In the Women’s March split. Where and with whom to go to new York on 19 January?

This week, many have confounded the differences between the organizers of the Women’s March — Women’s March which was first held in 2017. Women’s March were unprecedentedly successful movement has gathered a lot of supporters in no time. According to various sources, last March in different cities of the USA took part 5-7 million people.

In addition once occupied by the hard members of the anti-trompowsky position, the movement was able to revive the debate around women’s rights, and various sections of society, whose members suffer discrimination — including migrants and sexual minorities.

In the Women’s March split. Where and with whom to go to new York on 19 January?
Flickr/cc/Anne Ruthmann Split among the organizers confused Women’s March
Who on the March home?

But suddenly a member of the national Association of organizers of the marches Women’s March, Inc. Linda Sarsour demanded that some of the members of her team added to the planning Committee of the Women’s March in new York. Writes AM New York, Women’s March, Inc. threatened in case of refusal to organize new York’s own March without the participation of local organizations. Women’s March in NY reacted negatively to this attempt to dictate terms and called it «Patriarchal» and refused to coordinate a team of organizers in the Women’s March, Inc.

Many hoped that now women will agree and this organizational issue will be resolved. But in the course of dispute out a much more serious contradictions between the participants of the Women’s March.

The Left must cut ties with the anti-Semitic @lsarsour! https://t.co/GlllljJmD2

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) November 12, 2018

Women’s March for Sharia law?

Women’s March, Inc. and Linda Sarsour actively maintain contacts with Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the organization «Nation of Islam», who repeatedly allowed themselves to harsh anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks. The New York Post recalled that Linda Sarsour than once spoke in the same spirit, and spoke positively about the Sharia.

Forward reports that many of the marchers hesitated after this, in that if they were companies. For example, Alisa Milano, which in 2017 popularized the hashtag #MeToo, said last week that he would not participate in the next March, while its leaders did not condemn Farrakhan as a hater of Jews and members of the LGBT community.

Soon to Milano was joined by actress Debra messing and advocating for gun control activist Shannon watts, the founder of the group Moms Demand Action. «Many feel that the national Council of Women’s marches took what was created by other women, and that was never intended to promote anti-Semitic and homophobic slogans,» said Forward nisi Jacobs, video editor from new York.

Thank you @DebraMessing for standing with @Alyssa_Milano against the Women’s March leaders. Antisemitism has no place in modern political movements, not on the left and not on the right, and certainly not in a progressive feminist movement.https://t.co/LUzr3TLjUO

— Julie Azalee Boylan (@MsJulieLenarz) November 10, 2018

Who owns the brand Women’s March?

In the debate around Women’s March and discovered another nasty plane. A number of regional committees accused the Women’s March, Inc. the assignment of the brand of the movement and in trying to dispose of it, including for commercial purposes. The name of the March and its symbolism really is extremely recognizable, popular and loved. Under the logo posed for many prominent politicians, respected people and stars of show business.

Now the brand has a certain commercial value, not only for the organization of marches and activities. He could easily become a clothing brand or any other feminine products… WMA, March On, and organizers of similar marches in Los Angeles and Chicago filed a lawsuit in connection with the violation of a trademark application, based on the fact that the brand movements does not belong exclusively to Women’s March, Inc.

Where to go in new York on 19 January?

Katherine Semenko,

the head of the Women’s Alliance March

USA.ONE asked the head of the March Women’s Alliance, coordinator of the marches 2017 and 2018 in new York, Catherine Semenko, where in new York to go for those who want to get on «the» Women’s March, dragging them in 2017.

Semenko was advised to go with someone before. In new York all the past marches were answered by the local organization that suits the March of 2019:

«Now the permission from the March Women’s Alliance. That is, the same organizers, who held Women’s marches 2017 and 2018. You can find information on routes and time on the website of the March. We understand that the independent organization of Women’s March Inc. trying to hold their March. Given that they have no permit, we’re not sure why they are considering this option. I would encourage your readers to one and only one of the new York Women’s March organized by the Women’s March Alliance».

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