International Women’s Day is Wednesday, and some plan to celebrate by participating in the “A Day Without a Woman” strike to demonstrate the impact women have in society.
March on Colorado, the organizers who brought over 100,000 people together Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Denver, is supporting the strike to recognize what the country would be like without women. The organization is encouraging women to wear red in solidarity, organize a lunchtime walkout, avoid shopping unless it is at a women- or underrepresented-owned business and to stay home from work as employers allow.
“We are supporting this one-day demonstration of economic solidarity because we believe in gender justice and human rights for women, and all gender-oppressed people,” a March on Colorado organizer Cheetah McClellan said in a statement. “But we urge you to respect your employer and use a sick or personal day for this protest.”
March on Colorado has partnered with the Denver Area Labor Federation if those interested in participating are concerned about the consequences of striking and want to ask questions.
The organization is also supporting a silent march around the Capitol called “The Watcher’s Silent Vigil: In Love of Liberty, Justice and Human Rights for All,” from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday.