Feminists brave the cold for Young Women’s March Rally
Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor
January 28, 2019
Filed under News
On Jan. 19, a modest yet spirited crowd took to the streets to participate in the 2019 Young Women’s March Rally. The rally was the third Women’s March event in Chicago since 2017. Chicago’s chapter of the National’s Women March cancelled their country-wide protests in December 2018, citing hig...
Most recent Women’s March focuses on marching to the polls
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
October 15, 2018
Filed under Nation & World
Women's March Chicago returned to Grant Park for another rally and march on Saturday. The march comes just weeks before midterm elections, so organizers are focusing on encouraging people to vote. "As the assault on both women's rights and democracy continues in this country, women and allies are...
Who are the pink pussyhats helping?
Mackenzie Murtaugh, Opinions Editor
January 29, 2018
Filed under Opinions
On Jan. 21, about 300,000 people stood in solidarity at the annual Women’s March in Chicago, exceeding last year’s attendance by about 50,000. What was different about this year’s march is its focus on a “march to the polls,” encouraging women to vote and run for office in November. What was the ...
Episode 12: Changing the culture at the Women’s March
Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor
January 22, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, Podcasts
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Activists hope momentum carries over to voting booth
Yazmin Dominguez and Jonathan Ballew
January 22, 2018
Filed under News
Pink hats and catchy, political posters paraded down Chicago’s Loop streets for the second annual Women’s March. An estimated 300,000 attendees were recorded, approximately 50,000 more than at the march’s inception. The momentum carries on exactly a year after President Trump’s inauguratio...
D.C. women’s marchers to Trump: “Don’t get too comfortable”
January 22, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Like many on election night, DePaul associate dean Alexandra Murphy was left “heartbroken” by Donald Trump’s election as the forty-fifth president of the United States. While no stranger to being in the political minority and saddened by the possible policy implications...