Women’s March on Chicago 2018
On Saturday, Jan. 20, the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, more 300,000 men, women and children marched through the streets of Chicago in order to raise awareness for the equality of women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, racial minorities, immigrants and many other groups, according to the march organizers. The main focus of this year’s march was to encourage people to vote in the upcoming midterm elections that will be held this November. The hope expressed at this year’s “March to the Polls” is that people will vote for the changes they want to see, considering 50 percent of eligible voters didn’t vote in the 2016 election.
![For the final piece, a combination of Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble played an extravagant song by Paul Hindemist. Flute soloist Dakota Olson had her moment highlighted within this song. “[My solo] was definitely challenging but it was fun too,” Olson said.](https://www.lhsdoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/amy-and-joey-shot-600x400.jpg)
Sarah Matheson: Digital Media Lead, Women's March Chicago • Jan 24, 2018 at 7:31 pm
Thank you for producing beautiful work and for capturing the emotional and political sentiments of the 2018 Women’s March Chicago. Please keep making photos. You are welcome to submit your images to the official archive. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3iZaxPmUeJShDBBG9nN7i7fRD7v98Mz1Axhp58dgCNlmQhA/viewform
“Keep in Flight”