Women's March Chicago draws thousands of peoples in Downtown

Thousands of women marchers gathered in Grant Park, Chicago Downtown in support of women's right and civil liberties for the Women's March Chicago. March descended on the streets of Chicago Loop on Saturday in braved the cold and snow weather.

This is the forth year’s march the first march was held in 2017 in several places and major cities across the USA, including New York City, Washington, D.C., Las Vegas, Seattle and Los Angeles. The first march held the day after President Trump was inaugurated. Since 2017 Women’s March inspired hundreds of women to run and dozens to win elected office.

The march was to step off at 11:00 a.m. From Grant Park They started marching down corner of Columbus Drive and Jackson Boulevard, continue to Dearborn before finishing at Federal Plaza.

Women flood the streets of cities across the globe to harness and create transformative social change. We applaud you. We see you. We're with you.

The issues were raised this year was the 2020 census, gun violence prevention, climate justice, access to health care, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more. It's the fourth year of the march.

Women's March activists from Chicago March said, “we came out to support all that is good about our democracy & to show support for those marginalized by this Trump administration. This is a call for peace and break the cycle of endless war.”

The purpose of the march that women’s rights are human rights. Thousands of women from all ages marched together. We are gathered from small towns to major cities raise their voices.

Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot said. “Women's voices are very important, and we stand up for the things we deeply care about."

Many attendees said, “Today we march. Tomorrow we organize, and we educate, and we leverage our collective power for positive change. Every day we lead with love and strive for healing and liberation.

Some demonstrators did not want to mention their name said, “We are marching in Chicago and around the nation, united against continued attacks on women, standing up for the dignity and rights of women. Our rights, our immigrant communities, and our planet.”

A labor Union representative said, “As a proud union worker, we are marching because we know unionism and feminism go hand in hand.”

We have gathered women activists from all over the country to discuss organizing strategy, including women and long-term social justice. Many elected officials attended the march, who were Mayor Chicago Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Senator Dick Durbin, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, City Clerk Anna Valencia, Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford and many other.

Sponsor of this year for the Women march were SEUI Illinois State Council, Chicago Foundation for Women, Community Assistance Programs, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308, Lightfoot for Chicago, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, Kids Off the Block, Inc. (KOB) & Planned Parenthood Illinois Action and several others.