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Sierra Club is encouraging its members to join the many Women’s Marches on Saturday, Jan. 19 all over the country. Our Redwood Chapter region will be host to marches in Napa, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Vallejo and Ukiah.
Redwood Chapter leaders are hoping you will join a local march, and we are looking for a point-person for each location to stage a meeting ground for other Sierra Clubbers to gather and stand together.
Here are details for each march. Please e-mail us if you are interested in being the point-person for a specific location.
Santa Rosa: Marchers will gather downtown in Courthouse Square from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will feature a march, rally, guest speakers, community groups tabling, music and more. Facebook page.
Sonoma Valley: Meet at 10 a.m. at Sonoma Plaza for speakers and a march around the Plaza. Facebook Page.
Napa: Marchers, dancers, chanters and drummers will gather beginning at 9:00am in front of Napa City Hall, 955 School St., at 9:30 we march to the stage, 1125 Third St., for the 10:00am program, to include dancing, music, speakers and a “best sign” contest. More than 40 nonprofit organizations will be represented at tables set up in the Sullivan Parking Lot. Free and open to all. womensmarchnapavalley.org
Vallejo: Marchers will meet at Vallejo’s Ferry Plaza at 10 am and come together briefly at City Hall, then march down Georgia Street to Decades, 350 Georgia St. for The ‘Women Building Vallejo’ Summit featuring spoken word artists, keynote speakers, and local resource tables with info about Youth, the Arts, Seniors, Immigration Reform, Housing, Homelessness, Health, Mental Health, and our Environment. Bag lunches will be provided. Children and family friendly. Please note, for those who cannot march, Decades will open at 10 a.m. Facebook page.
Ukiah: Marchers will gather at Alex Thomas Plaza, 310 State St., in Ukiah at 11 a.m. Facebook page.
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