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March On (organization)

American political activism group

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ57158062
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March On, stylized as March ON, is an American nonprofit organization of women-led and grassroots political activist groups that grew out of the women's marches of January 21, 2017.

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March On organizes women across the country to create progressive political power through focusing on electoral politics. March On is women-led, but all-inclusive organization that employs political strategy to coordinate actions at the federal, state, and local level through the joint efforts of millions of marches.

March on the Polls

March on The Polls is March On's election-year initiative to increase voter turnout and change the narrative around voting and civic participation. Women's March and other grassroots groups in cities across the country are planning events aimed at increasing progressive turnout. These event range from marches, organizing caravans for voters displaced by Hurricane Florence, to encouraging first-time voters through a full day of community engagement. While tied under the March On organization, each march is different, reflecting local particularities.

50 Miles More

50 Miles More is the youth arm of March On the grew out as a response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in 2018. 50 Miles More is a student-led gun control organization that conducts fifty mile marches to advocate for gun control in America. They have completed two marches to date, the first in Wisconsin, where they confronted Paul Ryan, and the second in Massachusetts where they confronted the Smith & Wesson factory where many of the guns used in school shootings are manufactured.

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