{"id":3288,"date":"2019-01-16T22:53:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T22:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pft1603.org\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2019-01-16T22:56:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T22:56:41","slug":"womens-march-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pft1603.org\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"Women’s March Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 19, 2019, self-identified women and people of all genders will march around the nation and around the globe for the third year in a row.\u00a0PFT will form a contingent to join the Women\u2019s March Oakland and we invite you and your family and friends to be there!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mission of Women\u2019s March Oakland is \u201cto harness the political power of diverse women and their communities in Oakland and the greater East Bay to create transformative social change\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0At this nonpartisan, peaceful event on the Saturday before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we will activate our communities and publicly proclaim our commitment, in Scott King\u2019s words, to \u201ccreate new homes, new communities, new cities, a new nation. Yea, a new world, which we desperately need!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

This motion of women is a motion for all of us who need a new world and is not focused on narrowly defined women\u2019s issues. Women\u2019s March Oakland is focused on 4 areas: Civil Rights, Ending Violence, Immigrant Rights and Youth. \u00a0\u00a0What follows are excerpts from the National Women\u2019s March Values and Principles (https:\/\/www.womensmarch.com\/principles\/<\/a>):<\/p>\n