title: Me, Too: The Womxn’s March on Colorado Springs
start: 2018-01-21
start time: 14:00
end time: 15:30
venue: 115 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, United States
tags: PowertothePolls feminism marchon weekendofwomen women womenmarch womenrights
links:
Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/145750372716222/
description:
Join locally in solidarity with national and international Women’s Marches! Last year we made history with the largest march held in the city. This year, local organizers invite you to again show up to affirm our commitment to work together to lift up the individuals and collective identities in our community who continue to be disproportionately marginalized and targeted for acts of violence.
Members of marginalized communities are also victims of gun violence, and out of respect for those in attendance at the March who have experienced gun trauma, we are requesting no open-carrying of weapons, hateful or violent actions.
This year’s march “Me, Too: The Womxn’s March on Colorado Springs” recognizes the violence that such populations, especially transwomxn of color, experience in our society. We honor Tarana Burke, founder of the “Me, too” movement and other womxn of color who continue to inspire resilience and an ethic of confronting injustice.
Gathering in Acacia Park will begin at 2p.m., and speakers (stay tuned for the lineup!) will begin at 2:30p.m. We will march to City Hall (107 N. Nevada Avenue) at roughly 3p.m., where there will be opportunities to register to vote and get involved in local activist efforts.
Thank you for your interest! Please help spread the word by sharing this event with your friends on (and off!) Facebook.