To coincide with 2018 International Women’s Day on March 8, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota, to demand equal rights.

According to ERA Minnesota, the group that planned the event, the goal of the demonstration is to demand an Equal Rights Amendment to be placed on the next statewide ballot. The official event description states the rally is to make the push for the ballot measure, while simultaneously celebrating International Women’s Day. Credit: Ann Treacy, Women’s March Minnesota via Storyful