2020 Women's March

The second Women's March 2020 was held on October 17, 2020, due to the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020, less than eight weeks away from the presidential election. Even as the Women's March organization held a vigil in Washington, D.C., to honor the late justice, President Donald Trump intended to fill Ginsburg's seat before the 2020 election with the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett.[12] There would be a conservative advantage on the Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett on the court.[12] The Women's March Organization, in partnership with the We Demand More Coalition, organized this march with the intent to send a clear message to the Trump administration about his agenda with regard to judicial appointments, especially with the possibility of Roe V Wade being overturned if Amy Coney Barrett were to pass the GOP-controlled senate and officially join the Supreme Court.[13][14] Some of the many rights at stake under a Justice Barrett would include abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and voting rights.[15]

A lot of the focus of this march was towards the 2020 election, especially with opposition towards Donald Trump and the support of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden.[16] At the time of Ginsburg's death, early voting both by mail and in person had already started in several states like Virginia and Minnesota. Along with voter outreach for the 2020 election, the organizers not only wanted to register voters for the upcoming election, but also inform voters about the Women's rights and Feminist agenda for the 2020 election and the impacts of what was at stake thereof.[16] The organizers of this march also wanted to show the power a women's vote can have along with the push towards progressive agendas and candidates.[15] As before earlier in 2020, once again there were about 10,000 people that attended the march in Washington DC; that same day, the number of planned events across the country (in all 50 states) rose to 400, with an anticipated 70,000 participants.[2][16][15] At the end of the march, a text-a-thon was held to encourage voters, especially in swing states, to go out and vote prior to and during the November 3rd election, with the goal of uniting women for the same purpose. The Women's March was highly encouraged women to vote, that they also partnered with voter registration organizations.[14] Even though a lot of the marchers were white women, the organizers' goal was to build an activism movement and have a better focus towards multiracial women.[15] A greater effort was made to bring all women, not just white women, together to become a powerful force of votes.[17]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, lower turnouts were expected due to the older demographics of those who had become regular participants of Women's Marches. Precautions were put in place with the organizers asking everyone to social distance and wear face coverings when attending these marches. Organizers of the Second Women's March advised against people with COVID-19 symptoms from attending in person; they also advised people to, if possible, stick with local marches instead of traveling to Washington DC.[18] The Women's March Organization also held virtual events on the same day as the march along with car caravans for those who couldn't attend the march, with the focus towards voting rights and opposition against the Supreme Court confirmation process of Amy Coney Barrett.[14][2][18]

• Chicago[19]
• Colorado Springs, Colorado (January 25)[20]
• Dayton, Ohio[21]
• Eugene, Oregon[22]
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee[23]
• Philadelphia[24][25]
• Seneca Falls, New York[26]
• Vancouver, Washington[27]
• Washington, D.C.

• Alameda[28]
• Los Angeles[29]
• Oakland[28]
• Pasadena[30]
• San Francisco[28]
• San Jose[28]
• Walnut Creek[28]

Several communities in Canada held Women's March events on January 18, 2020.

• Calgary AB[31]
• Muskoka ON[32]
• Regina SK[33]