This past weekend I attended the Women’s March on Washington in Washington DC and what I initially thought was a march about women’s rights I quickly discovered was about much more.
What will go down in history as the largest inauguration protest, the Women’s March on Washington had an estimated 2.6 million protesters worldwide who collectively voiced their concerns regarding women’s rights and the rights of other marginalized communities that many fear may be in danger under the new Trump Administration. The march took place January 21, 2017 at 1PM. Prior to the march was a rally that included various speakers and performers. In Washington DC alone it was estimated that nearly 500,000 protesters marched across the National Mall wearing pink knitted beanies with pussy cat ears chanting rhymes, such as “hey hey ho ho Donald Trump has got to go” or “we need a leader not a creepy tweeter” and carrying anti-Trump signs. If there was one thing everyone had in common it was their disapproval of President Trump who had been president for less than 24 hours. Talk about a way to begin the first day on the job.
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