{"id":106567,"date":"2026-04-01T16:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=106567"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:26:42","slug":"watch-chicagoans-march-in-protest-on-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicagoans-march-in-protest-on-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Chicagoans march in protest on International Women&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Morgan Hawes<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230249498 BCX0\">Last month, hundreds of demonstrators <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">marched down<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">\u00a0Protesters\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">held up<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">\u00a0signs and chanted phrases with reference to reproductive health,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">immigration justice<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW230249498 BCX0\">\u00a0and women&#8217;s rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"International Women&#039;s Day in Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1179372095?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: On International Women&#8217;s Day, hundreds of protesters are gathering at\u00a0Daley\u00a0Plaza in downtown Chicago. Women across the country have made it their mission to fight for gender equality, recognize\u00a0trailblazers\u00a0and empower the future generations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protester: I always celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0a beautiful day,\u00a0and\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0a great way\u00a0to do it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protester:\u00a0We&#8217;re\u00a0just here so women have the rights that they deserve,\u00a0and immigrants and everyone.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: And these women say, the fight is far from over.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ann\u00a0Cibulskis:\u00a0There&#8217;s\u00a0a lot of attitudes these days that have shocked me. I really\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0understand how I can hear people saying things about access to contraceptives, access to abortion care, access to\u00a0childcare, to\u00a0postpartum care\u00a0\u2014that\u00a0this\u00a0is something that you still\u00a0have to\u00a0fight for.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Demi Palecek: It is\u00a0unacceptable,\u00a0and we\u00a0have to\u00a0hold our elected officials to the fire.\u00a0I&#8217;m\u00a0over sexual harassment, I am queer,\u00a0I&#8217;m\u00a0a woman,\u00a0I&#8217;m\u00a0Mexican, and I was\u00a0just scared.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: Demi Palecek, who&#8217;s running for Illinois state representative, organized the Chicago Women&#8217;s March this year. Each year, the Women&#8217;s March tackles a variety of issues, ranging from political representation to equal pay.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women&#8217;s March\u00a0speaker: Women are not asking for special treatment, we are demanding equal citizenship.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: But in Chicago, the\u00a0main focus\u00a0is on immigration justice, reproductive rights\u00a0and how the two connect.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Palecek: I think that just women are always the forefront\u00a0of\u00a0fighting\u00a0for and resisting,\u00a0and\u00a0that&#8217;s\u00a0what we\u00a0have to\u00a0do against ICE right now as\u00a0well,\u00a0just\u00a0fight for each other because no one else is going to come save us.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tamika Middleton: Everyday women, be it farm workers, be it the domestic workers, have been the lifeblood of the movements to\u00a0push back against ICE and to push back against the tragedy that happens in immigration enforcement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: Tamika Middleton has been a social justice organizer for over 20 years, specializing in reproductive health, and this\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0the first time Tamika has dealt with ICE detention centers practicing reproductive injustice.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middleton:\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0in Georgia where a few years ago, there was the big scandal around the immigration detention center down in South Georgia, where they were sterilizing women inside of the facility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: According to the Center for Reproductive Rights, women in ICE detention centers have reported inhumane and dangerous treatment,\u00a0regarding\u00a0reproductive care.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middleton: And now we consistently hear\u00a0tell\u00a0of\u00a0sexual violence inside of these facilities as well, so\u00a0there&#8217;s\u00a0so many places we cannot talk about immigration and immigration enforcement without talking about gender justice.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: But in Chicago, many women\u2019s rights activists and organizations help to provide women\u2019s reproductive health\u00a0care.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Judith Kossy: I mean, reproductive rights\u00a0is\u00a0health\u00a0care in our mind, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0being challenged, you know, at every level in the federal government. And\u00a0so\u00a0it\u2019s something that we really have to fight.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: Judith Kossy, vice chair of Chicago Women\u00a0Take Action, has spent the last\u00a010\u00a0years fighting for reproductive rights.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: And in that time,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0helped many get access to care, like abortions, even helping them across state lines.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kossy: Illinois has more out-of-state people coming to get abortions than any other state because of our location in the Midwest, which is near a lot of states that\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0allow it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: Yet\u00a0some Illinois politicians are actively pushing back. Illinois\u00a0state Sen.\u00a0Neil Anderson\u00a0proposed the Abolish Abortion Illinois Act in February, which\u00a0seeks\u00a0to classify abortion as homicide. This shocks women, like Judith, who see it as a basic right.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kossy: In terms of abortion,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0women\u2019s health, you know, you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have to have an\u00a0abortion,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0your decision.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0not murder,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0women\u2019s health.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: But still, these women and protesters say opposition like that is what makes speaking up even more important.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kossy: The role of things like Women\u2019s March gives you validation when you see so many other people marching for rights. And it communicates to people who are not\u00a0at\u00a0the march that this is important.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protester: We need to show up in public as often\u00a0and as loudly\u00a0and as\u00a0frequently\u00a0as we can.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cibulskis:\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0maddening but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0also inspiring that,\u00a0OK,\u00a0we can keep doing this, we can keep moving forward, and we can make these changes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protester:\u00a0We\u2019ll\u00a0keep fighting until we can get back to the country that we should be.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Narration: In\u00a0Chicago, Morgan Hawes, Medill Reports.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morgan Hawes is a broadcast specialization graduate student at Medill.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Morgan Hawes Medill Reports Last month, hundreds of demonstrators marched down\u00a0the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day.\u00a0Protesters\u00a0held up\u00a0signs and chanted phrases with reference to reproductive health,\u00a0immigration justice\u00a0and women&#8217;s rights.\u00a0 &nbsp; Narration: On International Women&#8217;s Day, hundreds of protesters are gathering at\u00a0Daley\u00a0Plaza in downtown Chicago. 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