Politics

Demonstrators rally in Walnut Creek for 3rd Women's March

Saturday, January 19, 2019
"This is an important time in our life and in our country that we need to make a statement."
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- A crowd estimated in the thousands turned out for a march in Walnut Creek.

At the end, people gathered at Civic Park downtown for a rally.

Many were holding signs and clad in pink, fighting for equality.

PHOTOS: 2019 Women's March across Bay Area
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Jose,aDemonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in Oakland on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none
Demonstrators are seen at the Women's March in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.none


Others taking note of the current government shutdown and the battle over funding for a border wall.

Participants say they realize this is a time to make their voices heard.

PHOTOS: 2019 Women's March demonstrations around the United States
A demonstrator holds a sign during the Young Women's March at Federal Plaza on January 19, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.Creative Content
Demonstrators gather during the Young Women's March at Federal Plaza on January 19, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.Creative Content
A demonstrator attends the 2019 Women's March Los Angeles on January 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.Creative Content
A demonstrator attends the 2019 Women's March Los Angeles on January 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.Creative Content
Tony Pigford of Denver holds the sign during the Women's March on Denver at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver. January 19, 2019.Creative Content
The Women'€™s March on Denver begin assembling at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver. January 19, 2019.Creative Content
Demonstrators rally at Pershing Square during the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Demonstrators hold signs during the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Women with "Music Changing Lives" rally at the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Demonstrators gather at Pershing Square during the start of the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.=AP
Demonstrators march with photos of people who died as a result of gun violence during the Women's March Alliance, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York.AP
Co-president of the 2019 Women's March Tamika Mallory, center, joins other demonstrators on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Demonstrators hold banners as they march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Demonstrators march past the Trump International Hotel and Tower during the Women's March Alliance, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York.AP
Demonstrators hold up their banners as they march on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Ave. during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Demonstrators march past the Trump International Hotel and Tower during the Women's March Alliance, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York.AP
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the Women's March Alliance, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in New York.AP
Demonstrators hold up signs during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.Creative Content
Demonstrators hold up signs during the Women's March in New York on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.Creative Content
A group holds up signs at Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
A group holds up signs at Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
A group holds up signs at Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
A group holds up signs at Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
A group holds up signs at Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
A group holds up signs at Freedom Plaza during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP
Participants take part in a women's rally in lower Manhattan on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 in New York.AP
Demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Ave. during the Women's March in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.AP


"This is an important time in our life and in our country that we need to make a statement. We need to show up we need to represent and uh having two daughters this is even a bigger deal more than before," said one participant.

This is the third year there's been a women's march in Walnut Creek.
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