Is there a Women’s March taking place in your city? Here’s how to find out
On the one-year anniversary of last year’s history-making Women’s March, women all over the country are once more taking to the streets as part of the 2018 Women’s March. They’re prepping their punny protest signs, taking inspirational feminist quotes to heart, and… googling if there’s a march in their area? Yep.
Though 2017’s official march took place in Washington, D.C., protestors who wanted to make their voices heard participated in sister marches held around the world. Women came together for 673 different demonstrations in various U.S. cities and countries all over the globe — even Antarctica held its own mini-march, complete with penguin protest signs.
This year, the official Women’s March will be held in Las Vegas on January 21st, 2018. And it’s just the beginning of the #PowerToThePolls campaign. Organizers are striving to empower and enable women to vote in the 2018 midterm elections and, per their website, “launch a national voter registration tour… [to] channel the energy and activism of the Women’s March into tangible strategies and concrete wins in 2018.”
Why Vegas? Nevada is a swing state. The “national voter registration tour will target swing states to register new voters [and] engage impacted communities” according to the website. Organizers plan to “harness our collective energy to advocate for policies and candidates that reflect our values [and] collaborate with our partners to elect more women and progressives candidates to office.” Sounds good to us!
Wondering where there’s a Women’s March near you?
The anniversary weekend has marches and protests scheduled for both Saturday, January 20th, and Sunday, January 21st. Here are some of the big ones.
Los Angeles
The LA Women’s March starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at Pershing Square Park. You can find more information on it here.
San Francisco
The San Francisco Women’s March starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at the Civic Center. You can find more information on it here.
Denver
The Denver Women’s March starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at Civic Center Park. You can find more information on it here.
Atlanta
The Atlanta Women’s March starts at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at the Bakery Atlanta. You can find more information on it here.
Baltimore
The Baltimore Women’s March starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at the War Memorial Plaza. You can find more information on it here.
New York
The NYC Women’s March starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at Lincoln Center’s Revson Fountain. You can find more information on it here.
Austin, Texas
The Austin Women’s March starts at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at Austin City Hall. You can find more information on it here.
Dallas
The Dallas Women’s March starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, at St. Paul United Methodist Church. You can find more information on it here. A second Dallas march starts at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 21st, at Dallas City Hall Plaza. You can find more information on it here.
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Want to find a Women’s March near you? The Power to the Polls site has an interactive, searchable map that lists all the events taking place across the globe. Simply search for your city and it’ll show you all of the nearby demonstrations.
All that’s left is deciding what to wear to support the March.
