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Protests against Donald Trump, or anti-Trump protests, have occurred both in the United States and worldwide following Donald Trump‘s 2016 presidential campaign, his electoral win, and through his inauguration.
Contents
- 1.Campaign protests
- 2.Post-election protests
- Protests during Trump’s campaign
- 2.12015
- 2.22016
- 2.2.1January
- 2.2.2February
- 2.2.3March
- 2.2.4April
- 2.2.5May
- 2.2.6June
- 2.2.7July
- 2.2.8August
- 2.2.9October
- 2.2.10November
- 2.2.11 December
- Protests during Trump’s campaign
- 3.Stop trump movement
- 4. Protests during Trump’s presidency
- 4.1. January
- 4.2.Inauguration protests
- 4.3.Women’s March
- 4.1 Organizers
- 4.2 National co-chairs
- 4.3 Policy platform
- 4.4 Washington, D.C.
- 4.4.6 Other U.S. locations
- 4.4.7.International
- 4.4.8. Response
- 4.4.6.1 Academics
- 4.4.6.2 Media
- 4.4.6.3 Politicians
- 4.4.6.4 Celebrities
- 4.4.6.5 Activists
- 5.Follow-up
- 6.Locations
- 7. Kennedy Airport protest
- 8. February 2017
- 8.1 Bodega protests
- 8.2 Protests on February 4, 2017
- 8.3 Protests on the weekend of February 11, 2017
- 8.4 Day Without Immigrants
- 9. March
- 9.1 Resist Trump Tuesdays
- 9.2 United Voices Rally
- 9.3.A Day Without a Woman
- 10. April
- 10.1.Tax Day March
- 10.2. March for Science
- 11.May 2017
- 12.June 2017
- 13.July 2017
- 14. August 2017
- 15. September 2017
- 16. November 2017
- 17. January 2018
Campaign protests
A number of protests against Donald Trump’s candidacy and political positions occurred during his presidential campaign, including at political rallies.
Political rallies
During his presidential campaign, activists occasionally organized demonstrations inside Trump’s rallies, sometimes with calls to shut the rallies down;[10][11][12] fueled by some of Trump’s language,[13] protesters began to attend his rallies displaying signs and disrupting proceedings.[14][15] Following Trump’s election to the presidency, students and activists organized larger protests in several major cities across the United States, including New York, Boston, Chicago, Portland, and Oakland. Tens of thousands of protesters participated,[16][17][18] with many chanting “Not my president!” to express their opposition to Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. (He lost the popular vote by a margin of 2.1 percent.)[19]
There were occasional incidents of verbal abuse or physical violence, either against protesters or against Trump supporters. While most of the incidents amounted to simple heckling against the candidate, a few people had to be stopped by Secret Service agents. Large-scale disruption forced Trump to cancel a rally in Chicago on March 11, 2016, out of safety concerns.
Many protesters were part of organized groups such as Black Lives Matter.[20][21] They sometimes attempted to enter the venue or engage in activities outside the venue. Interactions with supporters of the candidate may occur before, during, or after the event.[22] At times, protesters attempted to rush the stage at Trump’s rallies.[23] At times, protests turned violent and anti-Trump protesters have been attacked by Trump supporters; this violence has received bipartisan condemnation.[24] MoveOn.org, People for Bernie, the Muslim Students’ Association, Assata’s Daughters, the Black Student Union, Fearless Undocumented Alliance, and Black Lives Matter were among the organizations who sponsored or promoted the protests at the March 11 Chicago Trump rally.[10][25][26][27]
There were reports of verbal and physical confrontations between Trump supporters and protesters at Trump’s campaign events.[28][29]
Fake News
Fox News incorrectly reported on a Craigslist advertisement that claimed to pay people $15 per hour, for up to four hours, if they took part in protests against Trump.[30] The fact checking website PolitiFact.com, rated a separate story titled “Donald Trump Protester Speaks Out: ‘I Was Paid $3,500 To Protest Trump’s Rally'” as “100 percent fabricated, as its author acknowledges.”[31] Paul Horner, a writer for a fake news website, took credit for the article, and said he posted the deceitful ad himself.[32]
Trump’s reactions
During the campaign, Trump was accused by some of creating aggressive undertones at his rallies.[33] Trump’s Republican rivals blamed him for fostering a climate of violence, and escalating tension during events.[34] Initially, Trump did not condemn the acts of violence that occurred at many of his rallies, and indeed encouraged them in some cases.[35][36]
In November 2015, Trump said of a protester in Birmingham, Alabama, “Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting what he was doing.”[37] In December, the campaign urged attendees not to harm protesters, but rather to alert law enforcement officers of them by holding signs above their head and yelling, “Trump! Trump! Trump!”[38]Trump has been criticized for additional instances of fomenting an atmosphere conducive to violence through many of his comments. For example, Trump told a crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that he would pay their legal fees if they engaged a protester.[39]
On February 23, 2016, when a protester was ejected from a rally in Las Vegas, Trump stated, “I love the old days—you know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They’d be carried out on a stretcher, folks.” He added, “I’d like to punch him in the face.”[40][41][42] Following criticism from the media over his language toward protesters, Trump began to backtrack and started encouraging supporters at rallies to not injure any protesters. He also admitted at his San Jose rally that he was wrong to make such inflammatory comments in the past.[43]
Security
Fairly early in the campaign the United States Secret Service assumed primary responsibility for Trump’s security. They were augmented by state and local law enforcement as needed. When a venue was rented by the campaign, the rally was a private event and the campaign might grant or deny entry to it with no reason given; the only stipulation was that exclusion solely on the basis of race was forbidden. Those who entered or remained inside such a venue without permission were technically guilty of or liable for trespass.[21] Attendees or the press could be assigned or restricted to particular areas in the venue.[20]
In March 2016, Politico reported that the Trump campaign hired plainclothes private security guards to preemptively remove potential protesters from rallies.[44] That same month, a group calling itself the “Lion Guard” was formed to offer “additional security” at Trump rallies. The group was quickly condemned by mainstream political activists as a paramilitary fringe organization.
Timeline of protests against Donald Trump
The following is a timeline of protests against Donald Trump.
Protests during Trump’s campaign[edit]
2015[edit]
Protests against Trump began following the announcement of his candidacy in June 2015, especially after he said that illegal immigrants from Mexico were “bringing drugs, bringing crime, they’re rapists”.[1][2]
June[edit]
- June 17 – At Trump’s first rally in New Hampshire, three protesters entered the rally and held up signs. This was the first documented protest of the campaign.[3][4]
- June 29 – At a luncheon in Chicago, about 100 protesters gathered across from the City Club of Chicago to demonstrate.[1]
July[edit]
- July 9 – In Washington, D.C., a group of protesters gathered outside of the future Trump International Hotel Washington D.C. to demonstrate and “call for a worldwide boycott of Trump properties and TV shows”.[5]
- July 10 – While Trump spoke at a Friends of Abe gathering, about 150 protesters gathered with signs and hitting piñatas made in Trump’s image. A smaller group of Trump supporters gathered near the protests and caused tension, with one Trump supporter beginning to jab at protesters.[6]
- July 12 – Protesters interrupted Trump at a speech in Phoenix, Arizona, with a large sign and were later escorted out while Trump supporters chanted “U-S-A!“.[7]
- July 23 – Trump arrived in Laredo, Texas, and was greeted by protesters while others gathered in support.[8]
August[edit]
- August 11 – About 150 protesters gathered in Birch Run, Michigan outside of a rally at the Birch Run Expo Center, gathered by the Democratic Party of Michigan due to what they called “anti-immigrant, anti-veteran statements” made by Trump.[9]
- August 25 – During a press conference, Univision anchor Jorge Ramos began to question Trump since before being called on. After being told “Sit down! you weren’t called” and “Go back to Univision”, Ramos continued to protest Trump’s plan to deport illegal immigrants and their children born into citizenship in the U.S. Trump motioned to his security, with Keith Schiller removing Ramos from the event. Trump later met with Ramos alone.[10][11][12]
September[edit]
- September 3 – Trump’s chief of security, Keith Schiller, was filmed punching a protester.[13]
October[edit]
- October 14 – In Richmond, Virginia, several clashes broke out between protesters and Trump supporters.[14]
November[edit]
- November 7 – Over 200 protesters, many of them Latino, demonstrated outside of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where Trump was hosting Saturday Night Live.[15]
December[edit]
- December 4 – After being interrupted ten times during a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, Trump ended his rally.[16]
- December 12 – Multiple protesters heckled Trump during a rally in Aiken, South Carolina.[17]
- December 22 – Trump’s speech was interrupted more than ten times at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with dozens of protesters being ejected. Trump characterized the protesters as “drugged out”, antagonized them by calling them “so weak for not fighting security”, and asked protesters why they interrupted him “in a group of 9,000 maniacs that want to kill them”.[18]
2016[edit]
January[edit]
- January 4 – Protesters interrupted Trump several times in Lowell, Massachusetts, with some chanting support for Bernie Sanders and the Black Lives Matter movement.[19]
- January 8 – During Trump’s visit to Burlington, Vermont, about 700 protesters demonstrated in the City Hall Park.[20]
February[edit]
- February 27 – In Valdosta, Georgia, 30 Valdosta State University students were asked to leave a college venue leased by the Trump campaign for a speech.[21][22]
- February 29 – At a rally, veteran photojournalist Chris Morris was grabbed by his throat and thrown to the ground by a member of the Secret Service.[23]
March[edit]
- March 1 – Kashiya Nwanguma attended a Trump rally in Louisville, Kentucky, with two anti-Trump signs. She reported that Trump supporters ripped her signs away and shouted insults at her.[24]
- March 10 – As Trump was being led by police from a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a protester was punched by a Trump supporter. Charges of assault and battery were filed by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.[25][26][27] A protester being led by police from a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was sucker punched by John McGraw, a Trump supporter. McGraw later told the media that the next time he saw the protester, “we might have to kill him.”[28]McGraw was subsequently charged with assault and battery.[25][27][29] On Meet the Press, Trump said that he had instructed his team to look into paying McGraw’s legal fees and said, “He obviously loves his country.”
2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest
On March 11, 2016, the Donald Trump presidential campaign cancelled a planned rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), in Chicago, Illinois, citing “growing safety concerns” due to the presence of thousands of protesters in and outside of his rally.[5][6]
Thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators responding to civic leaders’ and social media calls to shut the rally down had gathered outside the arena, and several hundred more filled seating areas within the UIC Pavilion, where the rally was to take place. When the Trump campaign announced that the rally would not take place, there was a great deal of shouting and a few small scuffles between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters.
