Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for International Women’s Day Rally
Published 1:30 am Thursday, March 9, 2017
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and in Seattle more than a thousand people gathered at Westlake Plaza to hear speakers including Councilmember Kshama Sawant—who hosted the rally—mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver, and Russian punk group Pussy Riot speak.
"Our struggle is international" – @cmkshama @pussyrrriot at #Seattle rally for #IWD2017 pic.twitter.com/5Awp53Q3mX
— Tara Cookson (@tpcookson) March 9, 2017
"Seattle, you're setting the tone" – NY's @ShaunKing at #Seattle #IWD2017 @cmkshama @Seawomenscomm
— Tara Cookson (@tpcookson) March 9, 2017
Photographer Alex Garland was there to capture some of the sights and scenes.
