's important that we gather together," said a young participant.

They're joining hundreds of thousands of people from across the country flooding the nation’s capital to rally for women's rights, and to send a message to President Donald Trump.

"We want to make sure women's issues are being paid attention to by this administration, so this March is pro- women not anti-trump," said Kamillah Hanks.

"My message is just that not everybody is in support of what Trump is saying," said another participant.

Lori Honor, is one of the participants who has been preparing for days.

She's been knitting pink hats as part of a grassroots movement planned to flood the National Mall. The pink, cat-eared hats are in protest of comments President Trump made about women during the election campaign.

"This hat thing, it's not just a pink hat, it's what it represents and it really represents a lot of change and a lot of intelligence. And every hat is stitched with hundreds of stiches and that's what we represent," said Honor.

They'll be wearing these pink hats, from dawn until dusk, and it's not just the women, it's the men too.

"I'm here to support my mom," said a participant's son.

"As a man, it's important for us to stand alongside supporting our women who are at risk from this administration," said another man.

The march features well known speakers and musical acts and is one of 600 "sister marches" happening around the world Saturday including here at home.