Hundreds descended on the Humboldt County Courthouse lawn yesterday to stand in solidarity with marches and demonstrations taking place in all 50 states to rally for reproductive rights ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court reconvening Monday. “From local abortion bans being passed in states like Texas and Mississippi to the highest court in our land […]
Women’s March
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Original Women’s March Organizers Host Conference Honoring International Women’s Day
When, citing the lack of diversity among its organizers, the original group planning the 2019 Women’s March decided to postpone the event, which ultimately went forward under new leadership, they decided to take a different approach and plan for International Women’s Day. In spite of backlash, they expanded their group, kept making plans and hosted […]
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Don’t Rain on Their Parade: Women’s March Trudges Forward Despite Weather, Controversy
Under a slew of multi-colored umbrellas and layers of winter clothes, community members hit the streets of Eureka on Saturday to take part in the third annual Eureka Women’s March. At the Madaket Plaza on Saturday, people rallied alongside one another despite the whirlwind of recent controversy surrounding the event, steady rain and the march’s […]
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Photos from the 2019 Women’s March
After an initial cancelation due to lack of diversity among the all-white organizers, weeks of controversy that made national headlines and a change in organizational teams, the Eureka Women’s March made its way in the rain from the foot of C Street, through Old Town and past the Carson Mansion. An estimated 700 to 800 […]
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Eureka Women’s March Back on for Jan. 19, with New Organizers
As a catalyst for change, Women’s Marches across the nation provided a stepping stone that helped propel women’s issues to a forefront these last two years. But, this year’s march in Eureka was cancelled December 28 after organizers released a statement saying their committee was “overwhelmingly white” and needed more diversity. This brought national attention with […]
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Back in Pink
On Saturday, Jan. 20, Madaket Plaza at the foot of C Street was packed with participants for Eureka’s second Women’s March. Last year, the multi-city protest following the inauguration of Donald Trump drew between 6,000 and 7,000 people, the largest crowd of marchers in Eureka’s history. This year’s event, which was a somewhat last-minute affair, […]
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A Year After the Women’s March
Last year at this time, I was preparing for the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. — crossing the country to don my “pussy hat” and raise my fist alongside my 80-year-old mother and my 18-year-old daughter. A loud contingent of people — both in person and on social media — asked me, “What’s the point […]
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Eureka Women’s March 2018 Hits Streets Saturday
One year ago and one day after the inauguration of admitted sexual assaulter Donald Trump, the streets of Washington, D.C., cities across the United States and beyond filled with sign-carrying, pink pussy-ear hatted protesters taking part in the Women’s March. Eureka’s march was the largest in the city’s history, with organizers reporting some 7,000 to […]
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Paddling Forward
With the smell of coffee wafting from a nearby restaurant, we place our paddle boards on the glassy surface of Humboldt Bay. Earlier that morning, my husband had woken me and suggested we take our boards out to the King Salmon canals. Now he waits until I am safely launched before pushing his board out […]
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Scenes from the D.C. Women’s March
Local photographer R. Arroyo was in Washington D.C. last Saturday, Jan. 21, when Women’s March protesters filled the streets with signs, songs and pink “pussy ear” hats to voice their opposition to newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. The crowd (because crowd size is evidently everything) has been estimated at 470,000 people, according to the New […]