Tri-Town Women's March 2018

1/17/18 UPDATE:
We are honored to share the following LIST OF SPEAKERS:
- State Senator Joan Lovely
- Representative Brad Hill
- Morgan Bell, a representative of Congressman Seth Moulton’s office
- Laura Geggis - Topsfield resident speaking on how we, as a community, can work together to make positive changes.
- A statement sent by Senator Elizabeth Warren
- Alexandra Chandler - Congressional Candidate for MA-3 - sharing her experience and inspiration as a transgender, lesbian mother and wife, as well as a former Navy Intelligence civilian.
- A statement of support from the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of MA
- Chloe Mitchell - representing the Women and Gender Studies Club at Masconomet Regional High School
- Larainne Wilson, M.Ed.: Queer, educator, Christian, mom, epileptic, writer, advocate. Director of Faith Formation at Centre Church in Lynnfield. Larainne and her wife Sheri reside in Georgetown with their six children, ages 4-27, one of whom is non-binary trans masculine.
- Jamie Belsito, Zillie Bhuju & Charise Rohm Nulsen - Tri-Town Women's March organizers and founders/representatives of Action Together Tri-Town

PARKING UPDATE:
- To maintain the safety of winter weather roads, the Topsfield Police Department asks that attendees park in a parking lot rather than along the road if possible.

Parking Options:
- Congregational Church of Topsfield's parking lot adjacent to the Emerson Center. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT PARK in Topsfield Historical Society's parking spots which are clearly marked along the edge of the parking lot closest to Gould Barn. We are thankful to the CCoT for sharing their parking lot with us!
- Proctor Elementary School's parking lot

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
We are grateful to Zoey Metzner and the members of Mindful Youth, a club focused on getting local middle schoolers and high schoolers involved in their community, who will run a Children's Station throughout the event where they will keep the children busy with sign making and crafts.

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Please use the following hashtags when posting about this event, whether it's before, during, or after the event:
#weekendofwomen #marchforwardMA #tritownwomensmarch2018
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EVENT DESCRIPTION:
On January 20th, 2018, we will stand together in solidarity for the 2nd Annual Women's March in Topsfield. In 2017, we joined millions of people around the world on January 21st - some of us in Topsfield, Boston, or Washington DC - to demonstrate that Women's Rights are Human Rights and to stand for Equality everywhere.

This will be a family friendly event, and all are welcome. We will stand peacefully together on the Topsfield Green, and we encourage everyone to bring signs that display respectful messaging that is important to you to support women, equality, and justice for all.

Please share this event invite with friends and family! Let's come together as a community to start the new year off with a commitment to making the world a better place!

This event is sponsored by Action Together Tri-Town. For further info, please contact Charise Rohm Nulsen at charisenulsen@gmail.com or Zillie Bhuju at zilliebhuju@gmail.com.

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ACTION TOGETHER TRI-TOWN:

(Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1797782417150563/ )

Concerned residents of Topsfield, Boxford, and Middleton have begun to come together as a locally-based support network, to stay engaged as we collaborate with regional groups, actions, and events designed to protect the rights and freedoms of all people, defend science and nature, and/or promote equality and progress for the betterment of all - locally and globally.

If you have questions about this event or group, please email charisenulsen@gmail.com or zilliebhuju@gmail.com for more information.

You are welcome to invite Tri-Town community members (living in Topsfield, Boxford, or Middleton) who are:
(1) concerned about our country,
(2) willing to listen, and unwilling to behave divisively, and
(3) seeking a local community of support and resources for how to take action around your concerns.

We may not all agree on each and every issue, or share each concern as acutely as one another, but we assume that everyone in this group respects each other’s concerns and wants to take action on at least a couple of them.

Note that this is a non-partisan group that collaborates with Action Together North Shore MA (district 6).