To join the Peoples Center carpool to the Hartford Women's March e-mail to peoplescenter@pobox.com and indicate if you are a driver or would like to be a passenger.
Connecticut
will be well represented at the Women's March in Washington DC on
Saturday, January 21, the day after inauguration. Connecticut
residents will also participate in three sister rallies in
Connecticut, and rallies in New York and Boston.
The
groundswell for the Women's March is an expression of outrage at
threats to women's rights and democratic rights from the Republican
Congress and incoming Trump Administration. "The rise of the
woman = The rise of the nation.... Women's rights are human rights,"
says the national website.
Immediate
concerns are Trump's nominations of billionaires and generals for
cabinet appointments, the threats to repeal the Affordable Care Act,
end funding for Planned Parenthood and mass deportations of immigrant
residents. The Women's March is dedicated to winning a program of
equality and justice for all in our country.
Over 60 buses are sold
out for the trip to Washington, DC, leaving from 35 towns across the
state.
Sister rallies will be held in Hartford, Stamford and the
Lower Connecticut River Valley. Nationally 269 sister marches are
expected to draw 500,000 participants.
"Like many cities and states around the world, we will join in calling for honoring EVERY voice that upholds dignity, justice, unity, and equality for all. Share your views and show support for the ideals and principles behind the Women's March," says the call to the event emphasizing that all are welcome.
