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RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images(DENVER)  Thousands of women participate in a sit-in at the Colorado state Capitol Monday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order to ban guns and implement a system to buy them back. The Here 4 the Kids movement, which advocates to end gun violence, is behind the event. Organizers said roughly 2,000 people were among the first to gather. They are also calling on white women specifically, to participate in the demonstration. Tina Strawn, the movement’s cofounder, told ABC News that Black people have always been on the frontlines for social justice. “So, it s time for white women to show up. It s time for white women to put their bodies, their privilege and their power on the line to save our kids,” she said. “And it is something that they are recognizing that they need to be doing. That s why they re showing up.” On the importance of the sit-in, cofounder Saira Rao said “We have lost our imagin

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