About 700 people gathered in downtown Syracuse on Saturday for the 3rd annual Women's March.
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The march started at the Everson Museum of Art and ended at the University United Methodist Church.
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The Syracuse march was one of nine marches held in the central New York region.
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Brynn Murphy-Stanley, a student at Nottingham High School, has attended previous marches in Syracuse with her family.
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Marchers in Syracuse said the turnout was high despite the 15 degree weather.
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People carried signs with feminist messages regarding gender, privilege and education, among other areas of social justice.
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Max Mimaroglu chants as protesters march by.
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The Syracuse march was organized independently of the national Women's March organization, which recently came under fire after accusations of anti-semitism.
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Protesters spoke on the importance of moving forward with goals of intersectionality within the movement and its activism.
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Nada Odeh began organizing the 2019 Women’s March Syracuse about two weeks ago, with the intent to make this year’s event a celebration of intersectionality.
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Khadijo Abdulkadir, an international relations major at SU and the founder of New American Women’s Empowerment, spoke about her experience as a Somali Muslim woman in the current political climate.
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Mara Sapoon Shevin, a professor of inclusive education at Syracuse University and member Jewish Voice for Peace, talked about anti-semitism.
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Nodesia Hernandez, one of the event’s organizers, said her scarf features red, blue and beige, rather than white, to recognize the changing demographics in the United States.
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11-year-old Amiah Crisler spoke about the importance of black women figures like Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks in pioneering cultural change.
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Local leaders gave speeches and performed songs or spoken word poetry on a variety of issues such as racism, xenophobia, climate change, transphobia, ableism and sexual assault.
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New York state Senator Rachel May speech highlighted climate change and its connection to refugees and immigration.
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Gwen Chaffin, an organizer at Syracuse United Neighbors, attended the rally.
Corey Henry | The Daily OrangePublished on January 20, 2019 at 10:34 pm