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DC to Host March for Black Women on September 29

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March for Black Women will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on September 29 to stress the importance of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which is expiring on September 30.

The organizers are demanding full reauthorization of VAWA.  In a statement, they said the rally is a reminder that issues of black women must be spoken and prioritized.  

“As the Violence Against Women Act is set to expire September 30, 2018, we don’t want anymore debates,” the event brief noted, asking black women to step forward and cast a vote for meaningful policies to end gender violence.

“Cast #onevote to end the persistent feminization of poverty, the growing Black female prison population. Cast #onevote to end restrictions to citizenship and the deportation of Black and Brown people. #Onevote to eliminate the threat to health care and reproductive justice,” the organizers of the march said.

The D.C. meet and the march will begin at National Mall, 7th Street and Madison Drive NW (Nearest Metro, the Archives). Registration the rally can be completed here: https://tinyurl.com/yd2axbdq

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