Christine
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February Sisters Host January March
Lawrence, KS: The February Sister announce the Women's March 2018 – Lawrence Still Marching to be held Saturday, January 20th at 1 P.M. at the South Park Gazebo, 1130 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas. We celebrate the accomplishments of women in the political sphere in this year since the Women's March 2017 and we prepare ourselves for the election year to come.
A great many women have become politically active this year; they have registered and campaigned for candidates on all levels of government. Their votes are credited with democratic victories at the polls and they, themselves, are running for office in record numbers. It has been a busy, wonderful year. Women have also been in the forefront of protests to protect the Affordable Care Act, to stop the North Dakota Pipeline, and to protect women and promote women in the workplace and in society at large.
2018 is an election year and will require more activity, more concentration, and more work. So while we celebrate we also prepare ourselves for the task ahead. And have a little fun besides.
RALLY: Rallying: Ardys Ramberg will provide music for arriving marchers. Six local, dynamic women will speak to us. They include Lisa Larsen, Lawrence City Commissioner; Brooklynne Mosley, Democratic Organizer; Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, past Kansas Poet Laureate; Julia Good Fox, Haskell Indian Nations University; Ursula Minor, President Lawrence branch of NAACP; and the Rev. Sherrie Taylor-Jones, Unity Church of Lawrence. Cindy Novelo, our choir director, will teach us songs to sing as we march.
MARCH: The march itself will take us down the east side of Massachusetts to City Hall at 6th and come back again on the west side. We will sing and carry signs and cover the city in little pink hats. The City of Lawrence does not require a permit to march in the sideway, as a thank you, we don't block doorways, clog crosswalks, crowd intersections, or impede local foot traffic.
PARKING: South Park is at 12th and Massachusetts. Mass is the main street of town. There is a parking lot immediately to the east of the park. It is free parking. Access to it is from New Hampshire Street (one block east of Mass). There is metered parking along Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets. There is also a parking garage at 9th and New Hampshire, two blocks north of the park.
SIGNS: Sign Making Party: Friday, January 19 Douglas County Democratic Headquarters, 2104 W 25th St, Suite D. We will have poster board, markers, and snacks and drinks available, but they can feel free to bring any other poster making materials you may need. Make your sign for the Women's March 2018 and enjoy the company of other poster artists.
Sign Making Party: Saturday, January 20, from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm at the Lawrence Percolator, Percolator Lawrence, 913 Rhode Island St (in Alley). Percolator Lawrence Come join us to make posters, signs, costumes prior to the Lawrence Women’s March. Some markers, spray paint, paper products feel free to bring additional materials for yourself or to share. Coffee provided.
Here are a few sites with sign suggestions (mostly from 2017). 1) https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/89-badass-feminist-signs-from-the-womens-march-on-washington_us_5883ea28e4b070d8cad310cd 2) https://www.bustle.com/p/18-womens-march-2018-sign-ideas-that-will-help-you-dismantle-the-patriarchy-7827373 3) https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/25-signs-womens-march-washington#2 4) http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/here-are-2017s-best-protest-posters/
LAWRENCE: Guide to the City: https://unmistakablylawrence.com/visitors-guide/
PINK HATS: Let's cover Lawrence with little pink hats. If you have a chance, buy a package of the 3x3 inch, pink postit notes. Cut a scoop out of the loose end. Post the note sticky side down and you have a lovely hat and room to write something on it.
Post Women's March Meet & Greet: Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 3:30 – 5 pm at the VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts.This is hosted by the Douglas County Democratic Party. Join us for a post-women's march conversation and gathering. Starting at 3:30 or when the march ends. The event will feature a variety of women legislators, candidates, and community leaders/activists. We hope that this will service as an opportunity for guests to meet with our leaders and discuss women's representation and rights (especially for marginalized communities).
We hope that people will join us in the joyous celebration of women and the power they wield.
About the February Sisters: In 1972 a group of 30 women and 4 children seized the East Asian Studies Building at the University of Kansas demanding a level playing field for women students, staff, and faculty. It was the first time in U.S. history that women occupied property in pursuit of their own rights. There were over 100 women who made their action possible. These are the February Sisters. https://exhibits.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/show/deans-of-women/the-february-sisters
