AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY

This space is dedicated to the proposition that we need to know the history of the struggles on the left and of earlier progressive movements here and world-wide. If we can learn from the mistakes made in the past (as well as what went right) we can move forward in the future to create a more just and equitable society. We will be reviewing books, CDs, and movies we believe everyone needs to read, hear and look at as well as making commentary from time to time. Greg Green, site manager

Friday, January 19, 2018

The Cambridge/Boston Women's March 2018

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Media Alert
Contact: Denise Jillson
Harvard Square Business Assocation
617-491-3434

January 19, 2018 (Cambridge, MA) In solidarity! The Harvard Square Business Association welcomes the January Coalition to Harvard Square and Cambridge Common.

On Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. please join Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern, along with Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts, State Representative Marjorie Decker, and City Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui as they welcome the January Coalition to the Cambridge Common for a rally and call to action! Zayda Ortiz of the Indivisible Mystic Valley will emcee the event.

Thousands of people from across New England will take to the streets again to show that Women's Rights are Human Rights and Human Rights are Women's Rights. Rain or shine, everyone is welcomed to the to the event, including families and people with disabilities.

STATEMENT OF VALUES:

1) We are a coalition of diverse social justice, human rights, disability rights, women’s rights, and peace organizations that are coming together on the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration to voice our opposition to an administration that is systematically eroding the rights of women and other marginalized people, dismantling and destroying our democracy, and putting the entire world at risk.

2) We have come together to affirm our common values, and we seek to ensure the rights of all people to liberty, dignity, and equal protection under the law.

3) We are dedicated to the guarantee of these basic human rights for all individuals, regardless of gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, age, religion, nationality, immigration status, disability, economic status, geographical residence, health status, culture, and political affiliation, not just in the United States but across the planet.

4) We believe that we are strengthened as a society by our diversity, and we are committed to protecting and passing laws that protect and sustain the rights of all people in our multicultural and multiethnic society.

5) We are united to resist the harmful consequences of President Trump's administration on women, other marginalized groups, and the planet itself.

6) We envision this event as an occasion to recognize the resistance efforts undertaken thus far, and to further mobilize our collective energies for the year ahead.

List of groups co-sponsoring the event: