‘Representation’: Idaho Women’s March in Boise precedes Trump inauguration
Around 1,000 people showed up to the Idaho Women’s March on Saturday at the Capitol in Boise, ahead of former President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday.
One of the speakers, state Rep. Soñia Galaviz, a Boise Democrat, told the Idaho Statesman that the day was a way to show there was support and community in Idaho after the State Board of Education decided in December to limit diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses.
Even before the decision, Idaho State University and Boise State University had closed or restructured programs and centers.
“It’s representation of each other,” Galaviz said. “We are here as a community to see each other and listen to each other.”
The Women’s March originally started in reaction to Trump’s first presidential victory in 2016.
In Washington, D.C., on Saturday, demonstrators joined the “People’s March,” which grew out of the Women’s March, according to The New York Times.
This story was originally published January 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM.