Prelude[edit source]
Plans to protest the Trump rally were launched a week in advance by a variety of community and student groups who largely organized via social media. Some 43,000 undergraduate and graduate students had signed a petition asking UIC to cancel the rally by March 6.[7] That same day, Latino leaders in the city, led by Democratic U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, issued a call to their constituents to join them in a protest outside of the UIC Pavilion, where the rally was to take place.[8] One of many student-based protests was first proposed by 20-year-old Chicago political activist and Bernie Sanders supporter Ja’Mal Green, who had posted to Facebook a week urging others to “get your tickets to this. We’re all going in!!!! #SHUTITDOWN.”[9] Green told reporters that the plan was for protestors to make noise when Trump appeared, “and then rush the stage.”[10] While “activist groups did try to disrupt the event, … many protesters said that they learned of the demonstrations on social media and went of their own accord.”[11]
MoveOn.org confirmed that it helped promote the protest and paid for printing protest signs and a banner.[9][12] Among those who took part in organizing the protest included members of the UIC faculty, People for Bernie, the Fearless Undocumented Association, Black Lives Matter, Assata’s Daughters, BYP100, College Students for Bernie, and Showing Up for Racial Justice, with “black, Latino and Muslim young people” at the “core” of the crowds of protesters.[13][14][15][16][17]
Incident[edit source]
The protests had begun 24 hours prior to the event with a vigil outside of UIC Pavilion. The vigil lasted until the rally was scheduled to begin.[18]
Thirty minutes after the rally was scheduled to begin, a representative of the Trump campaign came on stage and announced that the rally was postponed. The crowd immediately cheered and chanted “We dumped Trump!” and “We shut it down!”[14] As Trump supporters shouted “We want Trump!”, arguments, several fistfights,[2] and small scuffles[19] broke out between the groups.[14] Two police officers and at least two civilians were injured during the protests. Five people were arrested, including Sopan Deb, a CBS News reporter who was covering Trump’s campaign.[2] Protesters said that they were protesting against racism and Trump’s policies.[20] Some of the demonstrators were also members of the group Black Lives Matter.[20][21][22] A smaller number of protesters were seen carrying flags representing various groups and countries, including Mexico.[23][24]
John Escalante, the interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), said about 300 officers were on hand for crowd control.[2] A CPD spokesman said the department had never told the Trump campaign that there was a security threat, and added that the department had sufficient manpower on the scene to handle any situation.[25]
The Trump campaign postponed the rally. The CPD and other law-enforcement authorities “were not consulted and had no role in canceling the event.”[19] Trump initially claimed he had conferred with Chicago Police but later said that he made the decision himself: “I didn’t want to see people get hurt [so] I decided to postpone the rally.”[26][27][28][29][30]
Arrests[edit source]
Four individuals were arrested and charged in the incident. Two were “charged with felony aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest”, one was “charged with two misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a peace officer”, and the fourth “was charged with one misdemeanor count of resisting and obstructing a peace officer”.[31] Sopan Deb, a CBS reporter covering the Trump campaign, was one of those arrested outside the rally. He was charged with resisting arrest;[32] Chicago police ultimately dropped the charges.[33]
Reactions and aftermath[edit source]
After the event was postponed, Green described the cancellation of the event as a “win,” saying that “our whole purpose was to shut it down… we had to show him that our voice in civil rights was greater than his voice. The minority became the majority today.”[10] Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised the Chicago Police Department’s work to restore order.[2]
Trump blamed Sanders for the clashes in Chicago, insisting that the protesters were “Bernie’s crowd” and that a protester who charged the stage at an event in Dayton, Ohio the following day was a “Bernie person”, calling on Sanders to “get your people in line.”[12][34]Sanders subsequently denounced Trump as a “pathological liar” who leads a “vicious movement”, and said that “while I appreciate that we had supporters at Trump’s rally in Chicago, our campaign did not organize the protests.” Sanders blamed Trump for propagating “birther” conspiracy theories and for promoting “hatred and division against Latinos, Muslims, women and people with disabilities.”[34]
Presidential candidates[edit source]
Republican[edit source]
Rivals for the Republican presidential nomination criticized Trump. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said, “When you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, you create an environment that only encourages that sort of nasty discourse.”[35] John Kasich, Governor of Ohio, issued a statement saying, “Tonight, the seeds of division that Donald Trump has been sowing this whole campaign finally bore fruit, and it was ugly.”[2] Senator Marco Rubio of Florida attributed blame for the events at various parties, including the protesters, the media, and the Democratic Party, but “reserved his harshest words” for Trump, condemning him for inciting supporters who have punched and beaten demonstrators and likening him to “Third World strongmen”.[36]
Democratic[edit source]
Clinton, one of two Democratic presidential candidates in the 2016 election, said in a statement that the Trump campaign’s “divisive rhetoric” was of “grave concern” and said, “We all have our differences, and we know many people across the country feel angry. We need to address that anger together.”[37] The morning after the incident, Clinton said, “The ugly, divisive rhetoric we are hearing from Donald Trump and the encouragement of violence and aggression is wrong, and it’s dangerous. If you play with matches, you’re going to start a fire you can’t control. That’s not leadership. That’s political arson.”[38] Bernie Sanders, the other Democratic candidate, tweeted: “We will continue to bring people together. We will not allow the Donald Trumps of the world to divide us up.”[39]
Media[edit source]
Conservative media described protest actions as an infringement on Trump’s freedom of speech. National Review editor Rich Lowry called the protest an indefensible “mob action” and wrote that “the spectacle … will probably only help” Trump, since he “thrives on polarization and has sought to turn up the temperature of his rallies with his notorious suggestions that protesters should get roughed up.” Fox News host Jeanine Pirro characterized the protesters as “abject anarchists” who had infringed upon Trump’s right to free speech by “responding to activist calls at #SHUTITDOWN.”[40][41]
Other media outlets stated that such protest actions were predictable due to Trump’s rhetoric. Rachel Maddow of MSNBC said that Trump’s violent rhetoric at campaign rallies resulted in the escalation of tensions: “Anybody who tells you that there is no connection between the behavior of the mob at these events and the behavior of the man at the podium leading the mob at these events is not actually watching what he’s been saying from the podium.”[42] Jelani Cobb wrote in the New Yorker that “[t]he image of protesters clashing with Trump supporters in Chicago … is the logical culmination of what we’ve seen throughout his Presidential campaign” as “the idea of fighting to take the country back” promoted by Trump’s campaign “went from figurative to literal.”[43]
- March 12 – Thomas Dimassimo, a 32-year-old man, attempted to rush the stage as Trump was speaking at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. Dimassimo was stopped by Secret Service agents and subsequently charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and inducing panic.[37]
- March 13 – Trump refused to take responsibility for clashes at his campaign events, criticized protesters who have dogged his rallies, and demanded that police begin to arrest rally protesters.[38] His Kansas City rally was interrupted repeatedly by protesters in the arena while protesters outside the event were pepper sprayed by police.[39][40] In an effort to dissuade future protesters, Trump may begin to request that protesters be arrested “[b]ecause then their lives are going to be ruined.”[40]
- March 17 – During an interview with CNN, Trump predicted “you’d have riots” if were denied the Republican nomination despite having the most delegates at the convention.[41]
- March 18 – Between 500 and 600 people engaged in a standoff outside of a rally in Salt Lake City, Utah. Police officers formed a human barricade to separate the two groups, who largely remained nonviolent. Toward the end of the rally, protesters tore down a security tent at a Trump rally in Utah and threw rocks at rally attendees as they left. Two people unsuccessfully attempted to breach the entrance of the venue. Secret Service officers secured the inside of the venue and roughly 40 police officers in riot gear repelled the protesters from entering the building.[42] No arrests were made.[43][44]
- March 19 – Thousands of anti-Trump protesters in New York chanted “Fuck Trump!” and “Donald Trump! Go away!” as they rallied around the Trump International Tower building near 60th St. and Columbus Circle. The group was followed by dozens of NYPD officers who lined the streets with metal barricades and blocked the protesters path as they tried to cross busy intersections. After violence broke out, police pepper-sprayed the crowd, whom police refused to let cross the street.[45] During a simultaneous protest, protesters blocked a highway leading to Trump’s Fountain Hills, Arizona rally, leading to three arrests.[46] During a separate rally in Tucson, Arizona later that night, a black Trump supporter was arrested after punching and stomping a white protester who had donned a Ku Klux Klan hood.[47]
April[edit]
- April 14 – Hundreds of protesters gathered in a New York City Hyatt hotel against the wishes of the hotel staff.[48]
- April 28 – Several hundred protesters in Costa Mesa, California, clashed with police and Trump supporters outside the OC Fair & Event Center, where Trump was holding a rally. Seventeen people were arrested and five police cars were damaged.[49]
- April 29 – Around 1,000 to 3,000[50][51][52] protested in the area surrounding Burlingame, California, where Trump was to give a speech at the California GOP convention.[53] Protesters rushed security gates at one point.[54] Activists blocked a main intersection outside the event and vandalized a police car. Eventually, the police restored order in the area.[55] For safety reasons, Trump himself was forced to climb over a wall and enter through a back entrance of the venue.[56]
May[edit]
- May 1 – Thousands of May Day demonstrators marched in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, some speaking out in support of workers and immigrants, others criticizing Trump. LAPD Sergeant Barry Montgomery told The Los Angeles Times that no one was arrested. Some protesters carried a big inflatable figure of Trump holding a Ku Klux Klan hood in his right hand.[57]
- May 7 – Protesters shouting “Love Trumps Hate” met Trump supporters before his second rally in Washington. Many protesters outside spoke out against Trump’s words and policy stances regarding women, Hispanics, and Muslims, including his plan to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Later in the day, a group of protesters blocked a road near where Trump was supposed to speak, hoping to keep him from reaching the location. According to authorities, “a small number of arrests” were made.[58]
- May 24 – Following a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, protesters began throwing rocks and bottles at police and police horses, smashed a glass door at the convention center, and burned a number of Trump signs and flags, filling the street with smoke.[59][60] Video footage of the incident also showed protesters jumping on top of several police cars.[61]
- May 25 – Anti-Trump protesters were arrested after clashing with Trump supporters in Anaheim.[62]
- May 27 – Anti-Trump protesters clashed with Trump supporters and with police after a Trump rally ended in San Diego. Protesters waved Mexican flags and signs supporting Bernie Sanders.[63] Some protesters were arrested when they attempted to push past railings separating them from the Convention Center where Trump was speaking.[64] The clashes, largely verbal and resulting in no injuries or property damage, began after the Trump rally ended and his supporters poured into the street. Individuals on both sides shouted and threw trash and the occasional punch, but no injuries or property damage were reported. Police then declared the protest an illegal assembly and ordered the crowd to disperse. Further arrests were made when some members of the crowd failed to disperse. A total of 35 people were arrested in that protest.[63][64][65]
June[edit]
- June 2 – Protests and riots occurred outside a Trump rally in San Jose, California. During a series of protests, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters waving Mexican flags climbed on cars, and harassed supporters of Donald Trump. There were reports of violence including instances of bottles being thrown and assaults against Trump supporters.[66][67] A police officer was assaulted.[68][67][69] At least one American flag was burned by protesters.[70] Video footage went viral of a female Trump supporter being pelted by eggs thrown by protesters.[71]
- June 3 – Vox suspended writer Emmett Rensin for allegedly inciting anti-Trump violence at protests.[72]
- June 10 – Anti-Trump protesters and Trump supporters clashed outside a rally in Richmond, Virginia. One Trump supporter was punched and several protesters were pushed to the ground by police. Five people were arrested but only one was charged.
- June 16 – A photographer for the Dallas Advocate was hit on head with a rock that had been thrown from a crowd outside a Dallas rally that included both Trump supporters and protesters.[73]
- June 19 – During a rally in Las Vegas, Michael Sandford, a 19-year-old British national, was arrested for assault and held in the county jail until he was arraigned in federal court and charged with “an act of violence on restricted grounds”. He was accused of attempting to seize a police officer’s firearm and later claiming he intended to kill Trump. A British citizen, he was in the U.S. illegally and is being held without bond.[74][75] He has since then pleaded guilty to federal charges of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.[76]
July[edit]
- July 1 – Three people were arrested after a conflict occurred between Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters outside the Western Conservative Summit. According to The Gazette, a man grabbed pro-Trump bumper stickers from a woman selling them outside Denver‘s convention center, ripped some of them, and threw them in her face. A pushing match then ensued, with many people spilling into the street.[77]
August[edit]
- August 4 – Protesters stood silently among seated attendees at a Portland, Maine Trump rally, and held up pocket Constitutions, in reference to Khizr Khan‘s DNC speech days earlier. The protesters were ejected from the rally.[78]
- August 19 – Protesters harassed, pushed, and spit on Trump supporters outside a fundraising event in Minneapolis.[79]
- August 31 – A group of approximately 500 people protested in downtown Phoenix, Arizona chanting and hitting a Trump piñata. There were no arrests, although police had to usher two anti-Trump protesters off the sidewalk where speech-goers for a Trump rally entered the Phoenix Convention Center, saying that the protesters were causing conflict with the Trump supporters.[80]
October[edit]
- October 10 – Dave Eggers and Jordan Kurland launched the all-star music project 30 Days, 30 Songs, scheduled to publish one song per day advocating against Donald Trump.[81][82] Due to overwhelming response of more artists, the project was meanwhile renamed and rescheduled to 30 Days, 40 Songs and 30 Days, 50 Songs. Musicians include stars like R.E.M., Moby, Franz Ferdinand, Jimmy Eat World, Loudon Wainwright and many others.
GrabYourWallet
#GrabYourWallet (also, Grab Your Wallet)[1] is an organization and social media campaign that is an umbrella term for economic boycotts against companies that have any connections to President Donald Trump in response to the leak of a lewd conversation between Donald Trump and Billy Bush on the set of Access Hollywood where he infamously said “grab them by the pussy”.[2][3] The movement has particularly targeted the ride-sharing app Uber and President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump‘s clothing and shoe line that was notably carried by Nordstrom before being indefinitely discontinued due to poor sales as a result of the boycott.
History[edit source]
GrabYourWallet started on October 11, 2016 via Twitter by a San Francisco marketing strategist named Shannon Coulter,[1][6][7] with the help of Sue Atencio.[8] Coulter created a list of stores that carried Trump products after the Access Hollywood tape came out.[6] The news from the tape made Coulter physically ill for a few days.[9] Coulter went on Twitter where she was able to talk about her “deep ambivalence” about spending money at a place that sold Trump products.[9] She stated that she wanted “to be able to shop with a clear conscience,”[7] and did not feel comfortable purchasing items from those who do business with anyone in the Trump family.[10] The name, “GrabYourWallet” is a reference to both Trump’s comments about women and people using their buying power to influence companies.[10]Coulter emphasizes that the movement is non-partisan and says, “This is a human decency thing. It’s about the divisiveness and disrespectfulness of Donald Trump.”[11]
Within a month, one company, Shoes.com, dropped Ivanka Trump‘s brand from their website.[12] Interior design company, Bellacor, dropped the Trump Home brand in November.[13] Both of these companies did contact supporters of the boycott campaign after dropping the Trump lines.[13] By February 2017, 18 companies had stopped carrying Trump brand merchandise.[11]
After Trump was elected President, Coulter created a spreadsheet of companies that do business with Trump family members and distributed the information online and via social media.[1] The sheet also provides alternatives to stores on the boycott list,[14] and has contact information so that consumers can “express their outrage.”[15] #GrabYourWallet as a movement grew larger after the election.[14][8]Part of the reason is that the campaign became part of the broader anti-Trump movement.[2] Working on the campaign has almost become a full time job for Coulter.[2]
Nancy Koehn of Harvard Business School told PBS NewsHour that though boycotting business is not new, the scope of #GrabYourWallet is unprecedented.[10] She also said that the boycott is unique because it is in “resistance or opposition to the current administration.”[10]
On Twitter, more than a combined 626 million impressions have amassed.[16] Twitter users use the hashtag, #GrabYourWallet and some independently tweet at businesses carrying Trump merchandise.[6] Captiv8, a social media influence study group, has found that most engagements with the hashtag come from California and New York.[2]
Counter-boycotts[edit source]
Forbes dubbed it the “Trump effect” and “GrabYourWallet effect”, given that when people boycott companies, his supporters pledge to start buying those products and vice versa.[15][17] Trump supporters started boycotting Nordstrom after they dropped Ivanka Trump’s line of clothes.[10]
Supporters of Trump took to Amazon.com to make Ivanka Trump’s fragrance the best selling fragrance on the site for a week.[18]
Notable boycott targets[edit source]
Uber[edit source]
The app Uber was targeted for its alleged relation to Executive Order 13769 which has also been referred to as “Muslim ban”.[19] As taxi drivers to JFK Airport went on strike in solidarity with Muslim refugees, Uber removed surge pricing to the airport where Muslim refugees had been detained upon entry. Uber was also targeted because CEO Travis Kalanick was on an Economic Advisory Council with President Trump.[20] As a result, a social media campaign called #deleteuber arose and approximately 200,000 users deleted the app.[21] This campaign made Kalanick resign from the Council.[22] An email with a statement sent to who deleted their accounts stated that the company would be assisting refugees and that CEO Kalanick did not join the Council as an endorsement of President Trump.[23]
Ivanka Trump[edit source]
In the beginning of the proposed boycott, Nordstrom stated that if costumers stopped buying Ivanka Trump‘s line, as a business decision they would stop carrying it (which they did in February 2017). Nordstrom also acknowledged that customers would counter-boycott if they dropped the line.[24] Before the inauguration of President Trump, Ivanka Trump had announced she would be resigning from her fashion brand.[25] Sales of Ivanka Trump’s line started falling before the 2016 election.[26] And in February 2017 President Trump expressed his ire at Nordstrom via Twitter and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the business decision a “direct attack on President Trump”.[27] President Trump’s tweet caused Nordstrom’s shares to temporarily fall, before soaring by 7%.[28]
Macy’s customers have also asked that the company drop Ivanka Trump’s line.[29]
Ivanka Trump also faced criticism from Coulter when she promoted her $10,800 gold bracelet to fashion writers after wearing it on an interview about her father on 60 Minutes.[8]
Controversy[edit source]
In February 2017, President Trump’s spokeswoman Kellyanne Conway formally endorsed Ivanka Trump’s products on Fox News by saying she is giving the brand a “free commercial” telling viewers to buy Ivanka Trump’s products.[30] The statement was seen as a violation of federal ethics laws.[31]
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Primary targeted companies[edit source]
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These companies have been identified by grabyourwallet.org as companies that will not be boycotted though they have a connection to President Trump or family members business.[32]
- Washington Post is owned by Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com (which indirectly sells Trump products), but the Washington Post has not been targeted since it did critical reporting of President Trump.[2]
- Facebook has not been targeted because the scope of its user base and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has criticized President Trump.
