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The history behind the ‘bread and roses’ theme to the London Women’s March

sudshr47 January 18, 2019

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“The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.” These were the words uttered on April 2, 1911 by a young Polish-born immigrant woman at a meeting at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. 

108 years later, the words “bread and roses” are the rallying cry at Women’s March London — which organisers are dubbing the “Bread and Roses March and Rally”. Protestors will wield flowers as they march from Portland Place to Trafalgar Square on Jan. 19 and they’re being encouraged to donate to local food banks. 

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Women’s March plans #CancelKavanaugh protest to sway senators before confirmation vote

sudshr47 October 3, 2018

The internet’s mood can be described in two words, one hashtag: #CancelKavanaugh. 
In a final effort to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, the Women’s March and other organizations have announced the Cancel Kavanaugh march, which will take pla…

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The largest protests in American history are happening now. Expect them to get bigger.

sudshr47 March 27, 2018

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Size matters — at least when it comes to the size of our protests.

Though final count is still being tabulated, researchers Erica Chenoweth and Jeremy Pressman of the Crowd Counting Consortium estimate that over 1.25 million people across the United States participated in Saturday’s March for Our Lives protest, making it one of the largest youth-led protests in American history, at least since the Vietnam War. 

Beyond youth-led protests, March for Our Lives is also poised to become one of the biggest protests, period, in American history, surpassed only by the Women’s March in 2017, where an estimated 4.15 million people participated, and the Women’s March in 2018, where anywhere from 1.6 to 2.5 million people participated domestically.  Read more…

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Mark Hamill says Carrie Fisher would be so proud of her ‘Resistance Sisters’ at the Women’s March

sudshr47 January 22, 2018

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Carrie Fisher was absent in body, but she was present in spirit at the Women’s March 2.0 this past weekend. 

And, Mark Hamill says she would have been “SO proud” of those who dressed up as Leia to play their part in the Resistance.

“Carrie would be SO proud! Resist. Register. VOTE!” wrote Hamill on Twitter. 

Carrie would be SO proud! Resist. Register. VOTE! 👊#WomensMarch2018 #MyReSIStanceSISters pic.twitter.com/1RxywiY0rd

— @HamillHimself (@HamillHimself) January 21, 2018

General Leia has been making appearances at marches since the first Women’s March in January 2017. And, by the looks of this year’s turnout, it doesn’t look like Leia’s going anywhere for the time being. Read more…

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Scarlett Johansson brilliantly called out James Franco during her Women’s March speech

sudshr47 January 21, 2018

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As one of the many women who began Time’s Up, the initiative advocating for women in all industries financially and otherwise, Scarlett Johansson was invited to speak at Los Angeles’ Women’s March—and she used her moment on stage to call out a number of issues, and one person in particular.

“How could a person publicly stand by an organization that helps to provide support for victims of sexual assault while privately preying on people who have no power?” Johansson asked before delivering the punchline to a not-so subtle dig.

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Women’s March embraces collaborative social app Crunchet

sudshr47 January 20, 2018

 Today’s nationwide Women’s March attendees will advocate for voter registration through every conceivable social network, so one of its planning organizations has allied with a new app that lets you combine posts from across apps. Crunchet will help the Women’s March Alliance and Chicago march create collages of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Spotify, and… Read More

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