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Saint Louis Women's March Planned For Saturday, January 20
Last year's march saw a turnout of about 15,000 people in St. Louis alone. Organizers hope this year is even bigger.
ST. LOUIS, MO — The 2018 St. Louis Women's March is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, starting at 10 a.m. The march will begin at Aloe Plaza on Market Street, across from Union Station, and end at Luther Ely Smith Plaza behind the Old Courthouse, organizers said. Speakers, who will include St. Louis treasurer Tishaura Jones, Missouri State Sen. Maria Chapell-Nadal, poet Cheeraz Gorman, and dozens more artists, activists, educators and community leaders, will be featured at two locations: City Hall (1200 Market Street) and Luther Ely Smith Plaza.
(Check out photos from the 2018 St. Louis Women's March here.)
The Women's March on Washington brought an estimated half-million people to the National Mall a day after President Trump's inauguration last year. Millions more turned out for sister rallies across the country, including about 15,000 in St. Louis.
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The organizers of this year's event wrote on Facebook what they hope the march will accomplish:
The St. Louis Women’s March of 2017 was not just a march. It began a movement. It inspired women, from all walks of life, to harness their political power to create transformative social change in their communities. While our march was only one event, the activism, education and advocacy, it inspires has lasted, and grown, all year. This year’s march celebrates the great strides made in the past year and aims to inspire even more women to pledge to take action to affect change in their lives and the lives of their neighbors, every day.
We are each a product of our environment and experiences. As a result, we each have a unique story, values and beliefs. While we all strive to increase gender equality and women’s issues across the spectrum, everyone has priorities in which issues matter most to them. This year’s march challenges women of all colors, creeds, ideologies and backgrounds to #March.Act.Vote in honor of their own truth. There is power in standing with thousands of other women, marching in unison, side-by-side, each honoring their own truth and each others.
For more information, including a full list of speakers, visit the Women's March Facebook page.
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