Steamboat Today: Steamboat Women’s March was hopeful
About 500 people put powder pursuits aside Sunday morning to participate in the 2018 Women’s March in downtown Steamboat Springs. The march attracted a multigenerational crowd with men, women and children gathering together to support this year’s theme – Power to the Polls.
And while the reasons to march were rooted in politics, the message the event sent to our community transcended rhetoric. The people who walked down Lincoln Avenue carrying signs were there to make sure their voices were heard, and their right to peacefully assemble is a visible reminder of what makes America truly great.
The signs that were created for the march were distinctly Steamboat. And the tone of the rally was not angry but hopeful.
Read more at Steamboat Today.
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