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Salt Lake City rally celebrates voices, contributions of women on International Women’s Day

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Muslim leader, community activist, nonprofit organization founder Noor Ul-Hasan holds a sign to bring attention to Muslim women's rights at Amplifying Women's Voices rally to celebrate International Women's Day at the Utah capitol rotunda, hosted by KRCL ,Thursday, March 8, 2018.

  | March 8, 2018, 10:14 p.m.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, radio station KRCL hosted Amplifying Women’s Voices, a rally held at the Utah Capitol.

A number of women spoke, including Catherine Weller of League of Women Voters, Leslie Henderson of Utah Women of Color Council, Meher Ayesha of Global Chamber of Salt Lake City, and Marina Gomberg, a Salt Lake Tribune columnist and Equality Utah board member.

Brooklyn musicians Lucius performed a short acoustic set during the rally.

See photos from the event in the gallery below.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lead singers with Lucius, l-r Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe inspired the crowd at Amplifying WomenÕs Voices rally to celebrate International WomenÕs Day at the Utah State Capitol Rotunda, hosted by KRCL Thursday, March 8, 2018.