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Boise women’s march draws crowd of 3,000 to Capitol

Thousands gathered in front of Idaho's state Capitol in Boise for the second annual women's march on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. (Idaho Statesman / Nicole Blanchard)
Thousands gathered in front of Idaho's state Capitol in Boise for the second annual women's march on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. (Idaho Statesman / Nicole Blanchard)

The second annual Boise women’s march drew thousands to the state Capitol on Sunday, where women, men and children spoke out on topics including equality, diversity, women’s health and sexual assault, KIVI news reports; their full report is online here, and KTVB has a photo gallery here.

Colette Raptosh, a high school student and lead organizer both of the first march and the anniversary one, said, "No matter what their schedule is they can do something every day, once a week, that can change this community."

The Idaho Statesman reports that 3,000 people rallied; their full report is online here.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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