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Hundreds took to the streets in downtown San Diego to support reproductive rights, part of a nationwide series of demonstrations against Texas’ near-total. ....
Print Relegated to the virtual realm, the 2021 version of San Diego-area Women’s Marches may not have made the same type of visual statement as tens of thousands of people marching together for a similar cause. But organizers believe the events’ ever-present mission to inspire community activism can be equal or greater this year. That’s because the online events, streamed Saturday morning, provided a platform to discuss in a more meaningful manner matters of human rights, social justice and police reform. “This really was a very different event. We have not had opportunities at the live marches to get into any particular issue with any measure of depth. Because at a march you’re doing two-minute, three-minute rah-rah-rahs,” said Poppy Fitch, a founding board member with the Women’s March San Diego organization. “Today what you saw was real talk, real conversation about real issues, getting at a greater depth of understanding, which is exactly what we’ ....