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pbmus

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Tue Jan 17, 2017, 09:04 PM Jan 2017

370 Cities Across The World Just Announced Trump Inauguration Protests

Source: Occupy Democrats

The upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump is being met with mass trepidation from not just Americans, but by millions of people around the world. That much is evident in the fact that there will be 370 sister marches on six continents that are expected to draw over 700,000 people across the world, protesting the inauguration of Donald Trump. 55 marches have been planned in cities from Paris to Nairobi to Sydney, reports the Huffington Post.

14,000 women are set to march in London alone in protest of not just Trump but of the recent wave of far-right hate that is engulfing human societies across the globe and in support of womens rights, LGBT rights,

This march was triggered by widespread apprehension at the threat to human rights anticipated in the wake of recent political events. By coming together on the 21st, a multitude of different organisations working across the board on different social issues send a message that the politics of fear and division will not be accepted. In 2016, we all saw an increase in hate speech and divisive rhetoric. Donald Trumps election was really a tipping point for me.

Read more: http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/01/17/370-cities-across-world-just-announced-trump-inauguration-protests/



The Biggest Con is freakin everyone out except that simple Iowa voter that says , so what, Russia involved...good that they helped to get him elected..
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370 Cities Across The World Just Announced Trump Inauguration Protests (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2017 OP
tRump is going to realize that bdamomma Jan 2017 #1
That's because, sagetea Jan 2017 #2
"the whole world is a stage" Chipper Chat Jan 2017 #3
I wonder ProudLib72 Jan 2017 #4
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