Women’s March 2018: Where and When to Demonstrate in New York, Los Angeles and Other Cities
Last year’s Women’s March rallied 4.2 million protesters across the country in more than 600 cities, making it the largest single-day demonstration in modern United States history. Protestors donned pink hats and carried signs in cities all over the world to promote women's and minorities' rights, and protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
This year, organizers are anticipating about 673 marches and around 5 million attendees. The website has compiled a list of “sister marches” taking place around the world this weekend, that can be searched to find nearby events. Here's how to take part in 2018 events, no matter where you are.
New York City
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The march, which was attended by 400,000 people last year, will take place again this Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting at 72nd Street and Central Park West. The march will start with a rally, then travel past Trump International Hotel & Tower before turning east at Columbus Circle to continue down 6th Avenue. The march will end at 43rd Street.
The rally will include speakers like Ashley Bennet, who unseated a New Jersey politician who mocked last year’s march, singer Halsey, and MILCK, who drew attention for her Women’s March anthem.
Las Vegas
Organizers of last year’s March on Washington will bring protesters and leaders together in Las Vegas, because Nevada is a battleground state that they say will shape the Senate in 2018. The event will commemorate the one-year anniversary of last year’s march, so it will take place on Sunday. The event, at Sam Boyd Stadium, will not include a march, but will host speakers and performers who will call for voter registration and continued activism. The event is free, and doors will open at 10 a.m.
Los Angeles
March in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, with celebrities like Viola Davis, Laverne Cox and Natalie Portman and politicians like Senator Kamala Harris, who will all attend. A rally will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Pershing Square. At 10 a.m., participants will march to City Hall, then speakers and performances will continue at the stage on Spring Street until 3 p.m.
Washington, D.C
Even though the anniversary event is taking place across the country in Las Vegas, thousands of protesters will still come out on Saturday for a march on Washington. The march will start at the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial at 11 a.m., where speakers will lead a rally to kick off the event. The march will make its way to the White House. The march is anticipated to be one of the largest in the country.
There are other options for people who want to participate but can’t attend one of the marches going on in major cities. There is programming planned in all 50 states in cities both large and small, which can be found on the Women’s March website.
The Las Vegas event will be livestreamed, so activists who want to see Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood or Alicia Garza of Black Lives Matter speak to the crowd can head to the website to watch it live from anywhere.