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Chicago Women's March 2017
http://womens121marchonchicago.org/

This event is expected to be an even bigger than the previous one, and will take place in march of 2020 in Chicago, IL. This year is also when the next election is and this can be a huge turning point in terms of women's rights. This is going to be extremely important because the current president presents a huge issue right now for minority groups. While women’s rights will be the focal point of the day, the march and rally will also address other issues highlighted by the 2016 presidential campaign, such as immigration, refugee rights, gun violence, police brutality and LGBTQ rights This time/platform can be a time for other minority groups to voice their concerns aside from just women. This event will Consist of more than 250 "sister marches" across the country. Chicago is going to be the largest one given that the city is so big. Chicago Women's March Chicago is an independent foundation since they first began in 2017. Some of the issues that women want to focus on in this upcoming march is but not limited to; equal pay, freedom from domestic violence, affordable childcare, reproductive justice, and so many more. The participants in this walk consist of women and men from all different racial, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. They are people of all sexual identities as well as religious affiliations and political parties. The original group of organizers came together in November of 2016, prior to the election of President Trump. Their original intention was to speak out about the election and protest through a march. The WMC was not directly affiliated with the D.C. march. Volunteers are critical in order to continue to help this organization as they are not funded by Women's March Inc. They do not receive the same funding as them and they do not share any common leadership. The 2017 march in Chicago had an estimated 250,000 people in the crowd.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-womens-march-chicago-0122-20170121-story.html