title: Reclaiming Our State: Power to the Polls
start: 2018-01-20
start time: 12:00
end time: 16:00
venue: American Legion Mall
city: Indianapolis (IN)
country: US
coordinates: 39.7759, -86.1568
tags: PowertothePolls feminism marchon weekendofwomen women womenmarch womenrights
links:
Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/2073896855955504/
description:
This Saturday, January 20th, Women’s March on Washington - Indiana will host Reclaiming Our State: Power to the Polls. The event will begin at noon at American Legion Mall, with speakers from organizations such as Indy 10 Black Lives Matter, Planned Parenthood, and Spencer Pride.
Afterward, attendees with march through downtown Indianapolis to the Indiana State House to hear from additional speakers, including local Dreamers; Heather Wildrick-Holman, president of the Indiana chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW); and State Representative Robin Shackleford, Vice Chair of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus. The remarks will conclude with our keynote, Dr. Demetrees Hutchins, PhD. Hutchins is one of the “great eight” group of African American women who made history when they earned Ph.D.s from the Indiana University School of Education in May of 2016.
At the conclusion of the speeches, there will be tabling from merchants, nonprofit organizations, and candidates -- including some of the hundreds of women nationwide who have decided to run for office since the 2016 election. Attendees will also have the opportunity to register to vote and receive information for registering new voters in their own communities.
T-shirts, posters, and buttons can be purchased online for *pick up* at the march: https://wmwindiana.org/shop?olsPage=products
Please consider a donation to help us fund this event. No amount is too small to help us #PowerToThePolls! https://wmwindiana.org/donate
Need a ride? Buses are leaving from 10 cities throughout the state! Purchase your tickets here: https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/take-the-bus-to-indy-womens-march-to-the-polls
THANK YOU to our sponsors!: Urban Renewal by Nicole Hetzler, Mass Ave Knit Shop, Moss Harp Service, Medical Staffing Solutions, LLC, Community Solutions Inc., English Ivy's, Indiana Behavioral Support Services, and Democratic Women's Political Action Committee.
Representatives from the following groups have confirmed their attendance: Indy10 Black Lives Matter, Indivisible Indianapolis, Indivisible: Grant County, ACLU of Indiana, Spencer Pride commUnity center, the Trans Community, the Jewish Community, the Muslim Community, the Native American Community, Indiana Vote By Mail, Women4Change Indiana, League of Women Voters of Indiana, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, Indiana National Organization for Women, PDA Calumet Region, Women's Equality Day Indivisible March, Indianapolis Pflag, Indiana Forest Alliance, and MoveOn.org.