- Home Depot is not being boycotted because it discontinued sales of Trump Home products.
- Delta Airlines has not been targeted because they do not directly have any business ties to President Trump, though there have been political controversies with certain passengers aboard Delta flights.
- Paypal has not been directly targeted, though co-founder Peter Thiel has endorsed Trump, because he is no longer involved with the company.
- Carrier Corporation has not been boycotted, though then-president-elect Trump got directly involved in keeping 1,000 jobs from moving to Mexico, because they don’t do monthly or continued business with any Trump family member.
Companies that cut ties with Trump family as result[edit source]
- October 18 – Dozens of women, some of whom were victims of sexual assault, gathered in front of Trump Tower on a Tuesday morning to begin a series of protests across the nation pushing women to leave the Republican party and un-endorse Donald Trump. Dressed in black, the protesters sat in front of Trump Tower holding signs such as “Grab my pussy, muthafucker I dare you” and “Don’t tread on my pussy”.[84]
- October 26 – Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed with a sledgehammer and a pickaxe.[85]
November[edit]
- November 5 – During a rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada, Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents when someone yelled “gun” while others tried to take a protester’s anti-Trump sign. The protester was questioned and found to have no weapons on him. Trump returned minutes later to resume his rally.[86][87]
Post-election protests[edit]
Following the announcement of Trump’s election victory, large protests broke out across the United States including other countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Philippines, Australia, Israel with some continuing for several days, and more protests planned for the following weeks and months.
November 2016[edit]
- November 9
Protests against Donald Trump that occurred in cities on November 9, 2016 |
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Dallas,
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According to several sources, thousands of protesters took to the street in Chicago. Chicago Tribune explains that the protest was “relatively peaceful” and was “devoid of any of the heavy vandalism of effigy burning that occurred elsewhere.” Five people were arrested altogether.[88][89][90]
- Atlanta, Georgia,
- Boston, Massachusetts,
- Cleveland, Ohio,
- Dallas, Texas,
- Detroit, Michigan,
- Houston, Texas,
- Los Angeles, California,
- Miami, Florida,
- New York City, New York,
- Oakland, California,
- Omaha, Nebraska,
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
- Portland, Oregon,
- Richmond, Virginia,
- San Diego, California,
- San Francisco, California,
- San Jose, California,
- Seattle, Washington,
- Washington, D.C.,
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
Protests also occurred at various universities, including:
High school and college students walked out of classes to protest.[97][113] The protests were mostly peaceful, although at some protests fires were lit, flags were burned, and a Trump piñata was burned.[114][115][116] Celebrities such as Madonna, Cher, and Lady Gaga took part in New York.[117][118][119] Some protesters took to blocking freeways in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Portland, Oregon, and were dispersed by police in the early hours of the morning.[120][121] One protester was hit by a car.[122] In a number of cities, protesters were dispersed with rubber bullets, pepper spray and bean-bags fired by police.[123][124][125] While protests ended at 3:00 a.m. in New York City, calls were made to continue the protests over the coming days.[126]
- November 10
As Trump held the first transition meeting with President Obama at the White House, protesters were outside.[127] Protests continued in cities across the United States. International protests were held in London, Vancouver, and Manila.[128][129]Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani called protesters “a bunch of spoiled cry-babies.”[130] Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti expressed understanding of the protests and praised those who peacefully wanted to make their voices heard.[131]
In Austin, Texas, a young girl rallied protesters behind the mantra: “I am a female, I am mixed race, I am a child and I cannot vote. But that will not stop me from getting heard” after which chants of “Love is love, and love trumps hate” followed.[132][133][134][135] In Los Angeles, protesters continued blocking freeways.[136] A peaceful protest turned violent when a small group began rioting and attacking police in Portland, Oregon.[137] The protests in Portland attracted over 4,000 people and remained largely peaceful, but took to the highway and blocked traffic.[138] Acts of vandalism including a number of smashed windows, vandalized vehicles, and a dumpster fire caused police to declare a riot.[138][139] Protesters tried to retain the peaceful nature of the protest and chanted “peaceful protest”.[140]
Protests were held in the following cities:
- Chicago, Illinois,
- Dallas, Texas,
- Grand Rapids, Michigan,
- Greensboro, North Carolina,
- Louisville, Kentucky,
- Madison, Wisconsin,
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
- Minneapolis, Minnesota,
- New York City, New York,
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
- Pittsburg, California,
- Portland, Oregon,
- Richmond, Virginia,
- Tampa, Florida,
Numerous petitions were started to prevent Trump from taking office; including a Change.org petition started by Elijah Berg of North Carolina requesting that faithless electors in states that Trump won vote for Clinton instead, which surpassed three million signatures.[151]
- November 11
Protests occurred in the following cities:
- Anchorage, Alaska,
- Atlanta, Georgia,
- Bakersfield, California,
- Burlington, Vermont,
- Columbia, South Carolina,
- Columbus, Ohio,
- Dallas, Texas,
- Denver, Colorado,
- Des Moines, Iowa,
- Eugene, Oregon,
- Fort Worth, Texas,
- Grand Rapids, Michigan,
- Iowa City, Iowa,
- Los Angeles, California,
- Nashville, Tennessee,
- New Haven, Connecticut,
- New York, New York,
- Olympia, Washington,
- Orlando, Florida,
- Royal Oak, Michigan,
- San Antonio, Texas ,
Protests also occurred at the following schools:
- Ohio State University,
- State University of New York at New Paltz,
- Texas State University,
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
- University of Massachusetts Amherst,
- University of Miami,
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro,
- University of North Carolina, Wilmington,
- University of Pacific,
- University of Rochester,
- Vanderbilt University,
- Virginia Commonwealth University,
- Wayne State University,
- Wesleyan University,
A protest also occurred at the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.[185][186] The American and Mexican national soccer teams also posed together in a Unity Wall in response to Trump’s election before their World Cup qualifying match in Columbus, Ohio.[187]
- November 12
During a peaceful march in Oregon in the early hours of November 12, one protester was shot by an unknown assailant.[188] Police in Portland, Oregon, said that they arrested over than twenty people after protesters refused to disperse.[189]
On the first weekend day after the election, a march of over 10,000 people in Los Angeles went from MacArthur Park and shut down the busy Wilshire Blvd corridor.[190][191] In New York City, another crowd cited by NBC News as 25,000[192]marched from Union Square to Trump Tower.[193][194][195] In Chicago, thousands of people marched through The Loop.[196] In Indianapolis, about 500 people gathered at the Statehouse, then proceeded to march downtown.[197] Protesters split off into several groups, some of which moved to the streets and blocked traffic.[198] Some protesters were allegedly throwing rocks at police officers, who responded by firing non-lethal weapons.[199]
International protests also occurred in cities such as Berlin, Germany, Melbourne, Australia and Perth, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.[200][201][202][203]
- November 13
Protests continued in the following cities:
- Chicago, Illinois,
- Denver, Colorado,
- Erie, Pennsylvania,
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
- Los Angeles, California,
- Manchester, New Hampshire,
- New Haven, Connecticut,
- New York City, New York,
- Oakland, California,
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
- Royal Oak, Michigan,
- San Francisco, California,
- Springfield, Massachusetts,
- San Antonio, Texas ,
International protests have occurred in cities including Toronto, Canada, where about a thousand people gathered in Nathan Phillips Square.[209][210]
- November 14
A group of 40 protesters in Washington, D.C. staged a sit-in at the office of prospective Senate minority leader Charles Schumer, in an effort to change Democratic leadership and prevent the party’s collaboration with Trump. Seventeen arrests were made at that sit-in.[212]
At a small protest at Ohio State University, protest leader Timothy Adams was attacked from behind and knocked down to the steps he was standing on, breaking his bullhorn and glasses.[213][214]
Several school districts experienced walkouts from high school students, many of them too young to have voted.[215]
- November 15
Protests occurred in the following cities and universities:
-
- Akron, Ohio,
- Beltsville, Maryland,
- Kalamazoo, Michigan,
- Montgomery County, Maryland,
- New York City,
- Santa Barbara, California,
- Washington, D.C.,
- La Salle University,
- Penn State University,
- Rutgers University,
- St. Mary’s College of California,
- Stanford University,
- University of California, Riverside,
- University of Chicago,
- University of Illinois at Chicago,
- November 16
Student protests continued for a third day in Montgomery County, Maryland.[219]
Students around the country walked out of classes in an effort to push their schools to declare themselves a “sanctuary campus” from Trump’s planned immigration policy of mass deportations.[231] The Stanford, Rutgers, and St. Mary’s protests on November 15 were among the first.[226] Rutgers President Robert Barchi responded that the school will protect the privacy of its undocumented immigrants.[232] California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White made a similar affirmation.[233] Iowa State University reaffirmed continuation of their already existing policy.[234]
Around 350 Harvard University faculty members signed a letter urging the administration to denounce hate speech, protect student privacy, reaffirm admissions and financial aid policies and to make the university a sanctuary. One of the first to sign the letter was Henry Louis Gates Jr.[235]
The letters of Trump’s name were removed from three buildings in Manhattan, including Trump Place due to angered residents.[236]
- November 17
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- In the early morning in Los Angeles, protesters chanted “Fire Bannon” in reference to Trump appointing Steve Bannon as chief White House strategist and senior counselor on Sunday.[237][238] Bannon denied accusations of his being a white nationalist, saying “I’m a nationalist.”[239][240]
- Two students were arrested at a protest at the University of Pittsburgh[241]
- A rally was held at the University of Miami[242]
- Around 100 students protested at Portland State University[243]
- November 18
Various protests occurred in Augusta, Maine,[244] Chapel Hill, North Carolina,[245]Cleveland, Ohio,[246][247] Prince George’s County, Maryland,[248] Sacramento, California,[249] and Washington, D.C.[250]
Vice President-elect Mike Pence attended the musical Hamilton in New York City, where he was addressed by the cast.[251]
- November 19
-
- About 3,000 formed a hand holding ring around Green Lake in Seattle, Washington.[252]
- In Chicago, approximately 2,000 protesters marched from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower Chicago.[253][254][255][256]
- Several hundred protesters rallied and marched in downtown San Francisco.[257]
- In New York City, three separate protests converged on the heavily secured area surrounding Trump Tower in New York City, where security guided them into a demonstration pen that had been erected outside of the president elect’s offices and residence. One group marched from Queens.[258] One group protesting Trump’s appointment of Bannon marched from Washington Square Park. A smaller but more dramatic group wearing stage special effects makeup of wounds and scars, marched from Union Square to indicate the damage a Trump administration will have on “marginalized people” including women.[259]
- International protests occurred in Toronto, Canada;[260] Melbourne, Australia;[261] and Paris, France.[262]
- November 20
-
- A 69-year-old man dressed in a U.S. Marine uniform set himself alight in the Highland Square in Akron, Ohio, after ranting about the need to protest Trump’s election. He was hospitalized in stable condition.[263][264]
- A protest in Brooklyn Heights attracted Adam Horovitz to Adam Yauch Park (a park named after his late-Beastie Boys bandmate), where multiple spray-painted swastikas and the message “Go Trump” had been discovered two days before.[265] At the protest, Horovitz released a statement against Trump.[266]
- An anti-Trump group called “Not Up For Grabs: Portland” marched in Portland, Oregon.[267]
- During a live performance on the American Music Awards of 2016, Green Day performed their new song Bang Bang. In the middle of the song, lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong included the anti-Trump chant “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!”[268]
- November 21
-
- A rally was held outside the Rhode Island State House in Providence, Rhode Island.[269]
- A protest was held in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.[270]
- Protests continued outside Portland City Hall in Portland, Oregon, and a march was held later in the evening.[271]
- November 22
Students at Christopher Newport University protested.[272]
- November 23
A protest occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The protesters called for President Obama to pardon all immigrants before the end of his term.[273]
- November 25
On Black Friday, protesters blocked entrances to stores on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.[274]
- November 26
A small protest occurred at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon. Protester Bobby Lang said, “It’s either sit in horror or go out and do things.”[275]
- November 27
A protest occurred at the Nebraska State Capitol building.[276] The crowd was estimated at around 200 people.[277]
December 2016[edit]
- December 8 – There was controversy about the inaugural permitting for protests.[278] Hundreds of thousands of people have organized on Facebook to attend.[279] Partnership for Civil Justice Fund for the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition has a lawsuit pending about protest near the Trump Hotel.[280]
- December 18 – On International Migrants Day approximately 2,000 people marched peacefully in downtown Los Angeles against Trump’s policies on immigration, the environment and healthcare.[281]
- December 19 – On the day the United States Electoral College convened protests were held at numerous state capitols, including but not limited to those of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Tennessee,[282] and Idaho.
