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01/20/2017

Gov. Malloy Declares Saturday as Women's March on Washington Day in the State of Connecticut

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed a proclamation declaring Saturday, January 21, 2017, to be Women’s March on Washington Day in the State of Connecticut in recognition of the hundreds of thousands of people from across the country who will be traveling to the nation’s capital to participate in a peaceful demonstration in support of the protection of the rights, safety, and health of people and families across the country.

The Governor intends on presenting the proclamation to a group of local participants who will be attending a sister rally outside of the State Capitol building in Hartford at 1PM on Saturday, which will be happening simultaneously as the Washington, DC event.

The full text of the proclamation is as follows (click the image to enlarge):

Proclamation declaring Women's March in Washington Day

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