Abortion rights advocates in D.C. will gather at Folger Park for a rally before marching to Union Square, a public park near the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
“Now, everything feels very much like a fight for everything we love,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women’s March. “It’s the first election sincehas fallen in this new era of American democracy, and it’s really important that women turn out as a voting bloc.”
In D.C., people will start gathering at 11 a.m. at Folger Park for a noon rally. At 1:30 p.m. the march is scheduled to travel from there to Union Square, a public park near the Capitol Reflecting Pool, according toOrganizers expect 2,000 people at this demonstration, according to a permit issued by the National Park Service. Comedian and actress Lea DeLaria will emcee the event and artists Milck, BIIANCO and Autumn Rowe will perform.
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