At least 200,000 women are expected in the US capital on Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Washington, while over 600 sister marches, expecting attendance north of 2 million in total, will take place around the country and the world.
At least 200,000 women are expected in the US capital on Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Washington, while over 600 sister marches, expecting attendance north of 2 million in total, will take place around the country and the world.
In DC, the program (which will be streamed on Facebook $META) will start at 10am local time, on Independence Avenue SW and 3rd Street, where several speakers and numerous performances will be on stage until 1:15pm, when the march will begin. The march is expected to continue until 4pm.
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Here is a list of scheduled speakers in order of appearance:
President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Political outreach manager, Our Revolution
Malcolm X $TWTR’s daughter
Executive director, Astraea, Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Author
President of Americans for Indian Opportunity
Muhammad Ali’s daughter
President and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Founder, IKAR
President, Natural Resources Defense Council
Executive director, NETWORK Lobby
Immigrant rights activist
Chair, Artists’ Table of Women’s March on Washington
Distinguished professor emerita, UC Santa Cruz
Feminist writer and activist
Actor
Actress
Editor-at-large, Elle Magazine
Filmmaker
President and founder, Rise
President, AFT
President, Dream Corps
President, 1199 SEIU
Formally incarcerated criminal justice reform activist
Mother of Trayvon Martin
Mother of Dontre Hamilton
Mother of Eric Garner
Mother of Jordan Davis
Co-director, DRM Action Coalition
Director, Native Organizers Alliance
Co-founder, MomsRising
Professor, department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
Environmental justice activist, Flint
Communications associate, Transgender Law Center
Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors
Executive director, Barakah, Inc.
Mayor, Washington, DC
Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
Human rights journalist
Founding pastor, Ray of Hope Christian Church
Co-chairs, Women’s March on Washington
And the performers:
There are also several artists (performers, writers, fine artists) who confirmed their presence. The full list is here.
