Saturday, January 19, 11am
Social Justice Park, Cleveland Avenue nd Broad Street
Sponsored by Women's March on Washington-Ohio Chapter and Women's March
We will no longer wait for the “right time." We will not wait for justice. We demand equality now! The Women’s March on Washington third anniversary will be held on January 19th, 2019, all while recognizing the actual anniversary is on the honorary Dr. Martin Luther King Day. We will never forget civil rights leaders who came before us, whose shoulders we stand on and those who fought for freedom and liberation of all people.

Black and brown women were not permitted to march alongside leaders of the suffrage movement. However, today we celebrate in unity and solidarity, together centering those who are most vulnerable among us. We will not go back, nor will we allow justice to be delayed! Now, is the time for us to come together and lean in until every oppressive system is disrupted.

“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well timed” in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. For years now I have heard the word “Wait!” It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity. This “Wait” has almost always meant “Never.” We must come to see, with one of our distinguished jurists, that “justice too long delayed is justice denied.” –Dr. Martin Luther King

**March details coming soon! We will also list statewide MLK events for people to support and attend.

Official Speaker Line Up

11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Introduction and warm up to audience, chants and songs 
11:10 a.m. – 11:12 a.m. Introduction to Erin Upchurch Executive Director of Kaleidoscope 
11:12 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Erin Upchurch 
11:15 a.m.-11:17 a.m. Introduction to Rabbi Jessica 
11:17 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Rabbi Jessica 
11:20 a.m. – 11:22 a.m. Introduction to Erica Crawley 
11:22 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Erica Crawley 
11:25 a.m. – 11:27 a.m. Introduction to L.C. Johnson Zora’s House 
11:27 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. L.C. Johnson 
11:30 a.m. – 11:32 a.m. Introduction to MOM’S Demand Action 
11:32 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. MOM’S Demand Action 
11:35 a.m. – 11:37 a.m. Introduction to Rev. Susan Smith Faith Ministries 
11:37 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Rev. Susan Smith 
11:40 a.m. -11:42 p.m. Introduction Beverly Freeman sex trafficking survivor 
11:42 p.m. -11:45 p.m. Beverly Freeman 
11:45 p.m. – 11:48 p.m. Introduction to Dr.TaNikka Sheppard Minister and Mentor at New Salem Baptist Church 
11:48 p.m. – 11:51 p.m. Dr. TaNikka Sheppard 
11:51 p.m. – 11:53 p.m. Introduction to Congresswoman Beatty 
11:53 p.m. – 11:58 p.m. Congress Woman Beatty 
11:58 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. Introduction to PP Gen OSU & Youth 
12:00 p.m. -12:04 p.m. Planned Parenthood Gen OSU & Women's March Youth Empower 
12:04 p.m. – 12:06 Introduction Erick Bellomy gun violence survivor and lead organizer for March For Our Lives Columbus 
12:06 p.m. -12:09 p.m. Erick Bellomy 
12:09 p.m. – 12:11 p.m. Introduction to Elvis DACA Recipient 
12:11 p.m. -12:14 p.m. Elvis 
12:14 p.m. – 12:16 p.m. Introduction to CAIR 
12:16 p.m. – 12:19 p.m. CAIR 
12:19 p.m. – 12:21 p.m. Introduction to Zerqa Abid Founder & CEO of My Project USA 
12:21 p.m. – 12:24 p.m. Zerqa Abid 
12:24 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. chants, songs, line up to march: 12:30 march step off