Women’s March for International Women’s Day

Women demand respect for women’s rights and immigration reform that keeps families together.

Alexandria, VA – Over one-hundred women, children and a few intrepid fathers turned out for an afternoon march for women’s rights on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Carrying signs declaring “Women deserve a fair wage,” and “Women for Immigration Reform,” the band of community activists wove through the streets of the “Chirilagua” neighborhood in Alexandria. They chanted “What do we want? We want our rights respected,” to the honks and cheers of passing cars. The march ended at the Cora Kelly Recreation Center, where Tenants and Workers United held the first community meeting of the year.

In the coming weeks, TWU’s women leaders will hit the streets to mobilize the community to the March for America planned for March 21 at 2 pm on the National Mall (7th street).