Womens Marches Being Held In Washington, D.C., Cities Nationwide
Source: NPR
1:51 PM, By Jason Slotkin.
Women's Marches are underway Saturday in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of cities across the country.
The latest iteration of the protest event — first held the day after President Trump's 2017 inauguration — comes as the Senate is moving toward a confirmation vote on the president's third Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.
The controversial election-year nomination is expected to be a central focus during this year's events, motivating rallies and marches throughout the day. If confirmed, Barrett would succeed the feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of gender equality during her nearly three-decade-long tenure on the court.
Saturday's tent-pole event in Washington was permitted for 10,000 attendees. Organizers said that in total, some 380 events were planned throughout the country. With Election Day now less than a month away, mobilizing the women's vote is among this year's themes alongside other women's rights issues...
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/17/924921098/womens-marches-being-held-in-washington-d-c-cities-nationwide
- Protesters rally in Washington, D.C., during the latest Women's March, demonstrations that began just after President Trump's inauguration.
- The presidential election and the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court are some of the issues being protested. Barrett would fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- Jade Tisdol from Boston takes part in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
- Rocky dons a Ginsburg collar for the Womens March in Washington, D.C.
= new reply since forum marked as read
Voted.
