Goldsmith was one of the estimated half-million people who converged on the US capital of Washington in last year’s most high-profile women’s march. “Here in Morristown, diversity, tolerance and inclusion are principles we govern and live by, and we welcome all women, all New Jerseyans, to do the same on Saturday”.
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With the crucial midterm elections looming later this year, organizers of the Women’s March sought to capitalize on their momentum by staging a second round of protests and rallies around the country. Bennett defeated Republican incumbent John Carman, who had mocked the 2017 women’s march in Washington, D.C. with a Facebook post asking whether the women would be home in time to cook dinner. The theme for the Rally this year is “Power to the Polls”, and the emphasis falls on accruing funding and support for politicians that wish to run in favor of women’s rights in this country, including related feminist issues such as LGBTQ rights, Black Lives Matter, abortion rights, and accessible health care. It takes a lot of organizing. “But now how do we translate that noise into something concrete or fulfilling?”
Women around the world will return to the streets this weekend, one year after millions marched to protest US President Donald Trump’s election, with a new goal – electing more women’s rights advocates. Dean Heller and weakening the GOP’s hold on the chamber. Beverly Harry, an indigenous communities organizer with the group PLAN Action – says Native American women are pressing their concerns as well. The event is free, and doors will open at 10 a.m.
Authorities have kept details confidential about security for the Sunday rally at the 40,000-seat stadium. She added that she was particularly inspired by something Fonda said: “When we are equal, we are not abused”.
This second year of the Women’s March also comes in the middle of the #MeToo movement, which has shed light on sexual misconduct, reported CNN.
Attending the Women’s March this weekend? Women of color and transgender supporters voiced their concern over heightened police presence and reports that attendees would be subjected to random police searches.
The honor winning performer shared her awful experience on Saturday while tending to a jam of thousands accumulated in downtown Los Angeles for the Women’s March.
Speakers included state Sen. The event will commemorate the one-year anniversary of last year’s march, so it will take place on Sunday.
Rather than dwelling on the successful expansion of their cause, however, activists in Canada and overseas used the events to focus on the future.
Image of rally in Washington, D.C. from Reuters.
“Everybody’s gotten exhausted of turning on their TVs and logging on Twitter where we have to put our heads down (in shame)”, said Molly Taggart, an adjunct professor of communications studies at Kent State University. “Souls to the Polls” is about, OK, a year ago we all came together because we were angry, we wanted something to do, we needed to feel inspired and needed to connect our passion with action.
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People gathered from Montpelier to Milwaukee, from Shreveport to Seneca Falls. “We realized how powerful this thing could be”.
