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video by Visionary Video (Kona) and Pablo Akira Beimler (Hilo), edited by BIVN

VIDEO: Womens Marches Held in Hilo, Kona
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by Big Island Video News
on Jan 19, 2019 at 10:18 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAIʻI ISLAND - For the third year, Womens marches were held on the Big Island, joining in on other marches held around the world.

Photo by Visionary Video

(BIVN) – On the second anniversary of the Womens Marches that swept the nation as President Donald Trump took office in January 2018, events were again held on both sides of the Hawaiʻi Island on Saturday.

In Hilo, hundreds gathered at the Hawaiʻi State Building before participants marched to the Downtown bayfront area and back.

In Kona, a “Women’s Wave” Tailgate Party was held at the Lanihau Center before a 2 p.m. march.

This year’s march occurred in the middle of a partial government shutdown, as a disagreement in Washington over immigration and border security has resulted in a lapse of federal funding. Many participants voiced criticism of President Donald Trump and held signs lambasting his leadership.

This year, however, the Womens March movement faced a controversy from within.  Teresa Shook, the Hawaiʻi resident considered to be the founder of the Women’s March, posted on Facebook in November that the leaders of the Women’s March, Inc. “have steered the Movement away from its true course.”

“In opposition to our Unity Principles, they have allowed anti-Semitism, anti- LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric to become a part of the platform by their refusal to separate themselves from groups that espouse these racist, hateful beliefs,” Shook wrote. “I call for the current Co-Chairs to step down and to let others lead who can restore faith in the Movement and its original intent.” Shook pledged to support “grassroots, decentralized leadership promoting a safe, worldwide community devoid of hate speech, bigotry and racism.”


Filed Under: Hilo, Kailua-Kona Tagged With: Women's March

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