International reactions
- China – On November 14, 2016, the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco warned “Chinese exchange students, visiting students, teachers and volunteers” to avoid participating in the protests.[54]
- Turkey – The Government of Turkey warned its citizens who may be traveling to the United States to “be careful due to protests” and that occasionally “the protests turn violent and criminal while protesters [are] detained by security forces” while also stating that “racists and xenophobic incidents increased in USA”.[55]
Stop Trump movement
The Stop Trump movement, also called the anti-Trump, Dump Trump, or Never Trump movement,[1] was the informal name for the effort on the part of some Republicans and other prominent conservatives to prevent front-runner and now President of the United States Donald Trump from obtaining the Republican Party presidential nomination, and, following his nomination, the presidency, for the 2016 United States presidential election. Although Trump’s campaign drew a substantial amount of criticism, he was ultimately sworn in as president.
The movement gained momentum following Trump’s wins in the March 15, 2016, Super Tuesday primaries, including his victory over U.S. Senator Marco Rubio in Florida.[2][3][4][5] After U.S. Senator Ted Cruz dropped out of the race following Trump’s primary victory in Indiana on May 3, 2016, Trump became the presumptive nominee, while internal opposition to Trump remained as the process pivoted towards a general election.[6]
Following unsuccessful attempts by some delegates at the Republican National Convention to block his nomination, Trump became the Republican Party’s 2016 nominee for President of the United States on July 18, 2016. Some members of the Stop Trump movement endorsed alternative candidates in the general election, such as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, independent conservative Evan McMullin, and American Solidarity Party nominee Mike Maturen.[7][8]
These efforts ultimately failed when Trump won the general election on November 8. According to exit polls, Trump received 90% of the GOP vote, while Clinton won 89% of Democratic voters.[9]
Background[edit]
Trump entered the Republican primaries on June 16, 2015, at a time when Governors Jeb Bush and Scott Walker and Senator Marco Rubio were viewed as the early frontrunners.[10] Trump was generally considered a longshot to win the nomination, but his large media profile gave him a chance to spread his message and appear in the Republican debates.[11][12] By the end of 2015, Trump was leading the Republican field in national polls.[13] Despite Trump’s enduring strength in the polls, his rivals continued to attack each other rather than Trump.[14] In this atmosphere, some Republicans, such as former Mitt Romney adviser Alex Castellanos, called for a “negative ad blitz” against Trump,[14] and another former Romney aide founded Our Principles PAC to attack Trump.[15] After Trump won the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries, many Republican leaders called for the party to unite around a single leader to stop Trump’s nomination.[16]
Erickson meeting[edit]
On March 17, 2016, notable conservatives under the leadership of Erick Erickson met at the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C. to discuss strategies for preventing Trump from securing the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. Among the strategies discussed were a “unity ticket”,[17] a possible third-party candidate and a contested convention, especially if Trump did not gain the 1,237 delegates necessary to secure the nomination.[18]
The meeting was organized by Erick Erickson, Bill Wichterman, and Bob Fischer. Around two dozen people attended.[19][20]Consensus was reached that Trump’s nomination could be prevented, and that efforts would be made to seek a unity ticket, possibly comprising U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich.[19]
Efforts[edit]
By political organizations[edit]
Our Principles PAC and Club for Growth were involved in trying to prevent Trump’s nomination. Our Principles PAC has spent more than $13 million on advertising attacking Trump.[21][22] The Club for Growth spent $11 million in an effort to prevent Trump from becoming the Republican Party’s nominee.[23]
By Republican delegates[edit]
In June 2016, activists Eric O’Keefe and Dane Waters formed a group called Delegates Unbound, which CNN described as “an effort to convince delegates that they have the authority and the ability to vote for whomever they want.”[24][25][26] The effort involved the publication of a book, Unbound: The Conscience of a Republican Delegate by Republican delegates Curly Haugland and Sean Parnell. The book argues that “delegates are not bound to vote for any particular candidate based on primary and caucus results, state party rules, or even state law.”[27][28]
Republican delegates Kendal Unruh and Steve Lonegan led an Free the Delegates effort among fellow Republican delegates to change the convention rules “to include a ‘conscience clause’ that would allow delegates bound to Trump to vote against him, even on the first ballot at the July convention.”[29] Unruh described the effort as “an ‘Anybody but Trump’ movement”. According to The Washington Post, Unruh’s efforts started with a conference call on June 16 “with at least 30 delegates from 15 states”. Regional coordinators for the effort were recruited in Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Washington and other states.[30] By June 19, hundreds of delegates to the Republican National Convention calling themselves Free the Delegates had begun raising funds and recruiting members in support of an effort to change Party convention rules to free delegates to vote however they want – instead of according to the results of state caucuses and primaries.[31] Unruh, a member of the convention’s Rules Committee and one of the group’s founders, planned to propose adding the “conscience clause” to the convention’s rules effectively unhinging pledged delegates. She needed 56 other supporters from the 112-member panel, which determines precisely how Republicans select their nominee in Cleveland.[32] However, the Rules Committee voted down, by a vote of 84–21, a move to send a “minority report” to the floor allowing the unbinding of delegates, thereby defeating the “Stop Trump” activists and guaranteeing Trump’s nomination. The committee then endorsed the opposite option, voting 87–12 to include rules language specifically stating that delegates were required to vote based on their states’ primary and caucus results.[33]
By individuals[edit]
At a luncheon in February 2016 attended by Republican governors and donors, Karl Rove discussed the danger of Trump securing the Republican nomination in July, and that it may be possible to stop him, but that there was not much time left.[34][35]
Early in March 2016, Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, directed some of his advisors to look at ways to stop Trump from obtaining the nomination at the Republican National Convention (RNC). Romney also spoke publicly urging voters to vote for the Republican candidate most likely to prevent Trump from acquiring delegates in state primaries.[36] A few weeks later, Romney announced that he would vote for Ted Cruz in the Utah GOP caucuses. On his Facebook page, he posted “Today, there is a contest between Trumpism and Republicanism. Through the calculated statements of its leader, Trumpism has become associated with racism, misogyny, bigotry, xenophobia, vulgarity and, most recently, threats and violence. I am repulsed by each and every one of these.”[37][38][39] Nevertheless, Romney said early on he would “support the Republican nominee,” though he didn’t “think that’s going to be Donald Trump.”[40]
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham shifted from opposing both Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, to eventually supporting Cruz as a better alternative to Trump. Commenting about Trump, Graham said “I don’t think he’s a Republican, I don’t think he’s a conservative, I think his campaign’s built on xenophobia, race-baiting and religious bigotry. I think he’d be a disaster for our party and as Senator Cruz would not be my first choice, I think he is a Republican conservative who I could support.”[41][42]In May, after Trump became the presumptive nominee, Graham announced he would not be supporting Trump in the general election, stating “[I] cannot, in good conscience, support Donald Trump because I do not believe he is a reliable Republican conservative nor has he displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as Commander in Chief.”[43]
In October 2016, some individuals made third-party vote trading mobile applications and websites to help stop Trump; for example a Californian that wants to vote for Clinton will instead vote for Jill Stein, and in exchange a Stein supporter in a swing state will vote for Clinton.[44] The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2007 case Porter v. Bowen established vote trading as a First Amendment right.
Former Republican Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush both refused to support Trump’s candidacy in the general election.[45][46]
List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
Public officials[edit]
Former Presidents[edit]
- George H. W. Bush, President of the United States (1989–93); Vice President of the United States (1981–89)[1][2]
- George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–09); Governor of Texas (1995-2000)[3]
Former 2016 Republican presidential primary candidates[edit]
All candidates signed a pledge to eventually support the party nominee. The following have refused to honor it.
- Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida (1999–2007)[4]
- Carly Fiorina,[a][b] CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005); 2010 nominee for U.S. Senator from California[5][6]
- Lindsey Graham, United States Senator from South Carolina (2003–present) (voted for Evan McMullin)[7]
- John Kasich, Governor of Ohio (2011–present); U.S. Representative from Ohio (1983–2001)[8] (wrote in John McCain)[9]
- George Pataki, Governor of New York (1995–2006)[10]
Former federal cabinet-level officials[edit]
- William Bennett,[a] Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (1989–90); United States Secretary of Education (1985–99)[11]
- Bill Brock, United States Secretary of Labor (1985-87); United States Trade Representative (1981-85); U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1971-77); Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1977-81)[12]
- Michael Chertoff, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2005–09); Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2003–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[13][14]
- Bill Cohen, United States Secretary of Defense (1997–2001); United States Senator from Maine (1979–97) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[15][16]
- Robert Gates, United States Secretary of Defense (2006–11); Director of Central Intelligence (1991–93)[17]
- Carlos Gutierrez, United States Secretary of Commerce (2005–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Carla Anderson Hills, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1975–77), United States Trade Representative (1989–93) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[13][18]
- Ray LaHood, United States Secretary of Transportation (2009–13), U.S. Representative from Illinois (1995–2009)[19]
- Greg Mankiw, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (2003–05)[20]
- Mel Martinez, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2001–03); United States Senator from Florida (2005–09); General Chair of the Republican National Committee (2007)[21][22]
- Michael Mukasey, United States Attorney General (2007–09)[23]
- John Negroponte, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2001–04); Director of National Intelligence (2005–07); United States Deputy Secretary of State (2007–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[13][18]
- Henry Paulson, United States Secretary of the Treasury (2006–09) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[24]
- Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State (2001–05), National Security Advisor (1987–89) (voted for Hillary Clinton)[25]
- William K. Reilly, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1989–92) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Condoleezza Rice,[b] United States Secretary of State (2005–09), National Security Advisor (2001–05)[26]
- Tom Ridge, United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–05); Homeland Security Advisor (2001–03); Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001)[13][27][28]
- William Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (1970–73, 1983–85) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- George P. Shultz, United States Secretary of Labor (1969–70); Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970–72); United States Secretary of the Treasury (1972–74); United States Secretary of State (1982–89)[20]
- Louis Wade Sullivan, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (1989–93) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[29]
- Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2001–03); Governor of New Jersey (1994–2001) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[30]
- Robert Zoellick, United States Deputy Secretary of State (2005–06); U.S. Trade Representative (2001–05); President of the World Bank Group (2007–12)[13]
Governors[edit]
- Current
- Charlie Baker, Massachusetts (2015–present)[31]
- Robert J. Bentley,[a] Alabama (2011–present)[32]
- Dennis Daugaard,[a][b] South Dakota (2011–present)[33]
- Bill Haslam, Tennessee (2011–present)[34]
- Gary Herbert,[a] Utah (2009–present)[35]
- Larry Hogan, Maryland (2015–present)[36][37]
- Susana Martinez, New Mexico (2011–present); Chair of the Republican Governors Association (2015–present)[38]
- Brian Sandoval,[a] Nevada (2011–present)[39]
- Rick Snyder, Michigan (2011–present)[40]
- Former
- Arne Carlson, Minnesota (1991–99) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- A. Linwood Holton Jr., Virginia (1970–74); Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1974–75) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[41]
- Jon Huntsman Jr.,[a] Utah (2005–09); United States Ambassador to China (2009–11); United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–93)[42]
- William Milliken, Michigan (1969–83) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[43]
- Kay A. Orr, Nebraska (1987–91)[44]
- Tim Pawlenty,[a] Minnesota (2003–11)[45]
- Marc Racicot, Montana (1993–01); Chair of the Republican National Committee (2001–03)[46]
- Mitt Romney, Massachusetts (2003–07), 2012 nominee for President[47]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, California (2003–11)[48]
- William Weld, Massachusetts (1991–97) (2016 Libertarian nominee for Vice President)[49]
- Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey (1994-2001) [50]
U.S. Senators[edit]
- Current
- Susan Collins, Maine (1997–present)[51](supported Mike Pence for Vice President; presidential vote unknown)[citation needed]
- Jeff Flake,[b] Arizona (2013–present)[52][53]
- Cory Gardner,[a][b] Colorado (2015–present) (writing-in Mike Pence)[54]
- Dean Heller, Nevada (2011–present)[55]
- Mike Lee,[b] Utah (2011–present)[56](voted for Evan McMullin)[57]
- John McCain,[a] Arizona (1987–present); 2008 nominee for President[58]
- Lisa Murkowski,[b] Alaska (2002–present)[59]
- Rob Portman,[a] Ohio (2010-present); United States Trade Representative (2005–06), Director of the Office of Management and Budget (2006–07) (writing-in Mike Pence)[60]
- Ben Sasse, Nebraska (2015–present)[21][61]
- Dan Sullivan,[a][b] Alaska (2015–present) (wrote in Mike Pence)[62]
- Former
- Kelly Ayotte,[c] New Hampshire (2011–17) (wrote in Mike Pence)[63]
- Mark Kirk,[a] Illinois (2010–17) (writing-in Colin Powell)[37]
- Norm Coleman, Minnesota (2003–09)[28][64]
- David Durenberger, Minnesota (1978–95) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Slade Gorton, Washington (1981–87, 1989–2001) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[65]
- Gordon J. Humphrey, New Hampshire (1979–90) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[66][67]
