March On, stylized as ''March ON'', was an American

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of women-led and grassroots political activist groups that grew out of the

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of January 21, 2017.

About

March On organizes women across the country to create progressive political power through focusing on electoral politics. March On is women-led, but all-inclusive organization that employs political strategy to coordinate actions at the federal, state, and local level through the joint efforts of millions of marches.

March on the Polls

March on The Polls is March On's election-year initiative to increase voter turnout and change the narrative around voting and civic participation. Women's March and other grassroots groups in cities across the country are planning events aimed at increasing progressive turnout. These event range from marches, organizing caravans for voters displaced by

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, to encouraging first-time voters through a full day of community engagement. While tied under the March On organization, each march is different, reflecting local particularities.

50 Miles More

50 Miles More is the youth arm of March On the grew out as a response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018. 50 Miles More is a student-led

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organization that conducts fifty mile marches to advocate for gun control in America. They have completed two marches to date, the first in Wisconsin, where they confronted Paul Ryan, and the second in Massachusetts where they confronted the Smith & Wesson factory where many of the guns used in school shootings are manufactured. The goal of the organization is to organize fifty mile marches in all fifty states in the USA.

2018 Women's March

Around 250 marches, rallies, and actions took place on the anniversary of the

2017 Women's March The Women's March was an American protest on January 21, 2017, the day after the first inauguration of Donald Trump as the president of the United States. It was prompted by Trump's policy positions and rhetoric, which were and are seen as mi ...

, many coordinated by March On.

Future Coalition

The Future Coalition is a coalition of over 25 youth-led activist organizations focused on progressive activism. March For Our Lives also signed on to be a part of the coalition's first initiative, Walkout To Vote. The Future Coalition has been incubated by March On as their “youth arm.”

September 20 Climate Strike

March On aided in organizing the September 20 Climate Strike, an international strike and protest led by young people and adults held three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC on September 20 across the US and world to demand action be taken to address the climate crisis. The event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in US history. The event is a part of the

school strike for climate Fridays for Future (FFF), also known as the School Strike for Climate ( ), is an international movement of school students who skip Friday classes to participate in demonstrations to demand climate change mitigation, action from political le ...

movement.

Vote With Us

March On created the Vote With Us campaign designed to promote

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in the

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. The campaign features in person events across the country and a virtual rally featuring notable celebrities and voting activists.

March On For Voting Rights

March On For Voting Rights is a mass

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on August 28, the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic

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organized by March On and other notable civil rights leaders in response to Senate Republicans blocking the

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History

March On was formed by the leaders of the women's marches across the country in October 2017. The leaders included

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, cofounder of The Women's March, Jessica Scheller and Jaquie Algee of Women's March Chicago, Lindsey Kanaly and Sacia Fowler of Women's March Oklahoma, Penelope Chester of Women's March Canada among others across the nation. The leaders came together after the January 2017 women's marches to consolidate political power in America, focused at first on women's electoral power in the midterms. Notably absent from the coalition was a break-off group, Women's March Incorporated, that consisted of some of the women who had been spokespeople for the Women's March On Washington 2017. In light of anti-semitism charges on Women's March Incorporated, March On publicly distanced themselves and other affiliate organizations from the group. In January 2024, March On was dissolved and rebranded as

Future Coalition Future Coalition is a coalition of youth-led activist organizations focused on social change. It was co-founded by two of the main organizations that grew out of the response to the shootings in Parkland, FL: 50 Miles More and National School ...

https://futurecoalition.org/timeline/future-coalition-re-launches/

Leadership

In May 2023, Corryn G. Freeman took over as executive director of the organization.

References

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