Youth-led Chicago women’s rally gathers a warm reception despite snow and frigid cold
By Ariana Puzzo Medill Reports More than 1,100 Facebook users responded to Jazmine Cruz’s call to march for gender equality Saturday despite the absence of a Women’s March in Chicago this year. Some 300 people showed up for the rally that also focused on human rights, health care, social justice, and empowering women and girls. […]
Young women’s march draws hundreds amid furious snowstorm
By Kimberly Jin Medill Reports Amid fierce wind and heavy snowfall, hundreds gathered on Federal Plaza in Chicago on Saturday to support women’s rights and young local activists committed to human rights, social justice and health care. Jazmine-Marie Cruz, a freshman at Roosevelt University, organized the rally after learning that Women’s March Chicago won’t be […]
