2019 Women's March In Seattle Will Last All Weekend

SEATTLE, WA - The 2019 women's march in Seattle will coincide with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, and organizers have planned three days of events and activities on top of the main rally on Saturday.

The first march in 2017 attracted some 150,000 people and pets from across Puget Sound. The 2018 event was smaller, and organizer Liisa Spink expects about 10,000 at the march this year.

But crowd size isn't really the point, she said.

"This is more than just showing up and marching," Spink said. "It's really about committing to doing the work within our own community and fighting this fight for decades."

The Seattle Womxn's March group this year worked with the Seattle MLK Jr. Organizing Coalition to come up with a slate of activities that touch on issues like racism, the gender-pay gap, and violence against women.

Here's the lineup of events for this weekend in Seattle:

Jan. 17

7 p.m. - Seattle Womxn's March Sign-Making Party: Muslim contingent
This event takes place at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound mosque, 17550 Northeast 67th Court, Redmond.

Jan. 19

8 a.m. - Women's March: Pre-March Fuel Stop
The Riveter Capitol Hill, Seattle

9 a.m. - Rally
A rally at Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave, Seattle, begins at 9 a.m. and will feature speakers from several Puget Sound social activist groups. Find the full lineup here.

9:45 a.m. - Demonstration begins
The march from Cal Anderson to the Seattle Center will get going around 9:45 a.m. You can see the route map here.

11 a.m. - Post-march events
There will be multiple post-march events panels in the Seattle Center area. Some begin as early as 11 a.m. See the full schedule here.

Jan. 20

9:30 a.m. - 'Act on Seattle' events begin
Nine locations across Puget Sound from Tacoma to Greenwood in Seattle will host discussions, volunteer events, and more. Find a full schedule here.

Some highlights include:

• Emotional Labor, Support, and Allyship: Skill Building for Men. 3:30 p.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center
• Health Justice in King County and Washington State. 1 p.m., Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
• Free professional head shots for job seekers. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Casa Latina, Central District
• Rapid response training for threats to the undocumented community. 11:30 a.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center

10 a.m. - Seattle Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women March
This rally and march begins at Occidental Park in Pioneer Square. The march aims to raise awareness about indigenous women who have been victims of violence.

Jan. 21

8:30 a.m. - MLK Day celebrations begin
See all the events happening at the annual MLK Day fair and rally at Garfield High School in Seattle. March begins around noon at Garfield.

Caption: Sandra Olson (L) of Edmonds and Renee Tobin (R) of Gold Bar at the 2018 Women's March in Seattle.

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