Distancing themselves from the controversy, Women’s March Cleveland has invited the National Council on Jewish Women Cleveland and others to speak at its event.
“Women’s March Cleveland does not condone anti-Semitism, racism, bigotry, sexism, Islamophobia or any other forms of discrimination,” said Women’s March Cleveland organizer Kathy Wray Coleman in a statement. “And we urge our Jewish sisters in greater Cleveland and elsewhere to march with us.”
Meanwhile the national organization, which does still plan to hold its march this month in Washington, D.C., is working hard to diffuse the tension.
“Every member of our movement matters to us — including our incredible Jewish and LGBTQ members,” Women’s March Inc. leaders said in a statement in November. “We are deeply sorry for the harm we have caused, but we see you, we love you, and we are fighting with you.”
From the beginning, the Women’s March movement (and its pink pussy hats) was seen as controversial. The group also received criticism for not focusing enough on issues that effect women of color and trans women.
This year, Women’s March Cleveland continues to focus on its mission of bringing meaningful change to communities through women participating in politics. The event kicks off on Public Square with speeches starting at 10:30 a.m. and the march rolling out at noon.
Following the election of President Trump, the first Women’s March Cleveland in 2016 brought out 15,000 outraged Northeast Ohioans (men included). Last year’s free and open-to-the-public march also brought out about 7,000.
Find out more about the official Women’s March Cleveland event right here.
This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2019.
I went to the event site. The headline speaker for the Cleveland event is a Muslim man who frequently and publicly calls for the destruction of Israel.
No men are speaking at the march You are mistaken
I’m looking at their Facebook page right now. Theres two dudes they are promoting as speaking. One dude is a Muslim who is an outspoken anti-israel activist.
Last year there were so many male speakers that it was uncomfortable.
No men are speaking and I see no such thing on the page
Last year there were two males speakers
Why are Cleveland March leaders folding? Isnt Farrakhan revered nationally in the Black community for his work? The Cleveland March wont amount to much if theyre running scared.
Kathy, I’m looking at the link. It definitely says that two men are headlining. One’s name is Khalid.
“Dear Kathy” I don’t know where you are looking. I don’t see what you see. STOP LYING!!
Here is the post from the Women’s March Facebook page. It is there, clear as day. That said, I have no idea if either of these men have said in the past or what they stand for.
Women’s March Cleveland
January 6 at 7:05 PM
Cleveland community activist men to speak at Women’s March Cleveland Jan. 19 on Public Square with 11 am speeches, a noon march and 1pm speeches at Old Stone Church on Public Square. From left: Khalid Samad of Peace in the Hood and Alfred PorterJr. of Black on Black Crime Inc. THOUSANDS ARE COMING TO THE MARCH!!!! STAND UP!!!! MARCH WITH US!!!!
Yeah these feminazis are just against men. Why aren’t you protesting for the rights of women who are actually suffering in other countries?? I get it’s better for you make up issues to protest about but God damn. Stand up with these dumb bitches crying about non existent issues all the while not addressing actual issues.Dobtvforget your pink pig hats and your ball less husband’s and boyfriend’s!!!
Just saw this post from Kathy Wray Coleman, the leader or the Cleveland Women’s March. This woman sounds like she’s deranged.
This is Women’s March Cleveland’s event page. In the picture below that is me to the far right (Kathy Wray Coleman) leading Women’s March in Cleveland in 2017. I also led it in 2018 and was the opening speaker. If I were a White or Jewish woman racist scum bag Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Fuerst and racist Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Mike O’Malley would not be harassing me. We again call for Judge Fuerst and Mike O’Malley to be indicted for alleged public corruption and obstruction of justice. A picket of both crooked Judge Fuerst and Mike O’Malley is forthcoming, activists have said. Both represent the cops, JPMorgan Chase Bank and a Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas that is a modern day slave plantation against the Black community led by racist Chief Judge John Russo, who is slick and corrupt, and hates Black women, data suggests. Judge Fuerst is a subversive racist with no conscience and a lapdog for Judge John Russo because she feels inferior as a woman, I believe. Stay tuned…..Kathy Wray Coleman
I went to both of the previous marches and it’s very discouraging to read all this squabbling. F’k this noise and f’k everybody here. I don’t need this crap. It will probably be cold and blusteryand lousy and I will just stay home and sleep. Have fun with your online pissing contest. Marching is a temprary feel-good high that makes people know they are not alone, but doesn’t accomplish much more than that. Been marching for more than fifty years and things still suck. I want my back pay. Where do I get my retroactive checks?
Liberalism is a feel good drug. It takes away logic and reason and replaces it with rhetorical nonsense that makes them feel morally right.
The Cleveland March leader says that data shows the Judge hates Black women. Where did she come up with that? What data? She sounds like a kook. I aint going nowhere near that March
Conservatism is a feel-bad drug. It produces hostility, and anger…feelings of outrage at being cheated and short-changed…the delusion that others are getting stuff for free while the user is not, and long-term consumers of this drug end up hating everyone who isn’t like them.
Looks like another event for the man-hating, Marxist, Muslim-worshipping, gun grabbing, abortion lovers.
Five cliched stereotypes in a single sentence. is that the best you can do, sonny?
Not only is she bringing anti-Semitic men, the organizer has now resorted to bringing out well known antifa groups as a radical contingent and giving speaking time to Brenda and Cheryl of antifa.
Not gonna happen, pal…the First Amendment is still in effect, or at least it was the last time I checked.
And it’ll all be moot, anyway, because the march will be a sea of white faces, no matter what. Ten inches of snow and howling winds will guarantee it.
Mister Blizzard is going to put the kibosh on this year’s march so kwitcherbitchin…
The lead organizer, Kathy Wray Coleman and her daughter assaulted a journalist at the 2019 Women’s March on video.
Pix or it never happened…tired of all this BS.
Marches are good exercise…in futility.
They accomplish very little…or nothing…