The Third Annual Women's March - Saturday 1/19, 10am

I hope to see each and every reader of this blog at the Women's March on Saturday at 1600 Pacific Highway. MTS will be adding additional service, along with extra trains from the North County. Leave early and leave the driving to them!

The following information was copied from the Women's March San Diego website. Additional information can be found there.

Honoring the Legacy and Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Women's March San Diego Response to the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis at the U.S. Southern Border

A Statement Regarding Women's March, Inc.
and Issues Regarding Antisemitism

Program timeline: The 2019 San Diego Women’s March will run from approximately 10am – 1:45pm. 10am Blessing and Performances, 11am Speakers, 12pm WE March!

Post march, we invite you to return to Waterfront Park to enjoy music by the Resizters, food trucks, and connect with our community partners.

2019 Program Line Up

Additional speakers will be added as they are confirmed.

Nora E Vargas - MC
Vice President of Community and Government Relations at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest & Vice President Trustee for the Southwestern Community College Governing Board

Virginia Christman - Kumeyaay elder
Offering traditional native blessing and bird song at the commencing of the program

Toni G. Atkins - Senate President pro Tempore
Representing the 39th District in the State Senate. In January 2018, after just one year in the Senate, she was elected by her colleagues to be the next Senate President pro Tempore. In March 2018, she was sworn in, becoming the first woman and the first openly LGBTQ person to lead the Legislature’s upper house.

Dr. Priya Bhat-Patel - City of Carlsbad Council Member, District 3
She was recently chosen as the Mayor Pro Tem. Priya has pledged to work tenaciously and transparently on priorities that include smart growth, local business support, public health and safety, historical and cultural promotion, environmental protection, and more.

Barbara Bry - San Diego City Council Member, First Council District
Council President Pro Tem Bry is a high-tech entrepreneur and community leader who worked her way through college and graduate school, earning a Master’s Degree in Business from Harvard. Barbara was on the founding team of several local high-tech companies, including ProFlowers.com, which has created hundreds of local jobs.

Lucero Camarena - Transgender Advocate & Speaker
A fierce trans Latina who advocates her message in hopes of creating a world where it is safe to “Live Your Truth.”

Cedrice - Singer/Songwriter & Spoken Word Artist
A soulful and inspiring vocalist finding her way in a world that is often dictated by labels and boundaries that she often never fits into

Norma Chavez-Peterson - Executive Director, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties
In her annual Salute to Women Leaders, California Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. named Chávez-Peterson the 79th District’s Woman of the Year for 2017, saying “Norma demonstrates the kind of strong, passionate, visionary and effective leadership we need so desperately right now to protect the rights of our most vulnerable residents.”

Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Ed.D. - Faith Leader
An accomplished community leader, she has served San Diegans through a commitment to social justice, activism and advocacy. As a Rabbi, she has served the life cycle needs of the LGBT community throughout her career and has actively advocated for LGBT rights. Rabbi Laurie was among the trailblazers of women in the clergy and ordained as a rabbi at Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion

JoAnn Fields - Co-Director, Public Relations, Women's March San Diego
An active and engaged community leader and professional providing a voice for Filipinos and other Asian Pacific Islanders in our region.

Mara W. Elliott - City Attorney of San Diego
The first woman to serve as San Diego City Attorney, Mara W. Elliott has prioritized protecting victims of violence and ensuring justice on their behalf.

Todd Gloria - State Assembly 78th District
The second person of Filipino heritage elected to the California State Assembly and the Legislature’s only enrolled tribal member. Served as City Council President for two terms and as interim mayor in 2013-2014.

Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher - State Assembly 80th District
The Atlantic Magazine labeled her “The California Democrat setting the National Agenda” for her practical, progressive legislation aimed at alleviating real issues in people’s lives. She is the first Latina in California history to Chair the Assembly Appropriations Committee and Chairwoman of the Select Committee on Women in the Workplace and Vice Chair of the Latino Caucus.

