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What you need to know about the Women’s March coming to DC, Syracuse, Seneca Falls and beyond

Marisa Frigoletto / The Daily Orange

Students held a silent protest on sexual assault issues on Syracuse University's Quad on Oct. 4, 2016. President Donald Trump has been criticized for his past recorded comments saying it's okay to grab women "by the p*ssy."

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the Women’s March on Washington Saturday, the day after Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.

The mission of the march is to ask Trump’s administration on its first day to recognize that “women’s rights are human rights,” according to the demonstration’s website. The group said it will also unite people across multiple and intersecting identities knowing that “defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.”

More than 650 solidarity marches with the Women’s March in D.C. will be going on simultaneously throughout the world, including in Syracuse and Seneca Falls, home of the first convention for women’s rights held in 1848.

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Here’s what to expect at the Women’s March in D.C. as well as the solidarity marches in Syracuse and Seneca Falls in New York.



Women’s March in D.C.

When: 10 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Where: The march will start at the intersection of Third Street and Independence Avenue and end at the Washington Monument.

Performances: Janelle Monae, The Indigo Girls, Maxwell and others

Speakers: Activists Angela Davis and Gloria Steinem, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, Michael Moore, Scarlett Johansson, Melissa Harris-Perry, Janet Mock, Van Jones, America Ferrera and others

Celebrities who plan to attend:

Olivia Wild,Tracee Ellis Ross, Julianne Moore, Debra Messing, Lupita Nyong’o, Mark Ruffalo, Zendaya, Uzo Aduba, Jessica Chastain, Katy Perry, Halsey, Cher, Amy Schumer, Kerry Washington, Carrie Brownstein, Ilana Glazer, Sophia Bush, Danai Gurira, Hari Nef, Constance Wu, Grimes, Amber Tamblyn, St. Vincent, Tavi Gevinson, Taylor Schilling, Regina Spektor, Patricia Arquette, Rowan Blanchard, Laverne Cox and Chelsea Handler

Expected attendance: More than 200,000 people

Where to watch: The Women’s March will provide a stream of the protest on its Facebook page. The Daily Orange will also be providing live coverage in D.C. from Twitter @dailyorange.

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Syracuse in Solidarity March

When: 10 a.m.

Where: James M. Hanley Federal Building on 100 S Clinton Street

Expected attendance: More than 1,000 people are planning to attend on the march’s Facebook page

Where to watch: Follow Daily Orange’s reporter @DelaneyVanWey for live coverage on Twitter

Women’s March in Seneca Falls 

When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Where: First Amendment Declaration Park of the Women’s Rights National Historical Park

Expected attendance: More than 2,000 people, according to the march’s Facebook page





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