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BETWEEN 8000 AND 10,000 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RESIDENTS TOOK TO THE STREETS SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN PART OF ONE OF THE WORLDWIDE ORGANIZED WOMENS MARCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 

THE MARCH BEGAN IN MITCHELL PARK AND TRAVELED DOWN PISMO STREET AND UP HIGUERA…

I STOPPED BY THE MARCH TO LISTEN TO WHY SOME PEOPLE CAME OUT…

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CG: ALIAN ALI… CIVIL ENGINEERING SENIOR

“Living in America, I’m scared to walk to my car at night when there’s people who have very negative views against my religion and think that a president can justify their actions against me,”

THAT WAS ALIAN ALI… A CIVIL ENGINEERING SENIOR AT CAL POLY…

HE’S WORRIED ABOUT THE POLICIES TRUMP MAY IMPOSE ON IMMIGRANTS AND FEARS THAT HIS FAMILY IN PAKISTAN WONT ABLE TO VISIT HIM IN THE UNITED STATES DURING TRUMP’S TERM…

OTHERS ALSO EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS… INCLUDING THE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE…

NIPOMO RESIDENT MICHAEL STEPHENS SAYS HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT CHANGES TRUMP WILL MAKE TO MEDICARE…

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CG: MICHAEL STEPHENS NIPOMO RESIDENT

“I’m afraid I’m going to go into a doctor’s visit and they’re going to say, ‘sorry sir, we don’t honor that anymore’ that would be devastating,” 

WHILE ALI AND STEPHENS CAME OUT TO STAND UP FOR THEIR RIGHTS… SO TOO DID WOMEN… AS THE MARCH TITLE INDICATED…

MANY PEOPLE HELD SIGNS SAYING, QUOTE CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL… MY BODY MY RIGHTS… AND EQUALITY NOT DIVISON…

ORGANIZER OF THE MARCH… DAWN ADDIS SAYS GATHERING PEOPLE TO SHOW OPPOSITION TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WILL ALLOW FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO KNOW THE PEOPLE’S VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD…

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CG: DAWN ADDIS.. MARCH ORGANIZER
“the administration works for us. We need to come together and say, ‘these are our expectations, and we need to do it in such a loud and resounding way that we can no longer be ignored”

MEGAN SCHELLONG… MUSTANG NEWS

San Luis Obispo Women's March

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