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| Organizers cancel Women's March Jan. 19 due to 'overwhelmingly white' participants |
| 2018-12-29 |
| [ABC] EUREKA, Calif. ‐ The organizers of the annual Women's March have decided not to hold a rally in Eureka on Jan. 19, as previously planned, because they say participants do not represent the diversity of the area. "This decision was made after many conversations between local social-change organizers and supporters of the march," organizers said in a press release. They said organizers will continue to meet and discuss how to broaden representation to create an event that represents Humboldt County. "Up to this point, the participants have been overwhelmingly white, lacking representation from several perspectives in our community," the press release went on to say. "Instead of pushing forward with crucial voices absent, the organizing team will take time for more outreach. Our goal is that planning will continue and we will be successful in creating an event that will build power and community engagement through connection between women that seek to improve the lives of all in our community." The group said it is exploring holding an event in March to celebrate International Women’s Day. Anyone interested in helping organize these events are welcome and encouraged to attend. The Eureka Women's March organizing committee encourages local supporters to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Eureka on Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Organizers cancel Women's March Jan. 19 due to 'overwhelmingly white' participants And here I was thinking double-secret probation was a joke. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-12-29 20:05 |
| #6 How off from being representative were they? From Wikipedia - 2010 The 2010 United States Census reported that Humboldt County had a population of 134,623. The racial makeup of Humboldt County was 109,920 (81.7%) White, 1,505 (1.1%) African American, 7,726 (5.7%) Native American, 2,944 (2.2%) Asian, 352 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 5,003 (3.7%) from other races, and 7,173 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13,211 persons (9.8%).[39] |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2018-12-29 13:29 |
| #5 We are in the interesting times we were warned about. The crazies are loose and running wild. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-12-29 08:58 |
| #4 Babooooooooooooooooon! |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-12-29 08:21 |
| #3 Diversity vs a Republic You can have one or the other, but not both. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-29 08:04 |
| #2 This isn't even original, half a decade ago Michelle Shocked stopped playing in the middle of a show, cried, said she couldn't continue and walked off stage because the audience wasn't "diverse enough." No, I wasn't there (thank God!) but it got a lot of media coverage... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-12-29 06:36 |
| #1 The group said it is exploring holding an event in March to celebrate International Women’s Day. Anyone Tolerant diversity |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-29 04:17 |