Organizers for a march in Eureka, located 270 miles north of San Francisco, said that the decision “was made after many conversations between local social-change organizers and supporters of the march,” noting that “up to this point, the participants have been overwhelmingly white, lacking representation from several perspectives in our community,” according to a press release cited by Fox News.
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The rally would have commemorated the third anniversary of the original Women’s March, held January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump took office as the 45th president of the United States. The cancelled event had been initially planned to be held on January 19, however, organizers said they have been exploring the possibility of shifting the rally to March to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The Women’s March national leadership has faced other accusations of anti-Semitism because of ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who during a speech in February praising Women's March co-President Tamika Mallory declared that “the powerful Jews are my enemy.” The Women’s March leadership was seen to be slow in deciding whether to condemn his comments.
Earlier this month Women's March organizers canceled a march in Chicago, citing high costs and limited volunteer hours as reasons for nixing the gathering, the Chicago Tribune reported.
“There’s no march, there’s no rally,” said Sara Kurensky, Women’s March Chicago board member. “We’re going to provide ways for people to organize and take action in their local communities.”