PRINTER'S NO. 3533
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
862
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, McCLINTON, SIMS, PASHINSKI, DEAN,
NEILSON, READSHAW, HENNESSEY, KINSEY, YOUNGBLOOD, DONATUCCI,
MURT, SCHLOSSBERG, RABB, DAVIS, KIRKLAND, W. KELLER, SOLOMON,
SCHWEYER, CALTAGIRONE AND D. COSTA, MAY 18, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, MAY 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the organizers and participants who stood up for
women's rights, equality and solidarity in Philadelphia on
January 20, 2018, for the second annual Women's March on
Philadelphia.
WHEREAS, The first Women's March was a worldwide protest on
January 21, 2017, to advocate legislation and policies regarding
human rights and other issues, including women's rights,
immigration reform, health care reform, reproductive rights, the
natural environment, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of
religion and workers' rights; and
WHEREAS, The 2017 Women's March was the largest single-day
protest in United States history and one of the largest in world
history, with approximately 5 million people participating on
all seven continents of the world; and
WHEREAS, On January 20, 2018, approximately 50,000 people
gathered at Logan Square in Philadelphia, then marched along the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Eakins Oval to once again support
equality and the rights of all individuals, especially those
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groups of individuals who are marginalized and persecuted,
during the 2018 Women's March on Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Organized by Deja Lynn Alvarez, Laura Arblaster,
Nikki Bagby, Beth E. Finn, Amy Martin, Emily Cooper Morse and
Salima Suswell, the 2018 event's theme was "We Resist. We
Persist. We Rise."; and
WHEREAS, The march featured approximately 30 special guests
and presenters who spoke about women's rights, equality in the
workforce, supporting economic and civil opportunities for
women, identifying programs and opportunities for the
advancement of women, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, the
rights of refugees and immigrants, stopping and preventing
violence against women and mentoring programs for girls and
young women; and
WHEREAS, Participants were also encouraged to register to
vote, and women were encouraged to enter politics in order to
change the male-dominated world of politics and introduce
legislation that protects and aids women and families and
encourages solidarity and equal rights for all people; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the
organizers and participants who stood up for women's rights,
equality and solidarity in Philadelphia on January 20, 2018, for
the second annual Women's March on Philadelphia.
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