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Today was our local second annual women's march. We hold it on Sunday after the big ones so there's a) free downtown parking and b) an opportunity for people to attend more than one march over the course of the weekend. I'm on the planning committee, and the last few weeks have been pretty hectic. In addition to today's march, we've held various events throughout the year about women's history/issues to keep the momentum going. Last Sunday was a lecture about the history of protest art. On Tuesday, we hosted a documentary about Black power activist Grace Lee Boggs. On Saturday was the opening of the art exhibit Empower 2020 at the local community arts space. It's really been quite a ride.
We had six speakers today on topics including civic engagement, economic justice, environmental justice, reproductive rights, racial justice, and LGBTQ rights. All of the speakers were good and some were rather fiery. Only one of them actually stuck to the 3 minute time limit, but no one froze to death listening, so we'll call it a win. The last speaker, Jamie, was especially impressive. At fifteen, they're a hell of a lot more passionate and articulate than I remember being at that age.
My job for the year was to manage our website and knit so many pussy hats. At the actual event, T.C. and I recorded for posterity. He handled the speakers, while I got B-roll of the crowd. I wish we had some numbers on that. It was somewhere between 100 and 200 for certain, but beyond that, I couldn't tell you. After the speeches, we marched from Wisner Park to Cowles Hall at the college where there was tabling, bathrooms, and a warm place to sit.
I don't know if we're doing it again next year. The turnout was down a bit as they have been everywhere and people may feel differently about it when Elizabeth Warren is president. I guess we'll see.
Just remember to vote like lives depend on it because they do!
We had six speakers today on topics including civic engagement, economic justice, environmental justice, reproductive rights, racial justice, and LGBTQ rights. All of the speakers were good and some were rather fiery. Only one of them actually stuck to the 3 minute time limit, but no one froze to death listening, so we'll call it a win. The last speaker, Jamie, was especially impressive. At fifteen, they're a hell of a lot more passionate and articulate than I remember being at that age.
My job for the year was to manage our website and knit so many pussy hats. At the actual event, T.C. and I recorded for posterity. He handled the speakers, while I got B-roll of the crowd. I wish we had some numbers on that. It was somewhere between 100 and 200 for certain, but beyond that, I couldn't tell you. After the speeches, we marched from Wisner Park to Cowles Hall at the college where there was tabling, bathrooms, and a warm place to sit.
I don't know if we're doing it again next year. The turnout was down a bit as they have been everywhere and people may feel differently about it when Elizabeth Warren is president. I guess we'll see.
Just remember to vote like lives depend on it because they do!
