CIVIC PLAZA IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WAS PACKED SUNDAY WITH WOMEN … AND MEN … WHO TURNED OUT FOR THE WOMEN’S MARCH. IT WAS A FOUR HOUR EVENT THAT SAW THOUSANDS ARRIVE AND LEAVE DURING THAT TIME. COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND LOCAL LEADERS SPOKE AT THIS SECOND ANNUAL WOMEN’S MARCH. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS THEY CONDEMNED POLICIES ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW AND DAMAGING RHETORIC.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRO WOMAN MESSAGE OF THE MARCH, A LOT OF SIGNS WERE PRO-IMMIGRANT , IN FAVOR OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND PRO-ENVIRONMENT. SANTA FE AND LAS CRUCES ALSO HELD MARCHES.
