March On

March On Alex Gould

Multiple groups set up tables outside the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church ahead of the March On for Voting Rights event in Phoenix on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The event was help on the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, where King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.

"'Since I was young, I thought of democracy as the means of being part of something greater than myself,'" Ema Angulo Rodriguez recited. "'And maybe no government holds the same principles I've upheld, but I'd love to contribute to the process of creating one that does.'"

Left: An attendee of the March On event's shirt that reads "Voting is dope. You registered?" is shown.

Attendees held signs advocating for voting rights both inside and outside of the event. The Phoenix event, along with others across the country, was a satellite event to the main event in Washington D.C.

"I'm an immigrant, I'm a political refugee, I'm a trans person, I'm a college student," Angulo Rodriguez said. "I believe all our issues have to come after voting rights because that's the foundation (so) we can create a democracy that truly represents us."

Right: An attendee of the March On event holds a sign that says "I Have A Dream."

High profile Arizona voting rights activist including Maricopa County Judge Deborah Begay (first photo), Rev. Terry Mackey (second and third) and Arizona House Member Jennifer Longdon (D-District 24) spoke to attendees of the March On event and encouraged them to keep fighting for voting rights.

ASU psychology and Spanish junior Ema Angulo Rodriguez (top) and justice studies junior Trinity Miracle also spoke at the event. Rodriguez preformed an original spoken word piece and Miracle read her poem "I Went to the South and Got Super Powers."

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Cheuk Lam Titus To, Angelina Steel & Alex Gould