Bend, Ore. – Women’s March On Bend (WMOB) has announced a

pedestrian/sidewalk march on Saturday, January 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., gathering at Drake Park Amphitheater and walking to Crow’s Feet outdoor sports store in the Riverfront Plaza.

The WMOB is a Sister March with the national march in Washington DC and with other Sister Marches across the state and country.

Over 1000 expected marchers from Eastern and Central Oregon will assemble at the amphitheater at Drake Park at 11:00 am and after a brief speech, they will march through downtown, ending at Crow’s Feet Commons.

Over 20 local groups will have tables and education material, seeking to plug activists into local issues in Central Oregon.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Goodbye Dyna and others. Speakers will include Carina Miller Member of the Warm Springs Tribal Council; Gena Goodman-Campbell former legislative candidate and coordinator at Oregon Natural Desert Association; award-winning journalist Erin

Rook; Kyleanne Hunter US Marine Corps Veteran; Alan Unger former Mayor of Redman and Deschutes County Commissioner, and others.

This is a collaboratively organized event. Protect our Progress Coalition is working with Action Together Oregon Central Oregon, Bend Safety Pins, 350 Deschutes, Vocal Seniority: Raising Cane, Jobs with Justice, Human Dignity Coalition, Juniper Group Sierra Club, Central Oregon Climate Change Coalition, Planned Parenthood, and UUFCO to organize the Women’s March

Bend.

From Lief Bamberg, with Protect Our Progress Coalition:

“This election shows us indisputably that we cannot stay silent, and we will not stay seated. We are standing up and speaking together with one voice about all progressive issues. We are feminists, we are people of color, we are planet protectors, we are LGBT, we are allies, we are frontline, we are organized. We are everyone and we are strong.”

This event is a lawful and peaceful family friendly gathering and will occur regardless the weather, so marchers are advised to dress appropriately.