- John Warner, Virginia (1979–2009); United States Secretary of the Navy (1972–74) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[68]
U.S. Representatives[edit]
- Sitting at the time of the Trump campaign
- Justin Amash, Michigan (2011–present)[28]
- Mike Coffman, Colorado (2009–present)[69]
- Barbara Comstock, Virginia (2015–present)[70]
- Carlos Curbelo, Florida (2015–present)[21][71]
- Rodney Davis,[a] Illinois (2013–present)[72]
- Charlie Dent, Pennsylvania (2005–present)[73]
- Bob Dold, Illinois (2011–13, 2015–17)[28][74]
- Jeff Fortenberry,[a] Nebraska (2005–present)[72]
- Scott Garrett,[a] New Jersey (2003–2017)[72]
- Kay Granger,[b] Texas (1997–present)[75]
- Richard L. Hanna, New York (2011–17) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[28][76]
- Cresent Hardy,[a] Nevada (2015–17)[77]
- Joe Heck,[a] Nevada (2011–17); 2016 nominee for U.S. Senate[77]
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington (2011–present) (writing-in Paul Ryan)[78]
- Will Hurd, Texas (2015–present)[79]
- David Jolly, Florida (2014–17)[80]
- John Katko, New York (2015–present)[81]
- Adam Kinzinger, Illinois (2011–present)[82]
- Steve Knight, California (2015–present)[83]
- Frank LoBiondo,[a] New Jersey (1995–present) (writing-in Mike Pence)[84]
- Mia Love, Utah (2015–present)[85]
- Pat Meehan,[b] Pennsylvania (2011–present)[84]
- Erik Paulsen,[a] Minnesota (2009–present)[86]
- Reid Ribble, Wisconsin (2011–17)[28]
- Scott Rigell, Virginia (2011–17) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[21]
- Martha Roby,[b] Alabama (2011–present)[87][88]
- Tom Rooney,[a] Florida (2009–present)[72]
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida (1989–present)[28]
- Mike Simpson,[a] Idaho (1999–present)[11]
- Fred Upton, Michigan (1987–present)[89]
- David Valadao, California (2013–present)[90]
- Ann Wagner,[a] Missouri (2013–present)[91]
- Former
- Steve Bartlett, Texas (1983–91)[92]
- Bob Bauman, Maryland (1973–81)[92]
- Sherwood Boehlert, New York (1993–2007) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[93]
- Jack Buechner, Missouri (1987–91)[92]
- Tom Campbell, California (1989–93, 1995–2001) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[94]
- Bill Clinger, Pennsylvania (1979–97)[92]
- Tom Coleman, Missouri (1976–93)[92]
- Geoff Davis, Kentucky (2005–12)[92]
- Mickey Edwards, Oklahoma (1977–93)[92]
- Harris Fawell, Illinois (1985–99)[92]
- Ed Foreman, Texas (1963–65, 1969–71)[92]
- Amo Houghton, New York (1987–2005)[92]
- Bob Inglis, South Carolina (1993–99, 2005–11)[28]
- Jim Kolbe, Arizona (1985–2007) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[95]
- Steve Kuykendall, California (1999–2001)[92]
- Jim Leach, Iowa (1977–2007)[92]
- Pete McCloskey, California (1967–83)[92]
- Connie Morella, Maryland (1987–2003) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Mike Parker, Mississippi (1989–99); Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (2001–02)[92]
- Tom Petri, Wisconsin (1979–2015)[92]
- John Porter, Illinois (1980–2001)[92]
- Joe Scarborough, Florida (1995–2001); commentator and author[96]
- Claudine Schneider, Rhode Island (1981–91) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[93]
- Chris Shays, Connecticut (1987–2009) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Peter Smith, Vermont (1989–11)[92]
- Mark Souder, Indiana (1995–2010)[97]
- J.C. Watts, Oklahoma (1995–2003)[21]
- Edward Weber, Ohio (1981–83)[92]
- Vin Weber, Minnesota (1983–93)[98]
- G. William Whitehurst, Virginia (1969–87)[92]
- Dick Zimmer, New Jersey (1991–97) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[99]
Former State Department officials[edit]
- Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[100]
- John B. Bellinger III, Legal Adviser of the Department of State; Legal Adviser to the National Security Council[13]
- Robert Blackwill, United States Ambassador to India; Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[13][18]
- R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; United States Ambassador to NATO; United States Ambassador to Greece (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[101]
- Eliot A. Cohen, Counselor of the United States Department of State[13][21]
- Chester Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs[23]
- Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs[13]
- James K. Glassman, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[23]
- David F. Gordon, Director of Policy Planning[13]
- Donald Gregg, United States Ambassador to South Korea[20]
- David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- John Hillen, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs[13]
- Reuben Jeffery III, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment[13]
- Robert Joseph, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs[23]
- David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor[13]
- Stephen D. Krasner, Director of Policy Planning[23]
- Frank Lavin, United States Ambassador to Singapore; Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Robert McCallum, United States Ambassador to Australia; Acting United States Deputy Attorney General[13]
- Richard Miles, United States Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Georgia; Acting United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan[23]
- Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs[23]
- John Osborn, Member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy[23]
- Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs[13]
- William Howard Taft IV, Legal Adviser of the Department of State; United States Ambassador to NATO; United States Deputy Secretary of Defense[13]
- Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor for Women’s Empowerment; Special Assistant to the President for Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[13][18]
- Betty Tamposi, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[102]
- Peter Teeley, United States Ambassador to Canada (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Robert Tuttle, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[103]
- Philip Zelikow, Counselor of the United States Department of State[13]
Former Defense Department officials[edit]
- Don Bacon,[b] Brigadier General, United States Air Force; Representative for Nebraska’s 2nd district[104]
- Seth Cropsey, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict & Interdependent Capabilities[23]
- Michael B. Donley, United States Secretary of the Air Force (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Eric Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy[13]
- Doug Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy[105]
- Robert Hastings, Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs[23]
- Tim Kane, United States Air Force intelligence officer; Chief Labor Economist, Joint Economic Committee[23]
- Mary Beth Long, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs[13]
- Alberto J. Mora, General Counsel of the Navy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Gale Pollock, Acting Surgeon General of the United States Army (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Martha Rainville, Major General, United States Air Force; Vermont Adjutant General[23]
- Michael Rubin, Defense Country Director for Iran and Iraq[23]
- Kalev Sepp, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations Capabilities[23]
- Matthew Waxman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[11][13]
- Paul Wolfowitz, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense; President of the World Bank Group (voting for Hillary Clinton)[106]
- Dov Zakheim, Comptroller of the Department of Defense[13]
Former National Security officials[edit]
- Ken Adelman, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[11][23]
- Mike Baker, covert operations officer, Central Intelligence Agency[23]
- Tom Donnelly, Director of the Policy Group, House Armed Services Committee[23]
- Gary Edson, Deputy National Security Advisor[13]
- Richard Falkenrath, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor[13]
- Peter Feaver, Senior Director for Strategic Planning[13]
- Aaron Friedberg, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President[13]
- Greg Garcia, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Cyber Security and Telecommunications[23]
- Michael Green, Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council[13]
- Paul Haenle, Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council[13]
- Michael Hayden, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2006–09)[13]
- William Inboden, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council[13]
- James Jeffrey, Deputy National Security Advisor[13]
- James C. Langdon, Jr., Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board[13]
- Deborah Loewer, Director of the White House Situation Room (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[107]
- Evan McMullin, Operations officer, Central Intelligence Agency; Senior Adviser for National Security, House Foreign Affairs Committee (Independent candidate for President)[108][109]
- Paul D. Miller, Director for Afghanistan, National Security Council[23]
- Meghan O’Sullivan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan[13]
- Kori Schake, Director of Defense Strategy, National Security Council[13]
- Gary Schmitt, Executive Director of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board[23]
- Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor (1975–77, 1989–93); Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (2001–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- David Shedd, Deputy Director of National Intelligence; Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency[23]
- Stephen Slick, Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council[13]
- Frances Townsend, Homeland Security Advisor[23]
- Kenneth Wainstein, Homeland Security Advisor[13]
Other former federal government officials[edit]
- Donald B. Ayer, United States Deputy Attorney General[13]
- Phillip D. Brady, White House Staff Secretary; White House Cabinet Secretary (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[107]
- Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney[110]
- Linda Chavez, Director of the Office of Public Liaison; 1986 nominee for U.S. Senator from Maryland[28]
- Jim Cicconi, White House Staff Secretary (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Scott Evertz, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Tony Fratto, Deputy White House Press Secretary[111]
- Charles Fried, United States Solicitor General; Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[112]
- Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy; Commissioner of Internal Revenue (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Theodore Kassinger, United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce[13]
- Bill Kristol, Chief of Staff to the Vice President (endorsed Evan McMullin)[113]
- Rosario Marin, Treasurer of the United States (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[114]
- John McKay, former United States Attorney (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[115]
- Andrew Natsios, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development; Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party[13]
- Daniel F. Runde, Director of the Global Development Alliance[23]
- Larry D. Thompson, United States Deputy Attorney General[13]
- Dan Webb, former United States Attorney (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[116]
- Peter Wehner, Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives[11]
- Lezlee Westine, Director of the Office of Public Liaison (2001–2005) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[98][117]
- Peter Zeidenberg, Assistant United States Attorney[110]
Statewide officials[edit]
- Current
- Brian Calley,[a][b] Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (2011–present)[118]
- Spencer Cox, Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013–present)[119]
- Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey (2010–present)[120]
- Former
- Paul Anderson, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court (1994–2013) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[121]
- Greg Bell, Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2009–13) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[122]
- Bob Brown, Secretary of State of Montana (2001–05) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[123]
- Betty Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio (1995–2003), Ohio State Auditor (2003–07)[124]
- Sam Reed, Secretary of State of Washington (2000–12) (endorsed Evan McMullin)[125]
- Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General of Utah (2001–13) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[126]
- Robert Smith, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2004–14) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[127]
- Michael Steele, Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (2003–07) and RNC Chair (2009–11)[128]
- Diana Taylor, New York Superintendent of Banks (2003–07) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[129]
- Grant Woods, Attorney General of Arizona (1991–99) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[130]
State legislators[edit]
- Current
- Jack Ciattarelli,[a] New Jersey State Representative (2011–present)[120]
- Kurt Daudt,[b] Minnesota State Representative (2011–present), Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2015–present)[45]
- David Johnson, Iowa State Senator (2003–present)[37][131]
- Mark B. Madsen, Utah State Senator (2005–present) (endorsed Gary Johnson)[132]
- Charisse Millett,[a] Alaska State Representative (2009–present), Majority Leader (2015–present)[133][134]
- Ross Spano, Florida State Representative (2012–present)[80]
- Joe Sweeney,[a] New Hampshire State Representative (2012–present)[135]
- Former
- Michael Balboni, New York State Senator (1998–2007) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[136]
- Lois Sherman Hagarty, Pennsylvania State Representative (1980–92)[137]
- Brian Lees, Massachusetts State Senator (1989–2007), Minority Leader (1993–2007)[138]
- Jack McGregor, Pennsylvania State Senator (1963–70) (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[107]
- Will Weatherford, Florida State Representative (2006–14), Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2012–14)[80]
Municipal officials[edit]
- Joel Giambra, former Erie County Executive (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[139]
- Carlos A. Giménez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[140]
- Danny Jones, Mayor of Charleston, West Virginia (endorsed Gary Johnson)[141][142]
- Aimee Winder Newton,[a] Member of the Salt Lake County Council[143]
- Tomás Regalado, Mayor of Miami[144]
Other notable individuals[edit]
Republican Party figures[edit]
- Steve Baer, former President, United Republican Fund of Illinois [145]
- Max Boot, author (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[28]
- Ellen Bork, political consultant[23]
- Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001–09); First Lady of Texas (1995-2000)[146]
- Marvin Bush, son of George H. W. Bush, brother of George W. Bush and Jeb Bush (endorsed Gary Johnson)[147]
- Al Cardenas, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida[72]
- Patrick Chovanec, economist[23]
- Mindy Finn, political consultant, strategist, and activist (Independent running mate for Evan McMullin)[148]
- Darryl Glenn,[a] 2016 nominee for U.S. Senator from Colorado [149]
- Juan Hernandez, political consultant, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas (endorsed Gary Johnson)[150]
- Matt Higgins, former press secretary for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Robert Kagan, former foreign policy advisor and speechwriter (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[28]
- Matt Kibbe, libertarian ideals advocate[28]
- Jimmy LaSalvia, co-founder of GOProud (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Kevin Madden, spokesperson for 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt Romney[21]
- Ken Mehlman, former Chair of the Republican National Committee[28]
- Mike Murphy, political consultant and commentator (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[151]
