Cleveland's Jan 18, 2025 noon women's rally and march are at Market Square Park, a sister march to marches nationwide...Women's March Cleveland comments...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader


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CLEVELAND, Ohio-Cleveland will provide the ambience for a rally and march for women's rights and Civil Rights on Sat, Jan. 18, 2025 at noon at Market Square Park in the Ohio City neighbourhood near downtown Cleveland. Elected officials and women's rights activists will rally and march with greater Cleveland women on this date against an anticipated national abortion ban and for abortion access and women's reproductive and other rights across the board. 

City officials have approved permits for the gathering and organizers include activists Kathy Wray Coleman, Alysa Cooper Moskey, Siera Mason, Alfred Porter Jr., Elaine Gohlstin, and Cindy Demsey of the Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus. 

The event is part of a national day of action in cities across the country promoted by Women's March National and comes some two and a half years after the U.S. Supreme Court's June 24, 2022 historic Dobbs decision that overturned the longstanding Roe v. Wade ruling. The Dobbs decision reversed the court's landmark 1973 ruling that gave federal protections to women for abortion access and reproductive rights nationwide and gave respective state legislatures the authority to legislate abortion.

Cleveland's event and the events nationwide on Jan. 18 are also branded a people's march and welcome men and others fed up with public policies nationally and otherwise that target marginalized groups like women, Black people and innocent immigrants who contribute to the betterment of America.

"We thank our supporters for standing with women as we continue our fight for abortion access and reproductive and other freedoms for women, Black people and others in Cleveland and Ohio," said Women's March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, a seasoned Black Cleveland activist and organizer. "As the new year commences people will know that Cleveland plays an important part as to any major issue that has a serious impact on our predominantly Black major American city. Now is the time to rise up again and fight for our rights."

Cleveland's Jan. 18 event is being organized by Women's March Cleveland and other grassroots area groups. Nearly 1,200 people have shown interest thus far for the event on Facebook. : https://www.facebook.com/event...

After a hard-fought campaign by women activist groups in Ohio, Ohio voters, in November 2023,  approved ballot issue 1, which enshrined the legal right to abortion and other reproductive rights for Ohio women in the Ohio Constitution, a referendum passed after the U.S. Supreme Court's June 24, 2022 devastating Dobbs decision.

Activists and elected officials who have advocated for reproductive rights for women will speak, including state Sen Nickie Antonio, Minority Leader for the Ohio Senate, and city council members, including council persons Joe Jones of Ward 1 and Ward 4 Councilwoman Deborah Gray. The Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus, Carl Stokes Brigade, Peace Action, Black Women's Political Action Committee of Ohio, Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, Black on Black Crime Inc., Black Man's Army, and the Black Women's Army are among the supporting groups for the event, in addition to Women's March Cleveland. 

"Greater Cleveland activists and our supporters will take to the streets of Cleveland on Jan 18 to continue the fight for reproductive and other rights for Ohio and Cleveland women, including Black women" activist Coleman said. "This is the time to rise again and fight back and sooner or later our extremist enemies will get the message that it is a woman's right, constitutionally or otherwise, to choose what or what not to do with her body."

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