Post by nenya on Apr 19, 2017 18:42:34 GMT
Chelsea Handler To Lead Women’s March At Sundance
Kristen Stewart, Nick Offerman, and Rooney Mara marched for women's rights in a small Utah town
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Called the Women’s March on Main, the event will coincide with the Women’s March on Washington in D.C. Intended to highlight women’s issues such as birth control, choice, health care and the like in a political era soon to be dominated by hostility to them, the March on Washington will be accompanied by more than 50 sister marches in cities across the world.
Among the celebrities reported by news outlets to be participating in the Women’s March on Main are Salma Hayek, Melissa Leo, Elizabeth Olsen and Rooney Mara.
“Sundance has always been a platform for change — not only for filmmakers and filmmaking but also for big ideas for the future,” Handler said in a statement. “If there’s anything I learned in the last year, it’s that we need to be louder and stronger than ever about what we believe in, so I joined some incredible women from around the country to bring our voices together in the streets of Park City. The Women’s March on Main will be an opportunity for the creative community and those in Utah to stand beside those in D.C.”
Among the celebrities reported by news outlets to be participating in the Women’s March on Main are Salma Hayek, Melissa Leo, Elizabeth Olsen and Rooney Mara.
“Sundance has always been a platform for change — not only for filmmakers and filmmaking but also for big ideas for the future,” Handler said in a statement. “If there’s anything I learned in the last year, it’s that we need to be louder and stronger than ever about what we believe in, so I joined some incredible women from around the country to bring our voices together in the streets of Park City. The Women’s March on Main will be an opportunity for the creative community and those in Utah to stand beside those in D.C.”
PARK CITY, Utah — On Saturday, an estimated 8,000 men, women, and children converged on Park City, Utah, to take part in the Women’s March on Main, a satellite event coinciding with the Women’s March in Washington, DC, and many others around the country and the world.
The rally, which was packed and overflowed into nearby streets, was headlined by performers, journalists, and politicians including Chelsea Handler, Maria Bello, Kimberly Peirce, Jessica Williams, Mary McCormack, Aisha Tyler, and others. Several spoke forcefully in support of Planned Parenthood. Laurie David, producer of An Inconvenient Truth and its follow-up, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (which premiered at the festival on Thursday night), spoke about climate change and support for science. Longtime activist Dolores Huerta, subject of the documentary Dolores, which is playing at the festival, called attendees to organize.
The rally, which was packed and overflowed into nearby streets, was headlined by performers, journalists, and politicians including Chelsea Handler, Maria Bello, Kimberly Peirce, Jessica Williams, Mary McCormack, Aisha Tyler, and others. Several spoke forcefully in support of Planned Parenthood. Laurie David, producer of An Inconvenient Truth and its follow-up, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (which premiered at the festival on Thursday night), spoke about climate change and support for science. Longtime activist Dolores Huerta, subject of the documentary Dolores, which is playing at the festival, called attendees to organize.
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