- Patrick Ruffini, political strategist[28]
- Mark Salter, chief aide to John McCain (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[152]
- Randy Scheunemann, national security and foreign policy advisor[23]
- Steve Schmidt, campaign strategist[153]
- Gabriel Schoenfeld, former Senior Advisor to 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney[28]
- Lionel Sosa, political consultant (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[154]
- A. J. Spiker, Chair of the Iowa Republican Party[155]
- Ben Stein, former speechwriter for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford[28]
- Stuart Stevens, political consultant and strategist[28]
- Mac Stipanovich, strategist and lobbyist; former Chief of Staff to Bob Martinez (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[156]
- John Weaver,[d] strategist[157]
Conservative academics, journalists and commentators[edit]
- Michael Auslin, Resident Scholar and Director of Japanese Studies at the American Enterprise Institute[23]
- Glenn Beck, former Fox News host, radio host, columnist, and author (endorsed Darrell Castle)[158]
- Guy Benson, journalist[111]
- Michael Berry, radio host[28]
- L. Brent Bozell III, activist and writer[28]
- David Brooks, columnist[159]
- Christine Caine, evangelical author[160]
- Steven G. Calabresi, legal scholar and co-founder of the Federalist Society[161]
- Mona Charen, columnist and author[28]
- Lanhee Chen, academic and commentator[20]
- Joshua Claybourn, attorney, author, and former convention delegate[162][163]
- Ross Douthat, columnist[37]
- Daniel W. Drezner, blogger[23]
- Richard Epstein, legal scholar[161]
- Erick Erickson, blogger (endorsed Evan McMullin)[164]
- Niall Ferguson, professor of history[23]
- David A. French, author and journalist[37]
- David Frum, columnist and speechwriter for George W. Bush (voted for Hillary Clinton)[165]
- Jeffrey Gedmin, author[23]
- Robert P. George, academic[20]
- Reuel Marc Gerecht, writer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[23]
- Michael Gerson, columnist and speechwriter for George W. Bush[166]
- Jonah Goldberg, columnist and author (endorsed Evan McMullin)[167]
- Michael Graham, radio host[111]
- Mary R. Habeck, professor of strategic studies[23]
- David Harsanyi, columnist[111]
- Stephen F. Hayes, columnist[111]
- Quin Hillyer, columnist[28]
- Margaret Hoover, consultant and commentator[168]
- Charles Krauthammer, columnist (wrote in Paul Ryan or Ben Sasse)[169]
- Matt K. Lewis, columnist and commentator[170]
- Dana Loesch, author and commentator[171]
- Peter Mansoor, military historian (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[23]
- Meghan McCain, commentator, daughter of Senator John McCain (voted for Evan McMullin)[172]
- Beth Moore, evangelical author[160]
- Russell D. Moore, evangelical theologian, head of the Southern Baptist Convention‘s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (writing-in Ben Sasse)[20][173]
- Charles Murray, political scientist and commentator[174]
- Ana Navarro, strategist and commentator (voted for Hillary Clinton)[175]
- Tom Nichols, national security affairs scholar (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[23]
- John Noonan, national security analyst and commentator[176][177]
- Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of World[178]
- Mackubin Thomas Owens, national security advisor[23]
- Katie Pavlich, journalist[28]
- James Pethokoukis, columnist at the American Enterprise Institute (voted for Hillary Clinton)[179]
- Daniel Pipes, historian and columnist[23]
- Danielle Pletka, foreign policy writer[180]
- John Podhoretz, writer and columnist[20]
- Dorothy Rabinowitz, journalist (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[181]
- Jennifer Rubin, journalist[28]
- Ben Shapiro, columnist and commentator[28]
- Bret Stephens, journalist[20]
- Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations[23]
- Ruth Wedgwood, professor of international law and diplomacy[23]
- Jamie Weinstein, political journalist[37]
- Montel Williams, talk show host and commentator[182]
- George Will, columnist[183][184]
- Kevin D. Williamson, writer[185]
- Declan Garvey, commentator, President Emeritus of Harvard Republican Club[186]
Business leaders[edit]
- Daniel Akerson, former Chairman and CEO of General Motors (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[187][188]
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape; founder of Andreessen Horowitz (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[189]
- Mike Fernandez, founder of MBF Healthcare Partners (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[190]
- Seth Klarman, founder of Baupost Group (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[20][191]
- Hamid R. Moghadam, CEO of Prologis (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[189]
- James Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[192]
- Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco Systems (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[189]
- Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation[193]
- Harry E. Sloan, former CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18]
- Jack Welch,[a] former CEO of General Electric[194]
- Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise; former CEO of eBay; 2010 California nominee for Governor of California (endorsed Hillary Clinton)[18][20][195]
Republican groups[edit]
- Harvard Republican Club[196]
- Penn State College Republicans[197]
- Kenyon Republicans[198]
- The University of the South College Republicans[199]
- Cornell College Republicans (endorsed Gary Johnson)[200]
- New Mexico College Republicans (endorsed Gary Johnson)[201]
- Log Cabin Republicans[202]
General election opposition[edit]
Trump was widely described as the presumptive Republican nominee after the May 3 Indiana primary,[6] notwithstanding the continued opposition of groups such as Our Principles PAC.[47] Many GOP leaders endorsed Trump after he became the presumptive nominee, but other Republicans looked for ways to defeat him in the general election.[48]Stop Trump members such as Mitt Romney, Eric Erickson, William Kristol, Mike Murphy, Stuart Stevens, and Rick Wilson pursued the possibility of an independent candidacy by a non-Trump Republican.[48]Potential candidates included Senator Ben Sasse, Governor John Kasich, Senator Tom Coburn, Congressman Justin Amash, Senator Rand Paul, retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, retired Army General Stanley McChrystal, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, businessman Mark Cuban, and 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney.[48][49] However, many of these candidates rejected the possibility of an independent run, pointing to difficulties such as ballot access and the potential to help the Democratic candidate win the presidency.[48] One potential strategy would involve an independent candidate gaining enough electoral votes to deny a majority to either of the major party candidates, sending the three presidential candidates with the most electoral votes to the U.S. House of Representatives under procedures established by the Twelfth Amendment.[50][51] Some anti-Trump Republicans stated that they would vote for Hillary Clinton in the general election.[52]
On May 3, 2016, one of the biggest anti-Trump groups, the “Never Trump PAC”, circulated a petition to collect the signatures of conservatives opposed to voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.[53][54] As of August 19, 2016, over 54,000 people had signed the petition.[55] Gary Johnson‘s campaign in the Libertarian Party attracted attention as a possible vehicle for the Stop Trump movement’s votes in the general election after Trump became the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee.[56][57][58] In late May, Craig Snyder, a former Republican staffer, launched the “Republicans For Hillary PAC”, “aimed at convincing Republicans to choose Hillary Clinton over […] Donald Trump in November.”[59] Also, the grassroots effort, called “Republicans for Clinton in 2016”, or R4C16, joined the effort in defeating Trump.[60]
William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, promoted National Review staff writer David A. French of Tennessee as a prospective candidate.[61][62][63] French opted not to run.[64][65] On August 8, Evan McMullin, a conservative Republican, announced that he would mount an independent bid for president, with support of the Never Trump movement.[66] McMullin was backed by Better for America, a Never Trump group,[67] and was supported by former Americans Elect CEO Kahlil Byrd and Republican campaign-finance lawyer Chris Ashby.[66]
Reactions[edit]
Reactions to the Stop Trump movement were mixed, with other prominent Republicans making statements in support of preventing Trump from receiving the Republican nomination. Following his withdrawal as a candidate for President, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio expressed hope that Trump’s nomination could be stopped, adding that his nomination “would fracture the party and be damaging to the conservative movement.”[68]
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus dismissed the potential impact of Mitt Romney’s efforts to block Trump at the convention.[36] Sam Clovis, a national co-chairman for Trump’s campaign, said that he would leave the Republican Party if it “comes into that convention and jimmies with the rules and takes away the will of the people”.[41] Ned Ryun, founder of conservative group American Majority, expressed concern about a contested convention, should Trump have the most delegates, but fail to reach the 1,237 necessary to be assured the nomination. Ryun speculated that a contested convention would result in Trump running as a third-party candidate, making it unlikely that Republicans would win the presidency in the November general election, adding that it would “blow up the party, at least in the short term”.[69][70]
New Jersey governor Chris Christie expressed his opinion that the efforts to stop Trump will ultimately fail. Relatively shortly after his endorsement of Trump, he criticized the people who condemned his endorsement, including the Stop Trump movement, stating that his critics had yet to support any of the remaining GOP candidates. He said, “I think if you’re a public figure, you have the obligation to speak out, and be ‘for’ something, not just ‘against’ something. … When those folks in the ‘Stop Trump’ movement actually decide to be for something, then people can make an evaluation … if they want to be for one of the remaining candidates, do what I did: Be for one of the remaining candidates.”[71]
Trump said that if he were deprived of the nomination because of falling just short of the 1,237 delegates required, that there could be “problems like you’ve never seen before. I think bad things would happen” and “I think you’d have riots.”[5][72][73] Trump made prior comments suggesting that he might run as an independent candidate if he were not to get the Republican nomination.[36]
Roger Stone, a political consultant who served as an advisor for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, and who remains a “confidant” to Trump,[74][75] put together a group called “Stop the Steal” and threatened “Days of Rage” if Republican party leaders try to deny the nomination to Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.[76][77]Stone also threatened to disclose to the public the hotel room numbers of delegates who oppose Trump.[77]
Developments following the election[edit]
After Trump won the election, two Electoral College electors launched an effort to convince fellow electors who are allocated to Trump not to vote for him.[78]
On December 11, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) wrote on Twitter that the Electoral College should not elect Trump. “We’re 5 wks from Inauguration & the President Elect is completely unhinged. The Electoral College must do what it was designed for.”[79]On December 12, in an interview on CNN‘s New Day, Himes said that he was troubled by several actions by the president-elect. The issue that “pushed me over the edge” was Trump’s criticism of the CIA and the intelligence community. The Congressman did admit that Trump won “fair and square,” but he said that Trump proved himself unfit for public office. He cited the intentions behind the creation of the electoral college and he argued that it was created for an instance such as the election of Trump.[80]
Efforts to persuade more electors to vote against Trump ultimately failed, and Trump won 304 electors on December 19. Trump’s electoral lead over Clinton even grew because a larger number of electors defected from her: Trump received 304 of his 306 pledged electors, Clinton 227 of her 232.
January 2017
- January 3 – Five men, including NAACP president Cornell William Brooks, and one woman held a sit-in at Jeff Sessions‘ office in Mobile, Alabama, intending to stay until Sessions withdrew his name for consideration as United States Attorney General or they were arrested.[285] The sit-in started at 11:00 AM and ended at 6:30 PM when the protesters were arrested.[286]
- January 14 – About 2,000 protesters, most of them African-American, marched through rain near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to demand protection of civil rights and voting rights.[287]
- January 19
- The night before the inauguration, hundreds of people protested outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City.[288]
- During the DeploraBall in Washington, D.C., hundreds of anti-Trump protesters demonstrated outside of the National Press Building.[289]
Protests during Trump’s presidency
- January 20 – Fifty women from El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, demonstrated against the proposed wall and the Trump Administration immigration policies by standing on the US/Mexico border, linked by hands and braiding scarves or hair together between 7am and 9am.[290][291] The women were part of an organization called Boundless Across Borders.
Inauguration protests
A large number of protests were planned in connection with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017.[56] Security preparation for Trump’s inauguration gathered a total of nearly 28,000 security personnel to participate in Washington, D.C.[57] Anti-Trump protesters, mostly dressed in black, attempted to disrupt the inauguration and clashed with police in various parts of downtown Washington D.C.
On the eve of the inauguration, January 19, protestors gathered outside the National Press Building in Washington D.C. where the DeploraBall was held. Although the protest was mostly peaceful, several members threw debris at attendees, hitting one man in the head.[58] Police responded with teargas and pepper spray,[59] scattering the crowd.
On the day of the Inauguration, January 20, a group of around 100 protesters smashed windows of businesses in downtown Washington and tipped over garbage cans.[60] The protesters also blocked entryways to the event and chained themselves to barricades, attempting with little success to prevent Trump supporters from gathering near the inaugural parade route.[57] Along the parade route, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at designated protest sites, waved signs and chanted anti-Trump slogans. Occasional clashes between police and demonstrators occurred,[61] with masked protesters throwing rocks and chunks of concrete at police.[62] Rioting continued late into the afternoon near Pennsylvania Avenue.[63] A limousine was tagged with graffiti, its windows were shattered, and it was later set on fire.[64] The limo was owned by a Muslim immigrant, and its driver was hospitalized.[65] The fire spread to a Fox News crew SUV which was parked behind the limo.[66] 230 people were arrested, and of those, 217 were charged at the federal level with felony rioting, which, if convicted, is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.[67] Six officers suffered minor injuries.
Washington, D.C.[edit]
On the eve of the inauguration, January 19, protestors gathered outside the National Press Building in Washington D.C. where the DeploraBall was held. Several protesters threw debris at attendees, hitting one man in the head.[82] Police responded with teargas and pepper spray,[83] scattering the crowd.
