{"id":3781,"date":"2018-03-15T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.centre.edu\/cento\/?p=3781"},"modified":"2018-03-15T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T15:50:20","slug":"centre-college-women-host-womens-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2018\/03\/15\/centre-college-women-host-womens-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre College Women Host Women\u2019s March"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY STEWART COARD – STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This past Friday, March 9, approximately 250 people marched from Centre\u2019s campus down West Walnut Street and through downtown as a demonstration to bring attention to the issue of women\u2019s rights and the treatment of women in America and on our own campus. The gathering included music and chants to express the frustration felt by Centre\u2019s female students and to urge change.<\/p>\n

Senior Devin Baker, who organized the march, said \u201cI feel like there are daily microaggressions experienced by women, and specifically by women with intersectional identities. The hope was that this march would create a visual representation of just how many people experience and\/ or know of these issues in our own community, and that it would create a space for women to come together and feel empowered.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to emphasize the importance of solidarity and intersectionality among women in the movement. \u201cThe march wasn\u2019t for one type of woman nor was it for one type of feminism. If we want the march\u2019s legacy to continue to be beneficial every participant must learn that the future is not only female. It is LGBTQ+. It is black. It is brown. It is differently abled. It is undocumented. We will not move forward together until we recognize and validate each of those experiences as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Junior Alexis Becker, president of STAND, also helped organize the march. \u201cWe have got to support fifty percent of our population,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople are tired, so many people are just damn tired of being told that they should keep their story quiet, that they should hide that which makes them women. It is just incredibly annoying to have every part of your life dictated and still be expected to be cheery about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Becker also commented on changes she would like to see on Centre\u2019s campus. \u201cThis is a system that can be used to propel women forward\u2014 it\u2019s a system that should be used to propel women forward, but at the moment a lot of people are using it in a way that is very outdated\u201d she said in reference to Centre\u2019s Greek Life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to see a change in the frats, personally. There are a lot of supporters, but there also seem to be a lot of people who make fun of feminism in frats. You still see things, and you still hear things, and you still hear stories of girls who are disrespected and not protected,\u201d she said. She emphasized that despite her frustrations, she greatly appreciates all the support still received from fraternities and sororities: \u201cI\u2019m really happy there is so much wide support for this event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sophomore Kore Severance said she felt the march played an important role for women on campus. \u201cThe Women\u2019s March is to remind people we need to keep fighting for complete equality,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Severance expressed concern that women are still frequently undervalued and mistreated. \u201cI feel there needs to be more solidarity amongst women and we need to spend our time empowering each other, not tearing each other down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The march is a powerful demonstration of what women can accomplish when they coordinate and act in solidarity. As Baker said, \u201cwe can be each other\u2019s strongest allies if we listen to one another and work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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