'March To End White Supremacy' Heads Through Falls Church

FALLS CHURCH, VA—It's day nine of the "March to End White Supremacy," and participants are en route to Merrifield on their way to DC to stand against white supremacy.

Weeks after violence broke out in Charlottesville between white nationalists and counter-protesters, marchers are heading from the city's Emancipation Park to DC. Organizers say white supremacist beliefs and actions have reached a "boiling point" in Charlottesville, according to the event's website.

"We are marching from Charlottesville to Washington DC to demonstrate our commitment to confronting white supremacy wherever it is found," organizers say in a statement. "It's clear that we can no longer wait for Donald Trump or any elected official to face reality and lead. We are coming together to reckon with America’s long history of white supremacy, so that we can begin to heal the wounds of our nation."

RAW: Charlottesville to D.C. March

As of 11 a.m., the march reached the Merrifield Garden Center. Participants entered Fairfax County Monday during a 13-mile leg from Gainesville to Centreville. They began marching around 10 a.m. Tuesday from Centreville. On Wednesday, the march will go through Falls Church, reaching Gateway Park in Arlington around 3 p.m. It will conclude with participants heading into DC via Key Bridge.

They're being escorted by the Virginia State Police for their "safety and to minimize the impact on traffic," chief VSP spokesman Corinne Geller said in an email to Patch last week. Fairfax Police are providing assistance.

SEE ALSO:

• 'March To End White Supremacy' Sparks Isolated Protests En Route To Washington
• Violence, Fury And Flames: Charlottesville Timeline

Here's the full schedule of where marchers are headed:

• Monday, Aug. 28: Emancipation Park, Charlottesville to Krogers — 3 miles
• Tuesday, Aug. 29: Commonwealth to Ruckersville — 13 miles
• Wednesday, Aug. 30: Ruckersville to Madison — 12 miles
• Thursday, Aug. 31: Madison to Culpeper — 18 miles
• Friday, Sept. 1: Culpeper to Remington — 12 miles
• Saturday, Sept. 2: Remington to Warrenton — 13 miles
• Sunday, Sept. 3: Warrenton to Gainesville — 12 miles
• Monday, Sept. 4: Gainesville to Centreville — 13 miles
• Tuesday, Sept. 5: Centreville to Merrifield — 11 miles
• Wednesday, Sept. 6: Merrifield to Washington, D.C. — 11 miles

The event's Facebook page says 835 people have signed up for the march, some of whom participate in one or two of the event's 10 legs, with 50 people walking the entire 118-mile route. At least 270 people have confirmed and about 1,200 others could attend the welcome rally at Gateway Park and march into DC.

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