On the day of the Inauguration, January 20, a group of around 100 protesters smashed windows of businesses in downtown Washington and tipped over garbage cans.[84] The protesters also blocked entryways to the event and chained themselves to barricades, attempting with little success to prevent Trump supporters from gathering near the inaugural parade route.[80] Along the parade route, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at designated protest sites, waved signs and chanted anti-Trump slogans. Occasional clashes between police and demonstrators occurred,[85] with masked protesters throwing rocks and chunks of concrete at police.[86] Rioting continued late into the afternoon near Pennsylvania Avenue.[87] A limousine was tagged with graffiti, its windows were shattered, and it was later set on fire.[88] The limo was owned by a Muslim immigrant, and its driver was hospitalized.[89] The fire spread to a Fox News crew SUV which was parked behind the limo.[90] 230 people were arrested, and of those, 217 were charged at the federal level with felony rioting, which, if convicted, is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.[91] Six officers suffered minor injuries.[92]
California[edit]
On Friday January 20, 2017, in the morning, anti-Trump protesters blocked the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco because the CEO of the company is seen as a “collaborator” with Trump.[93] Around 16 people were arrested in the demonstration which created human chains to block the offices.[93] Other companies blocked Friday morning in San Francisco were the Wells Fargo headquarters and Caltrain tracks.[93]
In Los Angeles, thousands turned out for a peaceful protest on Friday, despite the rain.[94] Demonstrators rallied outside of Los Angeles City Hall.[95]
LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner[edit]
Artists LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner started live-streaming a planned four-year protest, titled HEWILLNOTDIVIDE.US, at 9 a.m. on the morning of the inauguration on January 20.[96] Participants were invited to deliver the words “He will not divide us” into a camera mounted to a wall “as many times, and for as long as they wish”, in what the artists described as “a show of resistance or insistence, opposition or optimism, guided by the spirit of each individual participant and the community.”[97]The footage was broadcast on a 24/7 feed, which the artists announced would run for four years, or the duration of Trump’s presidency.[96] The initial host of the artwork, the Museum of Moving Images in New York, abandoned their involvement with the project after three weeks, citing public safety concerns.[98] The installation became especially contentious after white supremacists started yelling “1488” to the camera and because of increased “loitering” in the area around the museum,[99]with the museum receiving threats of violence.[96] The artists, meanwhile claimed that the museum had “bowed to political pressure” in ceasing their involvement with the project, adding that there had been no incidents of violence that they were aware of. More than a million people viewed the live-stream before it was shut down.[99] The exhibit relocated on February 18, 2017, to a wall outside the El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[100]
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The Women’s March[10][12][13][a] was a worldwide protest on January 21, 2017, to protect legislation and policies regarding human rights and other issues, including women’s rights, immigration reform, healthcare reform, the natural environment, LGBTQ rights, racial equality, freedom of religion,[17] and workers’ rights. While the march was billed as pro-woman, the rallies were also aimed at Donald Trump, immediately following his inauguration as President of the United States, largely due to statements and positions attributed to him regarded by many as misogynistic or otherwise reprehensible.[10][18] It is the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history.[19][20] The march drew at least 500,000 people in Washington, and some estimates put worldwide participation at 4.8 million.[9][10][11][21] At least 408 marches were planned in the U.S. and 168 in 81[9] other countries.[22]
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The first protest was planned in Washington, D.C., and is known as the Women’s March on Washington.[23] It was organized as a grassroots movement to “send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights“.[24] The Washington March was streamed live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.[25]
Officials who organized the marches later reported that 673 marches took place worldwide, on all seven continents, including 29 in Canada, 20 in Mexico,[10] and one in Antarctica.[26] In Washington D.C. alone, the protests were the largest political demonstrations since the anti–Vietnam War protests in the 1960s and 1970s, with both protests drawing in similar numbers.[27][28] The Women’s March crowds were peaceful, and no arrests were made in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles,[b] New York City, and Seattle, where an estimated combined total of 2 million people marched.[30]
Following the march, the organizers of the Women’s March on Washington posted the “10 Actions for the first 100 Days” campaign for joint activism to keep up the momentum from the march.[31][32]
Background[edit]
Organizers[edit]
On November 9, 2016, the day after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States,[33] in reaction to Trump’s election and political views,[c][35] Teresa Shook of Hawaii created a Facebook event and invited friends to march on Washington in protest. Similar Facebook pages created by Evvie Harmon, Fontaine Pearson, Bob Bland (a New York fashion designer), Breanne Butler, and others quickly led to thousands of women signing up to march.[36][37][38][39] Harmon, Pearson, and Butler decided to unite their efforts and consolidate their pages, beginning the official Women’s March on Washington.[36] To ensure that the march was led by women of differing races and backgrounds, Vanessa Wruble, co-founder and Head of Campaign Operations, brought on Tamika D. Mallory, Carmen Perez and Linda Sarsour to serve as National Co-Chairs alongside Bland.[36][40] Former Miss New Jersey USA Janaye Ingram served as Head of Logistics.[41] Organizers stated that they were “not targeting Trump specifically” and that the event was “more about being proactive about women’s rights”. Sarsour called it “a stand on social justice and human rights issues ranging from race, ethnicity, gender, religion, immigration and healthcare”.[4][42] Still, opposition to and defiance of Trump infused the protests,[43] which were sometimes directly called anti-Trump protests.[44]
National co-chairs[edit]
The four co-chairs were Linda Sarsour, the executive director of the Arab American Association of New York; Tamika Mallory, a political organizer and former executive director of the National Action Network; Carmen Perez, an executive director of the political action group The Gathering for Justice; and Bob Bland, a fashion designer who focuses on ethical manufacturing.[4][5] Vanessa Wruble, co-founder and co-president of Okayafrica, serves as Head of Campaign Operations.[40] Gloria Steinem, Harry Belafonte, LaDonna Harris, Angela Davis and Dolores Huerta served as honorary co-chairs.[6][45]
Planned Parenthood partnered with the march by providing staff and offering knowledge related to planning a large-scale event.[46] Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards asserted that the march would “send a strong message to the incoming administration that millions of people across this country are prepared to fight attacks on reproductive healthcare, abortion services and access to Planned Parenthood, [which] hopes that [in the future] many of the protesters will mobilize in its defense when Trump and congressional Republicans make their attempt to strip the organization of millions in federal funding”. The national organizing director stressed the importance of continuing action at a local level and remaining active after the event.[4]
Policy platform[edit]
On January 12, the march organizers released a policy platform addressing reproductive rights, immigration reform, religious discrimination,[47] LGBTQ rights, gender and racial inequities, workers’ rights, and other issues.[1][2] “Build bridges, not walls” (a reference to Trump’s proposals for a border wall) became popular worldwide after the Trump’s inaugural address,[48][49] and was a common refrain throughout the march.[50]
The organizers also addressed environmental issues: “We believe that every person and every community in our nation has the right to clean water, clean air, and access to and enjoyment of public lands. We believe that our environment and our climate must be protected, and that our land and natural resources cannot be exploited for corporate gain or greed—especially at the risk of public safety and health.”[2]
Participation[edit]
While organizers had originally expected over 200,000 people,[51] the march ended up drawing between 440,000[52] to 500,000 in Washington D.C.[7] The Washington Metro system had its second-busiest day ever with over a million trips taken, second only to the first inauguration of Barack Obama.[53] The New York Times reported that crowd scientists estimate that the Women’s March was three times the size of the Trump inauguration, which they estimate at 160,000 attendees.[51] However, The Washington Post and The New York Times have stated that it is difficult to accurately calculate crowd size[54][55] and other estimates of the Trump inauguration range from 250,000 to 600,000 people.[56][57]
An estimated 3,300,000 – 4,600,000 people participated in the United States[58] and up to 4.8 million did worldwide.[10][9][11][21]
Washington, D.C.[edit]
Name origin[edit]
Originally billed as the “Million Women March”,[59] the organizers eventually chose to call the event the Women’s March on Washington after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a historic civil rights rally on the Mall where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.[60] The rally also paid tribute to the 1997 Million Woman March in Philadelphia, in which hundreds of thousands of African American women are said to have participated.[61]
Logistics planning[edit]
Because of scheduling conflicts at the Lincoln Memorial,[62] a permit was secured on December 9 to start the march on Independence Avenue at the southwest corner of the Capitol building and continue along the National Mall.[63]
By January 20, 2017, 222,000 people had RSVP’d as going to the Washington, D.C., march and 251,000 had indicated interest.[64][65] On January 16, 2017, Fox News reported that authorities were expecting “a crowd of almost 500,000 people”,[66] and the permit for the march issued by the National Park Service was revised by the head of D.C.’s Homeland Security department to half a million people[67]—significantly more than the estimated attendance at President Donald Trump‘s inauguration ceremony the previous day.[68][69]
Partnerships[edit]
In late December, organizers announced that over 100 organizations would provide assistance during the march and support the event across their social media platforms.[70] By January 18, more than 400 organizations were listed as “partners” on the March’s official website.[71][72]
Planned Parenthood (which has received federal funding since 1970, when President Richard Nixon signed into law the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act) and the Natural Resources Defense Council were listed as the two “premier partners”.[71] Other organizations listed as partners included the AFL–CIO, Amnesty International USA, the Mothers of the Movement, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the National Organization for Women, MoveOn.org, Human Rights Watch, Code Pink, Black Girls Rock!, the NAACP, the American Indian Movement, Emily’s List, Oxfam, Greenpeace USA, and the League of Women Voters.
On January 13, New Wave Feminists, an anti-abortion feminist group, was granted partnership status by the event’s organizers. However, after the organization’s involvement was publicized in a piece in The Atlantic, New Wave Feminists was removed from the partners page on the march’s website.[76] Other anti-abortion groups that had been granted partnership status, including Abby Johnson‘s And Then There Were None (ATTWN) and Stanton Healthcare, were subsequently unlisted as partners as well. Although no longer partners, New Wave Feminists still took part in the official march, alongside other anti-abortion groups such as ATTWN, Students for Life of America, and Life Matters Journal.[d]
Speakers[edit]
The official list of speakers included Gloria Steinem, America Ferrera and Scarlett Johansson. Others speakers were Sophie Cruz, Angela Davis, and Michael Moore, as well as Cecile Richards, Ilyasah Shabazz, Janet Mock, LaDonna Harris, Janelle Monáe, Maryum Ali, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Sister Simone Campbell, Ashley Judd, Melissa Harris-Perry, Randi Weingarten, Van Jones, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Roslyn Brock, Muriel Bowser, Tammy Duckworth, Kamala Harris, Donna Hylton and Ai-jen Poo.
Speaking at the march, Steinem commented: “Our constitution does not begin with ‘I, the President.’ It begins with, ‘We, the People.’ I am proud to be one of thousands who have come to Washington to make clear that we will keep working for a democracy in which we are linked as human beings, not ranked by race or gender or class or any other label.”[4]
Ferrera stated, “If we – the millions of Americans who believe in common decency, in the greater good, in justice for all – if we fall into the trap by separating ourselves by our causes and our labels, then we will weaken our fight and we will lose. But if we commit to what aligns us, if we stand together steadfast and determined, then we stand a chance of saving the soul of our country.”[82]
Johansson called for long-term change: “Once the heaviness [of the election] began to subside, an opportunity has presented itself to make real long-term change, not just for future Americans, but in the way we view our responsibility to get involved with and stay active in our communities. Let this weight not drag you down, but help to get your heels stuck in.”[82]
The youngest presenter at the Washington D.C. march, 6-year-old Sophie Cruz, said, “Let us fight with love, faith and courage so that our families will not be destroyed,” and ended her speech saying, “I also want to tell the children not to be afraid, because we are not alone. There are still many people that have their hearts filled with love. Let’s keep together and fight for the rights. God is with us.” Cruz repeated her speech in Spanish.[83]
Alicia Keys performed at the rally saying, “We are mothers. We are caregivers. We are artists. We are activists. We are entrepreneurs, doctors, leaders of industry and technology. Our potential is unlimited. We rise.” Angela Davis said, “We recognize that we are collective agents of history and that history cannot be deleted like web pages.” Maryum Ali also spoke, saying, “Don’t get frustrated, get involved. Don’t complain, organize.”[82]
Calling for participation following the march to maintain the momentum, Michael Moore urged marchers to engage in “100 days of protest” of the Trump administration.[84] He established The First 100 Days of Resistance, a website that offers a plan to implement the marchers’ goals, and asked that people join the coalition “to stop Trump’s hate-filled agenda and continue to advance the cause of racial, social, environmental and economic justice”. Saying the Democratic Party needs new leadership, Moore also urged marchers to run for office.[85]
Pussyhat Project[edit]
The Pussyhat Project was a nationwide effort initiated by Krista Suh and Jayna Zweiman of Los Angeles to create pink hats to be worn at the march for visual impact. In response to this call, crafters all over the US began making these hats using patterns provided on the project website for using either a knitting method, crocheting and even sewing patterns.[86][87] The project’s goal was to have one million hats handed out at the Washington March.[87] The hats are made using pink yarns or fabrics and were originally designed to be a positive form of protest for Trump’s inauguration by Krista Suh. Suh, from Los Angeles, wanted a hat for the cooler climate in Washington, D. C. and made herself a hat for the protest, realizing the potential: “we could all wear them, make a unified statement”.[88] One of the project founders, Jayna Zweiman, stated “I think it’s resonating a lot because we’re really saying that no matter who you are or where you are, you can be politically active.”[87] Suh and Zwieman worked with the owner of a local knitting supply shop called The Little Knittery to come up with the original design. The project launched in November 2016 and quickly became popular on social media with over 100,000 downloads of the pattern to make the hat.[89]
The name refers to the resemblance of the top corners of the hats to cat ears and attempts to reclaim the derogatory term “pussy“, a play on Trump’s widely reported 2005 remarks that women would let him “grab them by the pussy”.[90][91] Many of the hats worn by marchers in Washington, D.C., were created by crafters who were unable to attend and wished them to be worn by those who could, to represent their presence. Those hats optionally contained notes from the crafters to the wearers, expressing support. They were distributed by the crafters themselves, by yarn stores at the points of origin, carried to the event by marchers, and also distributed at the destination.[92] The production of the hats caused a shortage of pink wool knitting yarn.[93] On the day of the march, NPR compared the hats to the “Make America Great Again” hats worn by Trump supporters, in that both represented groups that had at one point been politically marginalized; both sent “simultaneously unifying and antagonistic” messages; and both were simplistic in their conveyances.[94]
Other U.S. locations[edit]
Across the United States, there were a total of 408 planned marches.
