By SJ Otto
Women and men from all over Wichita
All through the march one consistent theme was voting. The organizers of the march chanted over and over again, encouraging everyone to vote and they encouraged women to run for office.
At least one of the speakers at the rally has already run for office. Anabel Larumbe talked about her run against Susan Wagle in the Kansas Senate.
"She had all that money and I had very little," Larume said. "Even with that, I got 41 percent of the vote. If I can do it, anyone can."
Julie Burkhart spoke of the success of her Trust Women organization, which she founded. She said her abortion services, have been extremely successful and are now operating in three states.
"Shoulder to shoulder we should resist hate, xenophobia, homophobia," Burkhart said. "We are still here."
She added that our collective blood pressure rose up when anti-choice Donald Trump was elected president.
"We've made strides in supporting health care," She added.
Silvia Fleming, vice president of Service Employees Union (SEIU), who works at Hamilton Middle School
"We need someone to believe in young girls today," she added.
"We will not be ignored," said Lavonta Williams, city council member. She talked about her support of Wichita
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There were some very creative signs at the rally.As with sign makers in Wichita Wichita
