As D.C. prepares for Inauguration Day, tens of thousands of activists are getting ready to demonstrate Saturday in The People’s March.
Days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in at the U.S. Capitol again, several grassroots groups will descend on the District for a march and rally with the same organizers behind the 2017 Women’s March.
“Talking about immigration, talking about peace, talking about abortion access, talking about racial justice and reproductive justice,” said Tamika Middleton, the managing director for Women’s March.
Like previous marches, organizers say Saturday’s event is part of a long-term resistance strategy to proposed policies of the incoming Trump Administration
“And so we are trying to create opportunities for people to be together, and that’s really our message, is for people to find ways for them to engage with each other,” Middleton said.
Saturday will be a busy day on downtown D.C.’s roads. Several Metro stations …