Thousands storm Utah State Capitol building after Women’s March
On Monday afternoon, thousands of Utahns marched uphill in the snow to the State Capitol in Salt Lake City in solidarity with Saturday's Women's March on Washington. A sea of women donning pink "pussy hats" as well as men and even babies filled the upper level balconies and rotunda for the Women's March on the Utah State Capitol, waving signs calling for equal rights for all people, action on climate change, the fall of the patriarchy, and the impeachment of President Trump.
Organizers say they decided to delay their march until Monday to coincide with the first day of the 2017 Utah state legislative session. "Many of the worst laws for women are made at the state legislative level," they wrote on Facebook. "On a Saturday, no one would be there at the Capitol to hear us. We will be there Monday so that WE WILL BE HEARD!"
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, that's exactly what happened. "Noise from the demonstration interrupted legislative business," the newspaper reported, "with lawmakers encouraged to speak directly into their microphones in order for debate to be heard over the commotion outside their chamber doors."