JACKSON, Wyo. — Dozens of people gathered on Town Square on Saturday morning, Nov. 2, to participate in a Women’s March ahead of Election Day.
Jackson’s march was part of a nationwide network of marches on Saturday. Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer was there to document the event.
Echoing the 2017 nationwide Women’s March, marchers held signs promoting reproductive rights, expressing support for the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz ticket and more. One woman carried a sign listing names of women who have died since the overturning of Roe v. Wade led to delays or lack of care.
Teton County Commissioner Natalia Macker, one of the event’s organizers, led the march decked out in an ensemble modeled after Lady Columbia.
“It was thrilling to see the enthusiasm of the community on display for reproductive health care, for women’s leadership and for our democracy broadly,” Macker told Buckrail. “I was especially inspired by the multi-generational participation, reminding us of the many hard-won rights that we have today and the urgency of moving forward.”
Participants gathered at the Home Ranch parking lot, marched to Town Square and walked a lap around the antler arches before settling on the corner of Cache St. and Broadway Ave.
Attendees included men, women, children and dogs. Local government officials and candidates were also among the crowd, including mayoral candidates Jessica Sell Chambers and Arne Jorgensen, Town Council candidate Perri Stern, County Commission candidate Len Carlman and Teton County Representative Mike Yin.
“It’s unfortunate that women’s freedoms continue to be under attack in 2024, but as long as they are, I will continue to support the women that march,” Yin told Buckrail.
The event merged with the weekly pro-Palestine demonstration. Chants of “This is what democracy looks like” included participants from both groups.
