Report by Paula Antolini
January 13, 2017 10:34AM EDT
The Women’s March on Washington D.C., Jan. 21st, Connecticut Chapter
Organizers of the national movement “Women’s March on Washington,” scheduled to take place on the first day of office President Trump Elect’s presidential term, on January 21, 2017, have clearly laid out a platform for justice in a four-page statement (see below). This includes clear stands on worker’s issues, reproductive rights, immigration reform, equal rights, equal pay, paid family leave, an end to violence against women, increased accountability for perpetrators of police brutality and racial profiling, demands the demilitarization of American law enforcement and an end to mass incarceration, and it also calls for anti-discrimination protections, health care, and gender-affirming identity documents for LGBTQ people, and more.
What: Women’s March on Washington
When: Saturday, January 21, 2017, 10AM – 5PM
Where: Independence
Readers can visit the links below for more information on how to join the march locally.
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT, National Organizers
On January 21, 2017 we will unite in Washington, DC for the Women’s March on Washington. We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families — recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.
The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us–women, immigrants of all statuses, those with diverse religious faiths particularly Muslim, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native and Indigenous people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, the economically impoverished and survivors of sexual assault. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all. HEAR OUR VOICE.
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This is an INCLUSIVE march, and EVERYONE who supports women’s rights are welcome.
PLEASE SHARE, we need to spread the word everywhere! And there are groups forming for EVERY STATE, so search for your local group as well!
We especially need HOSTS and ORGANIZERS from marginalized communities for this to be truly inclusive, please DM your state administrator to get involved!
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INDIVIDUAL STATE PAGES
Alabama:https://www.facebook.com/
Alaska:https://www.facebook.com/
Arizona: https://www.facebook.com/
Arkansas: https://www.facebook.com/
California: https://www.facebook.com/
Colorado: https://www.facebook.com/
Connecticut: https://www.facebook.com/
Delaware: https://www.facebook.com/
Florida: https://www.facebook.com/
Georgia: https://www.facebook.com/
Hawaii: https://www.facebook.com/
Idaho: https://www.facebook.com/
Illinois: https://www.facebook.com/
Southern Illinois: https://www.facebook.com/
Indiana: https://www.facebook.com/
Iowa: https://www.facebook.com/
Kansas: https://www.facebook.com/
Kentucky: https://www.facebook.com/
Louisiana: https://www.facebook.com/
Maine: https://www.facebook.com/
Maryland: https://www.facebook.com/
Massachusetts:!https://www.facebook.com/
Michigan: https://www.facebook.com/
Minnesota: https://www.facebook.com/
Mississipi: https://www.facebook.com/
Missouri: https://www.facebook.com/
Montana: https://www.facebook.com/
Nebraska: https://www.facebook.com/
Nevada: https://www.facebook.com/
New Hampshire: https://www.facebook.com/
New Jersey: https://www.facebook.com/
New Mexico: https://www.facebook.com/
North Carolina: https://www.facebook.com/
North Dakota: https://www.facebook.com/
NYC-Downstate: https://www.facebook.com/
NYC-Upstate/Hudston Valley: https://www.facebook.com/
New York/Western New York: https://www.facebook.com/
Ohio: https://www.facebook.com/
Oklahoma: https://www.facebook.com/
Oregon: https://www.facebook.com/
Pennsylvania: https://www.facebook.com/
Rhode Island: https://www.facebook.com/
South Carolina: https://www.facebook.com/
South Dakota: https://www.facebook.com/
Tennessee: https://www.facebook.com/
Texas: https://www.facebook.com/
Utah: https://www.facebook.com/
Vermont: https://www.facebook.com/
Virginia: https://www.facebook.com/
WashingtonState:https://www.facebook.com/
Washington, DC: https://www.facebook.com/
West Virginia: https://www.facebook.com/
Wisconsin: https://www.facebook.com/
Wyoming: Coming soon!
Pureto Rico : https://www.facebook.com/
Canada: https://www.facebook.com/
Mexico: Coming soon!
London: https://www.facebook.com/
Zurich:https://www.facebook.com/
Sydney:https://www.facebook.com/
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Main “Women’s March on Washington” Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2169332969958991/
Connecticut Chapter “Women’s March on Washington” Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1792149314392756
WEBSITE: https://
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/
INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/
RSVP on our OFFICIAL EVENTBRITE: bit.ly/womensmarchrsvp (not required, but greatly helpful for planning!)
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