Women's March Anniversary: Power To The Polls NE Ohio
Start: Saturday, January 20, 2018•11:00 AM
Let's do it again!! Make your plans to attend the second annual
Women's March in Cleveland. Last year over 15,000 men, women, and
children marched in solidarity against sexism and bigotry. Thousands of
women, femmes and allies will come together again across the country to
celebrate one year of resistance and to launch our collective 2018
Women’s March agenda: Power to the Polls.
Ohio
has recent experienced pressing issues facing women in our nation
today, from opioid addiction to anti-abortion legislation. This
anniversary event will kick-off a national voter registration and
mobilization tour. We want to engage impacted communities, 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.
We will meet
at Public Square in Cleveland at 11 a.m. with guest speakers from 12
p.m. to 1 p.m. At 1 p.m. we will begin our march up Ontario St.
eventually arriving at City Hall/Willard Park and then circle back to
Public Square. Then, we will end the event with a call to action and
information to get involved.
At night there
will be a "Power to the Polls" voter registration party with our Keynote
speaker, and informational booths where you can learn how you can get
more women elected to office. This will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at
an indoor location to be announced soon!
We will have music, voter registration, and anti-gerrymandering/redistricting petition signature collection before the march. Feel free to come for some or all of it!
We suggest using RTA if you can. Go to http://www.riderta.com/routesfor
detailed information. Parking will be available near Public Square but
may be costly or crowded. Also check the comments on our event page for
those looking to carpool from surrounding areas.
No restrictions on backpacks or bags. We suggest limiting what you carry and using sound judgement.
Bring signs and banners!!