Clad in pink and vowing to vote, activists around the globe flood streets for another Women's March
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Source: The Washington Post
By Vera Haller, Mark Guarino and Brady Dennis January 20 at 2:44 PM
Before the sun rose on Saturday over a Washington gripped by gridlock, pink hats and poster-board signs already were emerging around the world. The second iteration of the Women’s March began in cities such as Rome, where crowds raucously rallied on a clear, sunny morning. “Came for the carbonara, stayed for the resistance,” read one of the thousands of signs that protesters carried throughout the day.
From Beijing to Buenos Aires, from Denver to Dallas, from California to the Carolinas, hundreds of thousands of activists once again took to the streets to protest the policies and presidency of Donald Trump. The number of participants might not have eclipsed the millions who marched in cities a year ago, but The Resistance still brought out swarms of people from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.
Saturday’s march made clear how a movement that began as a protest has evolved. A year of the Trump presidency, coupled with the galvanizing experience of the #MeToo moment, has made activists eager to leave a mark on the country’s political system. As a result, a key component of Saturday’s demonstrations was an effort to harness the enthusiasm behind the Women’s March and translate that into political sway at the polls this fall.
“Last year it was about hope. This year it’s about strength,” said Diane Costello, 67, a retired teacher and member of Moms Against Violence, a group that advocates for gun control, said as she marched through Manhattan.
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Thousands protest in D.C., across the country on women's march anniversary
By BRENT D. GRIFFITHS 01/20/2018 02:09 PM EST
Thousands marked the first anniversary of the national women's march in cities across the country on Saturday, vowing that last year's massive turnout was only the first step in the ongoing protests against President Donald Trump.
"Today we're sending Trump another message, look out your window," Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women, told marchers in Washington. "See us, hear us, feel our power. You can't stop us with your tweets, you can't stop us with your bullying and you can't stop us with your hate speech."
Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez emphasized the number of women running on the party's ticket in November.
"If the Congress, if the White House, if the governorships across America had more women like I see here today, we would be a much better America," Perez said.
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