Women’s Day march draws 100s of demonstrators to downtown Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Nearly two thousand demonstrators packed into Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 8 for the “Unite and Resist” rally and march for International Women’s Day. Check out key moments in the gallery above. With more than 1,800 participants registered per the event info page, a group of local grassroots organizers encouraged members of the public of all ages to “[take] to the sidewalks to fight back” against what they called “the fascist takeover.

” Attendees heard from a speaker lineup several voices deep — from “Chef Jenna” Arcidiacono, the owner of Amore Trattoria Italiana in Comstock Park, to State Rep. Kristian Grant, D-Grand Rapids. The restless crowd, eager to get underway, cut the presentations short by peeling off to start the march.



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