Marches support female power, denounce Trump
People participate in the U.S. and around the world.
Tens of thousands of people marched across the U.S. in support of female empowerment on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration.
NEW YORK — People participating in marches in the United States and around the world walked in support of female empowerment and denounced President Donald Trump’s views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights and women’s rights on the anniversary of his inauguration.
Tens of thousands of Land.” them marched in cities up Members of the group Miss- and down the West Coast. ing and Murdered Indigenous Actress Viola Davis addressed Women of Seattle burned sage members of the Los Angeles and chanted in front of Seatcrowd, many of whom cartle’s rainy march. ried signs like “Real news, In Richmond, Virginia, fake president.” In Park City, the crowd burst into cheers Utah, where the annual Sunwhen a woman ran down the dance Film Festival is in full middle of the street carryswing, actress Jane Fonda ing a pink flag with the word and nationally known attor“Resist.” ney Gloria Allred joined the The march in Washing- women’s march. ton, D.C., on Saturday took
Meanwhile, Trump tweeted on the feel of a political rally Saturday afternoon that it was when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillia “perfect day” for women to brand and U.S. Rep. Nancy march to celebrate the “eco- Pelosi, both Democrats, urged nomic success and wealth women to run for office and creation” that’s happened vote to oppose Trump and during his first year in office the Republicans’ agenda. — while women across the march, we run, we nation rallied against him vote, we win,” Pelosi said, and his policies. to applause.
“Get out there now to celePeople gathered from brate the historic milestones Montpelier to Milwaukee, and unprecedented economic from Shreveport to Seneca success and wealth creation Falls. that has taken place over the “I think right now with the last 12 months,” the Repub- #MeToo movement, it’s even lican wrote. “Lowest female more important to stand for unemployment in 18 years!” our rights,” said Karen Tor
But demonstrators divo, who marched in Cleve- denounced Trump’s views land with her husband and with colorful signs and even 6-year-old daughter. saltier language. In Palm Beach, Florida,
Oklahoma City protesters home to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago chanted “We need a leader, estate, several hundred peonot a creepy tweeter!” One ple gathered carrying antiwoman donned a T-shirt with Trump signs before march- the likeness of social justice ing. There, a group of women icon Woody Guthrie, who wearing red cloaks and white wrote “This Land Is Your hats like the characters in the book and TV show “The Handmaid’s Tale” marched in formation, their heads bowed.
Cathy Muldoon, a high school librarian from Dallas, Pennsylvania, took her two teenage daughters to the New York rally and said marching gives people hope. She said this year’s action is set against the backdrop of the Trump presidency, which “turned out to be as scary as we thought it would be.”
“I’ve not seen any checks and balances,” she said. “Everything is moving toward the right, and we have a president who seems to have no decency.”
Earlier Saturday, dozens of activists gathered in Rome to denounce violence against women and express support for the #MeToo movement. They were joined by Italian actress and director Asia Argento, who made headlines after alleging in 2017 she had been sexually assaulted by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s.
Argento addressed the criticism she received once she spoke up about her abuse.
“Women are scared to speak, and because I was vilified by everything I said, I was called a prostitute for being raped,” she said at the rally.