Kaila White

The Republic | azcentral.com

Thousands of people across Arizona are planning to participate in 11 sister marches to the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, the day after Donald Trump is sworn in as president.

The Women's March on Washington in Washington, D.C., will draw at least 200,000 people with concerns about threats to women's rights, including abortion, affordable health care and equal pay.

It has inspired more than 600 marches in all 50 states and 32 countries, and an estimated total of 1 million people will participate. The sister marches are being organized by local volunteers and will have unique programming.

"It’s really more than just a march at this point," said Eva Burch, a co-organizer for the Phoenix march. "It’s a rally and a movement we are hoping will result in more activism on the local level in Arizona."

Marches popping up across Arizona

The Arizona sister-march locations are Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona, Jerome, Phoenix, Gold Canyon, Tucson, Green Valley, Yuma and Ajo as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Women's March on Washington's official website.

At least 5,000 people are expected to attend the Phoenix march, which will be the biggest in the state and recently secured liability insurance, according to Maya Asher, the statewide coordinator. Tucson is expecting about 2,000 people.

"I’ve grown up in Arizona my whole life and there’s always been a slant towards Arizona being conservative and not supportive of things like this, and this experience has changed my perception of that," said Asher, 31.

"There’s been so much support and encouragement, especially because we aren’t taking an angle of negativity, of being an anti-Trump march."

Details on all 11 marches

Phoenix

The 1-mile, family-friendly march will be accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Organizers plan to have a small stage and podium for speakers and musicians, and they expect to allow more than a dozen community groups to set up informational tables.

Details: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Arizona State Capitol, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix. Click here for the Facebook event. Click here to register on Eventbrite.

Tucson

A band will play as people gather in Armory Park, and shortly after 10 a.m. the program will begin with speakers including Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. About 11:15 a.m., people will march to Joel D. Valdez Library, where speakers will include U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., who is among dozens of lawmakers skipping the inauguration.

Details: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 21. Armory Park, 221 S. Sixth Ave., Tucson, and Joel D. Valdez Library plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson. Click here for the Facebook event.

Flagstaff

People will march from Flagstaff City Hall to Heritage Square, where speakers will include Mayor Coral Evans and former U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, according to the website.

Details: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Flagstaff City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff. ArizonaWomensMarch.com/Flagstaff. Click here for the Facebook event.

Prescott

Participants will gather at the Bucky O'Neill Monument in Courthouse Square before marching at 1 p.m.

Details: Noon Saturday, Jan. 21. Courthouse Square, 120 S. Cortez St., Prescott. ArizonaWomensMarch.com/Prescott-1. Click here for the Facebook event.

Sedona

The group will march along State Route 89A to "the first traffic light uptown," according to its Facebook event.

Details: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Creative Gateways, 45 Birch Blvd., Sedona. ArizonaWomensMarch.com/Sedona. Click here for the Facebook event.

Jerome

Details: Noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. The steps across from Paul & Jerrys Saloon, 206 Main St., Jerome. Click here for the Facebook event.

Gold Canyon

Details: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Lot 248 across from the pickleball court in Montesa at Gold Canyon, 7373 U.S. 60, Gold Canyon. Click here to register.

Green Valley

Details: 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. The intersection of North La Cañada Drive and West Esperanza Boulevard, Green Valley. Click here for the Facebook event.

Bisbee

Details: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Grassy Park in front of the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, No. 5 Copper Queen Plaza, according to the official Women's March on Washington Arizona page.

Ajo

There will be a march along State Route 85 and speakers, food, vendors, music, folklorico dancing and more in Ajo Plaza.

Details: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Ajo Plaza, 15 Plaza, Ajo. Click here for the Facebook event.

Yuma

Planning for this even began later than for the others, so it will be held Sunday, Feb. 5. Organizers are still finalizing plans for speakers, but ask that participants meet at ramada No. 26 in the northwest middle of Kennedy Memorial Park.

Details: 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5. Kennedy Memorial Park, 2374 S. Kennedy Lane, Yuma. Click here for the Facebook event. RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/womens-march-yuma-az.