To join the marching group being organized by the Hayward- Valley chapter of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) contact Linda Slater <slaterl@sbcglobal.net> or Elisabeth Bathgate <lbbathgate@att.net>.

If you’re willing to coordinate an SKUUC group to carpool, use our announcement procedures to let others know.

This is the email from the AAUW:

Women’s March in Oakland 2018 is a rally and march in partnership with the Bay Area chapter of a youth organization, March for Our Future, on the anniversary of the historic Women’s March last year. This anniversary event will focus on voter education and participation as well as uplifting tomorrow’s leaders, with the theme, “Hear Our Vote: March for Our Future.”

It will be a nonpartisan, peaceful event that will give people from across the East Bay and beyond the opportunity to activate their communities, engage and support youth, and publicly proclaim that women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights in line with their

The rally and march starting point will be at Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland, CA. The march will proceed up 14th Street, ending at Frank Ogawa Plaza. (According to Google, it is .8 mile — much shorter than the original march.) Our branch is planning to meet up with members from other East Bay branches and march together as a group for more visibility. We also hope to have a table at the final ‘Call to Action Alley’ in Ogawa Plaza. The place we will all meet before the rally will be posted on the branch web page at least a week before the march.