Hundreds march in Springfield for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 9, 2020
Those who gathered for the women’s rally and march said it’s time to make a difference.(PHOTO:Dave Dahl)

 

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD– Postponed from a frigid January, the Springfield installment of the national women’s march enjoyed pleasant conditions for a rally and march Sunday — which was International Women’s Day.

“The most important takeaway of this entire day is to vote!” cheered the emcee, Debbie Bandy. “Vote like our democracy depends on it, because it does!”

And the local leader of Black Lives Matter, Sunshine Clemons, had some words which many might have found uncomfortable: “You’re participating in a march, but then you demand that employees speak English when are getting your nails done, because you believe that they are somehow talking about you.”

Also on the dais: the three women who serve on the Springfield city council (an all-time high) and second-time Congressional candidate Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, again trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville).

 

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