VERMONT WOMEN'S RALLY
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont will host a VERMONT WOMEN'S RALLY on the Statehouse Lawn in Montpelier on November 2, 2024 AT 10 A.M. This event will be a sister event to the NATIONAL WOMEN’S MARCH in Washington, DC, on the same date. State parking lots will be open and free for public parking.
Melinda Moulton is the Master of Ceremonies.
Members of the Taiko Drummers will Awaken Montpelier and Greet Rally Goers
Singer-songwriter Patti Casey will open the Rally.
Beverly Little Thunder and her daughter Lushanya Echeverria will speak together to honor the original Indigenous inhabitants with a land acknowledgement.
Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone will deliver a poem.
Governor Madeleine Kunin and Representative Becca Balint will address the gathering. Charity Clark, Vermont Attorney General; Jessica Barquist, Director of Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund; and Ann Pugh, retired State Representative and women’s rights leader will be speaking along with Kiah Morris, Kennedy Jensen, Christine Hallquist, and Jayna Ahsaf. Rebecca Ellis will be speaking on behalf of Senator Peter Welch.
To close out the rally, singer-songwriters Dwight and Nicole will be performing.
This event highlights the power of women to fight against discrimination and to support women’s human rights. Vermont was one of the first states to ratify in its Constitution reproductive freedom and liberty. Vermont was one of the first states to support gay marriage. Vermont has been a leader in the equal rights movement for decades.
This Rally will be a celebration of Vermont’s commitment to ensure equality for women and to recognize the power voters hold to fight for women’s rights. “WE WON’T GO BACK”
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