Hundreds gather in Cleveland to rally for International Women’s Day

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Hundreds gathered near the Westside Market Saturday to rally on International Women’s Day.

The Women’s March was organized by several local community action groups.

“But we shall start here right now. Look to your left, look to your right, look in the eyes of the people next to you. These are your future comrades,” said one speaker. “We will organize workplaces, our communities and in our social circles wherever we have the privilege of influence.”

This is the eighth anniversary of the first International Women’s Day march in Cleveland in 2017.

“It’s you all. It’s you all. It’s you all. It’s the journalists, it’s the people who are being terminated with no valid reason. It’s the people who’s benefits are being stripped because of DEI,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown, who was in attendance at the rally.

Marches are happening in cities nationwide this day as part of a National Day of Action on Saturday.

This year’s global theme is “Accelerate Action,” coming at a moment where many activists worry that the current political environment may result in a backsliding on many of the rights they’ve long fought for.

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