{"id":65643,"date":"2018-01-24T02:08:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T08:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=65643"},"modified":"2018-01-26T11:48:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T17:48:36","slug":"marchers-rally-for-women-candidates-and-immigrants-at-march-to-the-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/marchers-rally-for-women-candidates-and-immigrants-at-march-to-the-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Marchers rally for women candidates and immigrants at March to the Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Elizabeth Beyer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The 300,000-strong show of force to get-out-the-vote for women and progressive candidates energized marchers gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday for the Women\u2019s March to the Polls.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers estimated that attendance was up 50,000 compared to last year\u2019s march, as participants joined the call for high voter turnout in upcoming local and national elections to counter policies of President Donald Trump on the one-year anniversary of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Candidates for office and their supporters united with the marchers, including Sol Flores, a democrat seeking to fill Rep. Luis Gutierrez\u2019s (D) seat. Flores rallied with supporters in Pritzker Park prior to the march on Saturday morning. She will run against Cook County Board Member Jesus \u201cChuy\u201d Garcia in the 2018 midterm election for a chance to represent Illinois\u2019 4th Congressional District in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Sol Flores, candidate for Congress\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/252648578?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During her speech Flores noted that, if she wins, she\u2019ll be the first woman elected to represent the district in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is currently the sole woman running for Gutierrez\u2019s position amid a fluctuating number of men. Gutierrez claims he is retiring and has endorsed Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>But, during the rally, marchers, speakers and public officials called on constituents to support women in their bids for elected office. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle noted the number of women seeking office in upcoming elections has increased significantly over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Toni Preckwinkle\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/252648620?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmily\u2019s List, an organization that supports women running for office, reports that since President Trump\u2019s election they were contacted by more than 26,000 women across the country interested in running for office,\u201d Preckwinkle said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if we don\u2019t register to vote, register our friends and neighbors, knock on doors, support other women who run for office and run for office ourselves, we\u2019ll continue to be marginalized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Celina Villanueva, youth engagement manager for the New Americans Democracy Project at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, passionately called for civic engagement to support marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Celina Villanueva, Illlinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/252648479?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need everyone here to call their members of congress and demand that we pass a clean Dream Act,\u201d Villanueva said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLadies, this fight did not start yesterday, it didn\u2019t start last year, and it won\u2019t end tomorrow. This fight is a long struggle against oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Marchers speak out\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/252648539?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the moment where we must decide which side of history we\u2019re going to be on,\u201d Villanueva said. She challenged the attendees to stay engaged for the\u00a0 March 20 primaries and to\u00a0 vote again in the November midterms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top:\u00a0A woman carries the message onward as she waits for the &#8220;el&#8221; after the Women&#8217;s March to the Polls on Saturday. 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