Tamika Middleton, the managing director of Women’s March, told the Post that marching is a vital first step for people who are new to protesting. Saturday’s march is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

“We’re not thinking about the march as the endgame,” Middleton said to the Associated Press (via News Center Maine). “How do we get those folks who show up into organizations and into their political homes so they can keep fighting in their communities long term?”

Various locations along the route will focus on specific topics such as democracy, climate and reproductive rights. The protestors will also march to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally that will continue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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