Thousands of people gathered at Mitchell Park Saturday, Jan. 18 for the fourth annual San Luis Obispo Women’s March, themed “The Time is Now.” This year’s Women’s March advocated for five actions: show up, speak up, vote, run and lead. It encompassed multiple issues and advocacy efforts, expressed in English, Spanish and tʔɨnɨsmuʔ tiłhinkʔtitʸu, the language […]
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Women’s March brings truth to power in SLO
In 2017, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the nation in the first Women’s March — with a reported 10,000 participants in San Luis Obispo. In 2018, they marched again. And once again, the community plans to march at Women’s March SLO 2019, “Truth to Power,” on Jan. 19. The march […]
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A changemaker’s journey: Dolores Huerta speaks at Cal Poly
Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta spoke to a packed Chumash Auditorium Thursday, May 10 regarding campus climate and social activism. “I was so happy to see how many people went and to see that many people did care about what she had to say and about seeing a changemaker speak,” communication studies sophomore Kylie Clark […]
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Meet three of the women who made up this year’s Original Women’s Narrative cast
Mustang News spoke with three women who performed at OWN to understand their experiences.
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Women’s rights: How Hollywood and the media have made an impact
Time’s Up gained popularity as people spoke out about their sexual assault experiences and inequalities in the Hollywood industry.