Melissa Hill - Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Indians, Navajo Nation, Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians
As a person of Kumeyaay, Dine, and Seneca descent, Melissa’s passion for her culture, social justice, and humanitarianism have led her to many places locally and internationally. An advocate for Indigenous people’s rights, Melissa joined the front lines at Standing Rock as a water protector and photographer. She also works with the Palestinian Youth movement, an international youth collaborative effort to build bridges between the decolonization process of the mind, body, and soul.

Starla Lewis - Professor Emeritus, Transformational Speaker and Life Coach
Her 40+ years of research and experience in African American Studies, Oral Communication and Women’s Studies, have enhanced her ability to engage diverse communities. Starla Lewis is a seven-time recipient of the Mesa College Teacher of the Year Award, a 2015 Women’s Hall of Fame honoree, and was recognized by KPBS as a local hero.

Monica Montgomery - San Diego City Councilmember District Four & 2018 Voice of San Diego Voice of the Year
A native San Diegan, Monica’s legal career has been dedicated to the improvement and uplifting of the City of San Diego as a whole and the City’s Fourth Council District. Most recently, she served at the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties as a Criminal Justice Advocate, leading the local campaign to reform the money bail system.

The Resizters - Protest Cover Song Band
After emceeing the Women's March in San Diego in January 2017, Melanie Peters co-founded The Resizters with long-time friends and former band mates. Responding to the need for quality, inspiring entertainment at the continuing protests, marches and community events seen everywhere, the Resizters are united in anguish over not only the 2016 election, but the decline in acceptance, humanity, and love felt everywhere on the planet.

Lisa Sanders - Singer/Songwriter
Her heartfelt songs are genuine with deep meaning and conviction. A musical style that can only be described as a soulful country blues, her genres include folk pop, gospel, rock and jazz. Writing, singing and producing from her heart in nearly every genre for over three decades, Sanders continues to make an impact in the musical world.

San Diego Women's Chorus
The San Diego Women's Chorus is a lesbian-identified feminist sisterhood of musicians that welcomes singing members and volunteers from the vastly diverse LGBTQIA+ and straight-ally communities. Founded in 1987, SDWC has grown from a group of 14 women gathered around a piano in a private home to a thriving community with over 150 members.

Wendy Wheatcroft - Mom’s Demand Action Chapter Leader & Founder of San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention
Wendy Wheatcroft is a mom of 3 young children, an educator, and a community advocate working to end gun violence in all its forms through her work as CA Chapter leader for Moms Demand Action and a founder of San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention.

Lindsay White - Singer/Songwriter
She won the 2018 San Diego Music Award for Best Singer-Songwriter. Lindsay has led songwriting workshops for Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls San Diego and recently organized the Lady Brain Collective, a supportive and collaborative group of local female artists. She was recently named one of "15 Lesbian/Bi/Queer Musical Artists You Need to Know" by AfterEllen.com.

Dr. Shirley Nash Weber - State Assembly 79th District
Born to sharecroppers of Hope, Arkansas, Shirley Weber has lived in California since the age of 3. Dr. Weber chairs the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety. She also serves as a member of the Assembly Standing Committees on Education, Higher Education, Elections, Budget, and Banking and Finance. Prior to being elected to the Assembly, she served as the mayor's appointee and Chair on the Citizens' Equal Opportunity Commission. Dr. Weber has also served on the Board of the NAACP, YWCA, YMCA Scholarship Committee, Battered Women Services, United Way, San Diego Consortium and Private Industry Council, and many more.

Tasha Williamson - Founder of The Compassion Project & Building Justice
Co-founder of The Compassion Project whose mission is to support families when they lose a loved one to violence. In this capacity, Tasha is often first to meet family members at a crime scene or hospital where she offers grief support and connects families with resources.

North County San Diego Women In Solidarity are hosting a rally in Oceanside and then joining us to march. Lots to celebrate in North County where women are rising up and reclaiming power!