Women to March on Washington and Tbilisi

The traditional Women’s Days in Georgia are March 3 and 8, but this year, ahead of time, there will be a third day in which people will be encouraged to take to the street to fight for women’s rights. On Saturday January 21, the first day of the new US Administration, everybody who believes in equality, diversity, inclusion and justice for all is invited to join the Women’s March in Tbilisi.

This event is a part of a proactive international movement. Following the election of Donald Trump, Hawaiian Teresa Shook created a Facebook event for a Women’s March in Washington. In succession, other events on Facebook were then created around the globe. Because the attention to this event was intense, a committee took over the organization. In Washington, there will even be additional trains this Saturday in order to bring all the people intending to take part in the Women's March on Washington to the capital.

370 other locations around the globe will also see a Women’s March held this Saturday. In Tbilisi, an informal non-partisan grassroots gathering of people is expected- people who believe in equality, diversity, inclusion and justice for all. The organizers write on Facebook: “We gather together to support women's rights everywhere and to stand against the politics of fear, division, and misogyny.”

The Women’s March Tbilisi will start at 2pm in front of the Philharmonia/Tbilisi Concert Hall. At 2.30pm the group will walk to the Old Parliament building on the sidewalks. At 3pm the rally will start in front of Old Parliament with speeches in both English and Georgian.

By Manuela Kosch

 

19 January 2017 14:02