Spectrum TV News Cleveland covers Women's March Cleveland 2020 and interviews organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, the annual event drawing some 400 people....Coleman has been a key organizer of Women's March Cleveland since 2018....By Karlynn Wells of Spectrum News 1- Cleveland

Women's March Cleveland 2020 head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman leads the annual rally on Jan., 18 on the steps of City Hall in downtown Cleveland, which was followed by a noon march to Public Square. Photo by Cleveland.com photojournalist David Petkiewicz. Coleman has been a key organizer of Women's March Cleveland since 2018, the first march originating nationally in 2017 across the nation following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Cleveland held a sister march relative to hundreds of marches that day nationally, including in Washington, D.C. Coleman also leads the grassroots Cleveland women's rights group Imperial Women Coalition

Women and their supporters march in Cleveland for Women's March Cleveland 2020 on Jan 18, 2020, some 400 people of whom attended the event on the outside front steps of City Hall in downtown Cleveland, Ohio

Hundreds gather on Jan 18, 2020 outside of Cleveland City Hall for a rally relative to the annual women's march held on Jan 18. The march to Public Square, led by organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, and activist Yvonne McKoy, followed at noon

Organizer and Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman (second from left at the banner and carrying the megaphone) leads the march through downtown Cleveland to Public Square on Jan 18, 2020 for the annual women's march in Cleveland, Ohio Photo by Cleveland.com photojournalist David Petkiewicz.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the fourth year, local activists and organizers participated
in the Cleveland’s Women's March.

• Local activists and organizers participated in Cleveland's Women's March
• Cleveland organizers say, given that it's an election year, people are energized
• Marches also took place in Akron, Cincinnati and Dayton

Hundreds of women took to Cleveland's City Hall steps to advocate for issues they
say aren’t just women's’ issues, but human issues. 

Women’s March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, who is a Black
Cleveland activist, says being that it’s an election year, people are re-energized.

“Stay involved. keep fighting stay involved, keep fighting,” said Coleman.

Marchers say they plan to keep this same energy come November. 

“It’s an important election year in our history, we need to take action now to see
all these issues of oppression addressed. We don’t want anyone left on the sidelines,
we want people to get out there and vote, so we’re not only taking action here in
the streets, but in the polls,” said a Cleveland Women's March participant.

“I feel lucky that I get to go to the polls. I think we should never forget that, but I also feel that it’s necessary,” said a Cleveland Women's March participant.

The first Women’s March took place in 2017 in cities across the country in response
to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Coleman says this year, their voices will be heard —especially when it comes to
issues such as reproductive rights and pay equity.

"There’s an obvious attempt to roll back Roe v. Wade. This is an issue about
reproductive rights and civil rights. Women still don’t make what men make, and
it’s even worse for black women,” Coleman said.

Ahlem Zaaeed, with the Greater Cleveland Immigration Support Network, was
one of the speakers at this year's Women's March rally in downtown Cleveland,
and says she marches for immigration reform and economic equality. 

“We are seeing a loss of the middle class, the gap between the lower class and the
upper class seems to be widening.” Zaaeed said. 

Zaaeed says the consistent turnout each year of protesters in cities across

the country sends a message — a message she hopes echoes even louder on
Election Day. 

“It is a testament to show that people are just done.” she said.