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Women's March 2018: Keep Demanding to be Heard!

This weekend marked the one year anniversary of the Women’s March that brought out millions of women and men in various cities to stand for gender equity, and to protect and support the rights and voices of all women. The turnout was phenomenal, and it was the largest single-day demonstration in recorded U.S. history.In honor of that historic day huge numbers of people once again took to the streets on Saturday from Washington D.C. to Seattle and everywhere in between for #WomensMarch2018.While the sentiment was largely the same, the 2018 marches did have a few new messages with many marching in support of the #MeToo movement as well as the new Time’s Up initiative set up to address systemic inequality, harassment, and injustice in the workplace. There was also a heavy emphasis on getting people registered to vote and get involved in their local politics ahead of this year’s midterm elections.YWCA Clark County stands in solidarity will all those who participated in this year’s Women’s March, and hope all those who support equality never stop demanding that their voices be heard. For our part we will continue to fight for racial and social justice, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.If you're not registered to vote, click here and get signed up today!