United States[edit]
Listed below are 676 marches in the U.S. in support of the 2017 Women’s March.
State | Cities | Photo | Approximate attendance | Notes |
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500,000[2][3] | Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he would attend the march instead of the inaugural parade. McAuliffe said he would be marching in Washington with his wife Dorothy, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam and Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.[4] | |||
Alabama | Birmingham | 5,000–10,000[5] | The march started at Kelly Ingram Park.[6] | |
Huntsville | 100 | Protesters assembled on a street corner.[7] | ||
Mentone[8] | 70+[9] | Protestors assembled at the intersection of Alabama Highway 89 and 117. About 50 people of the total population of 360 showed up.[10] | ||
Mobile | 900–1,000[11] | Protesters assembled in Public Safety Memorial Park and the march lasted approximately 30 minutes.[11] | ||
Alaska | Adak | 10[12] | Ten people demonstrated at the westernmost city in the Aleutian Islands.[12] | |
Anchorage | 3,500[12][13] | Thousands protested at the Delaney Park Strip.[12] | ||
Bethel | 40–80[12][14] | Participants had signs in both English and Yup’ik.[14] | ||
Craig | 25 | “Dozens of people came out for the Women’s March in Craig, Saturday Jan. 21, 2017.” (pics 11, 58, 62-65 of 65)[15] | ||
Cordova[16] | 100+[17] | |||
Fairbanks | 2,000[18] | People rallied in subzero temperatures.[12] | ||
Gustavus[16] | 100s (hundreds) [19] | The march began at the “Welcome to Gustavus” sign by the airport and ended at the Sunnyside at 4 Corners[20]Approximately 100 of the town’s 400 residents showed up. Photos and video of Gustavus march.[21][22] | ||
Haines[16] | 150[13] | The march took place in cold and windy conditions.[15][23] | ||
Homer[12] | 900[13][24] | |||
Juneau[16] | 1,000 | Protesters gathered at the Alaska State Capitol.[25][26] | ||
Ketchikan | 220[13][27] | |||
Kodiak | 330[13][28] | Protesters began in the high school parking lot, looped around downtown and ended at the library.[29] | ||
Kotzebue[16] | 35–36[citation needed] | Photos at blog of march, but number of participants not stated (photos show roughly 35 people). Conditions were extremely cold.[30][31] | ||
Moose Pass | 15[15] | |||
Nome | 100[13][32] | |||
Palmer[16] | 900–1,000[33] | |||
Seldovia[16] | 45 [24] | |||
Seward | 54–70[citation needed] | |||
Sitka[16] | 700[13] | |||
Skagway[23] | 112 | Organizer Annie Kidd Matsov stated that turnout was much higher than expected.[23] | ||
Soldotna[16] | 200–322 | Participants started at the library and marched along part of the Kenai Spur Highway that looped back to the library. The march was followed by a community gathering in the library.[34] | ||
Talkeetna[16] | 80[13] | |||
Unalakleet | 38[12] | Demonstrators marched in the village.[12] The temperature in Unalakleet was −40 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill factor.[12] | ||
Utqiagvik (Barrow) | Dozens[13] | |||
Valdez[16] | 100–140[35] | |||
Arizona | Flagstaff | 1,200–2,000[36] | Despite nearly two feet of snow, a biting wind and initial guesses that Flagstaff’s ‘March for Love’ would only attract 200 people, the Flagstaff Police Department estimated that up to 2,000 people attended. | |
Green Valley | 400[37] | Possibly “the largest rally in Green Valley history”, the rally occupied all four corners and medians at intersection of Esperanza Boulevard and La Canada Drive.[37] | ||
Phoenix | 20,000[36] | The march progressed from the Capitol south to Jefferson, east to 15th Avenue, north to Monroe Street, west to 17th Avenue and back to the Capitol. Speakers at rallies before and after the march included State Rep. Athena Salman (Tempe), U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, disability-rights activist Jennifer Longdon, who noted that moments after Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, the White House website was overhauled to remove pages dedicated to disabilities, civil rights, and LGBT issues, Jodi Liggett, Planned Parenthood‘s vice president of public affairs, and Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes.[36] | ||
Prescott | 1,200[38] | Protesters marched around the Courthouse.[39] | ||
Tucson | 15,000[36][40][41] | The demonstration was peaceful,[36] whith no incidents or arrests reported.[42] | ||
Yuma | Scheduled[43] | March to be held on February 5 to give time for more local organization. | ||
Other Arizona towns | Marches were also held in Ajo, Sedona, Jerome, Gold Canyon, and Bisbee.[36] | |||
Arkansas | Bentonville | 500+ | Participants gathered in the Bentonville square.[44] | |
Fayetteville | 100+ | Hundreds rallied outside of the Washington County Courthouse.[45] | ||
Little Rock | 7,000[46][47] | Protesters marched to the Arkansas State Capitol Building. | ||
California | Albany | 500[48] | ||
Avalon | 44[49] | |||
Berkeley | 200–1,000[50] | |||
Beverly Hills[51] | 250–300[citation needed] | |||
Bishop | 580[52] | |||
Borrego Springs | 140–150[citation needed] | |||
Burbank | 300[53] | |||
Chico | 100s (hundreds) | “Hundreds” marched through Downtown Chico.[54] | ||
Compton | A rally was held in Compton.[55] | |||
El Centro | 100 | A rally was held at Cardenas Market.[56] | ||
Encinitas | 50[57] | |||
Eureka | 5,000–8,000[58][59] | Thousands Flood Eureka’s Streets in Solidarity With Women’s March on Washington[58] Thousands Gather for Women’s March on Eureka[59] | ||
Fairfax | 25–60[citation needed] | |||
Fort Bragg | 2,500–2,800[60] | |||
Fresno | 2,000[61] | Protesters gathered at an intersection in North Fresno.[61] | ||
Gualala[62] | 300[63] | |||
Hemet | 100+[64] | |||
Kings Beach[65] | 500–800[66] | |||
Laguna Beach | 100s (hundreds)[67][68] | |||
Laytonville[69][70] | ||||
Long Beach | 200[71] | |||
Lompoc | 300[72][73] | |||
Los Angeles | 750,000 | The Los Angeles Police Department stated that “well past” 100,000 people attended the march, but did not attempt to make a more specific estimate. Officials stated that the march was the largest in Los Angeles since a 2006 immigration march attended by 500,000 people.[74]The Los Angeles Daily News reported that 750,000 people were in the crowd.[75] Organizers also said that 750,000 people had participated in the march.[76] | ||
Modesto | 1,000[77] | The march was planned less than a week in advance, and drew a crowd of nearly 1,000 people.[78] | ||
Monterey Bay | 1,500[79] | |||
Mt. Shasta | 400[80] | |||
Napa | 3,000+[81] | Protesters lined up roads in downtown Napa. | ||
Nevada City | 100[82] | |||
Oakhurst | 200[61] | Protesters lined the road to Yosemite National Park from Oakhurst, near Madera, California. | ||
Oakland | 100,000[83] | |||
Ontario | 200[84] | |||
Palm Desert | < 1,000[85] | Merged with the Palm Springs Women’s March.[86] | ||
Palmdale | 24[87] | |||
Pasadena | 500+[88] | |||
Redding | 300[89] | |||
Redondo Beach | 1,800[90] | |||
Redwood City | 5,000 | The rally was “inspired by and held in solidarity with” Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington, organizers said. Joan Baez performed and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, and state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo spoke.[91] | ||
Ridgecrest | 180–200[92] | |||
Riverside | 4,000 | Thousands marched along the Downtown Main Street Mall.[93][94] | ||
Sacramento | 20,000[95] | 20,000 Marched from Southside Park to the California State Capitol. | ||
San Bernardino | 80[96] | |||
San Clemente | 100s (hundreds)[97] | One organizer said that 652 had attended.[97] | ||
San Diego | 40,000–50,000 | Two marches were held. One march in downtown San Diego had an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 attend, and another in neighboring San Marcos, California had an estimated 10,000 attend.[98][99] A march with 50 senior citizens took place at the Seacrest Village retirement center.[100] | ||
San Francisco | 100,000–150,000[101][102] | The rally was held at Civic Center Plaza, where San Francisco City Hall was lit pink in observance of the protest.[103]Performer and activist Joan Baez serenaded the crowd with “We Shall Overcome” in Spanish.[104] | ||
San Jose | 25,000[105][106][103] | |||
San Luis Obispo | 7,000–10,000[107] | Protesters marched through downtown.[108] | ||
San Marcos | 3,000–10,000[109][99] | |||
Santa Ana | 20,000–25,000[110][68] | |||
Santa Barbara | 6,000 | More than 6,000 protestors rallied in De La Guerra Plaza. Both women and men participated.[111][112] | ||
Santa Cruz | 15,000+[113] | Several people commented that it was the largest march in Santa Cruz history.[114] | ||
Santa Rosa | 5,000 | People marched through downtown Santa Rosa. Former representative Lynn Woolsey and Representative Jared Huffman spoke.[115] | ||
Seaside | 1,500–2,000[79] | |||
Sonoma | 3,000 | Marchers proceeded around the historic Sonoma Plaza, blocking traffic for over an hour.[116] | ||
South Lake Tahoe | 500–700 | Marched from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Stateline, Nevada to South Lake Tahoe Senior Center.[117][118] | ||
Ukiah | 2,000 | Attendees gathered at Alex R. Thomas Jr. Plaza. Joelle Schultz, director of Ukiah’s Planned Parenthood, address the crowd along with local activists.[119] | ||
Vallejo | 40 | Protesters marched from the Vallejo Ferry Building to City Hall.[120] | ||
Ventura | 2,500[121][122] | |||
Visalia | 500[123] | A demonstration occurred at Blain Park.[61] | ||
Walnut Creek | 10,000[124] | Streets were closed as thousands marched in downtown Walnut Creek. Speakers included Nancy Skinner, Eric Swalwell, Steve Glazer and Mark DeSaulnier.[124] | ||
Watsonville | 300–500[citation needed] | |||
Willits | 60[69] | |||
Yucca Valley | 100[125] | |||
Colorado | Alamosa[126] | 350[citation needed] | ||
Aspen | 500[127]–1,000[128] | Protesters marched to Wagner Park.[129] | ||
Carbondale | 200–300[130] | |||
Colorado Springs | 7,000[131] | People marched through downtown Colorado Springs.[131] | ||
Cortez | 400–504[132] | |||
Crested Butte[133] | 350–400[134] | |||
Denver | 100,000–200,000[135] | A protest occurred at the Civic Center.[135] | ||
Durango | 100s (hundreds)[136] | |||
Glenwood Springs[137] | 100[citation needed] | “In Colorado, thousands attended a march in Denver, including at least two busloads of women from the Roaring Fork Valley; 200-300 men and women marched in Carbondale; others marched in Glenwood Springs.”[138] | ||
Grand Junction | 1,000[139] | |||
Lafayette | 66–112[citation needed] | |||
Ridgway | 50[citation needed] | |||
Silverton | 33[citation needed] | |||
Steamboat Springs | 1,000 | Protesters started marching at Bud Werner Memorial Library and ended at Third Street. A rally was then held at the Routt County Courthouse.[140] | ||
Telluride[141] | 200–1,000[49] | Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy noted that half the residents of the town participated.[49] | ||
Connecticut | East Haddam | 100–500 | Hundreds rallied in East Haddam, near New London, Connecticut.[142] | |
Hartford | 10,000 | The march had the support of Governor Dannel Malloy.[143][144] | ||
New Haven | 200[145] | |||
Old Saybrook[146] | 1,000 | Participants marched down Main Street and gathered in front of Town Hall.[147][148] | ||
Salisbury | 500[149] | |||
Stamford | 5,000 | People marched peacefully in Stamford, Connecticut, after a rally in the Mill River Park.[150]The protesters marched around the city blocks surrounding the Trump Parc Stamford building, a building owned by the Trump Organization,[151] in a display of resistance to President Donald Trump’s policies. The number of demonstrators was reportedly four times larger than organizers expected.[150] | ||
Delaware | Lewes | 250+ | People walked along Lewes Beach in Cape Henlopen State Park in solidarity.[152] | |
Newark | 1,000 | People participated in a 2.4-mile march.[153] | ||
Florida | ||||
Boca Raton | 120 | A “Stand up for American Values” rally organized by the local Democratic club was held at the corner of Glades Road and St. Andrews Boulevard.[154] | ||
Daytona Beach | 100s (hundreds) | A few hundred protesters assembled at a bandstand in town and sang Give Peace a Chance.[155] | ||
Fernandina Beach | 1,000–1,300[156] | The local newspaper gave a “rough estimate” of 1,000 attendees at the downtown march, while the Fernandina Beach police chief estimated 1,300.[156][157] The Fernandina Beach News-Leader wrote that the rally “may have been the largest number of people to participate in a march on Amelia Island since federal troops invaded in March 1862.”[156] | ||
Gainesville | 1,500 | People rallied along Newberry Road.[158] | ||
Jacksonville | 2,000–3,000[159] | Thousands marched through the streets to the Jacksonville Landing.[160] | ||
Key West | 3,200 | Crowds marched down Duval Street to Mallory Square. Marion County Commissioner Heather Carruthers spoke at the event and organizer Jamie Mattingly led the crowds in a rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine.[161][162] | ||
Melbourne | 500 | A demonstration was held on the Eau Gallie Causeway[163] | ||
Miami Beach[citation needed] | ||||
Miami | 10,000+ | The demonstration at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida reached capacity of more than 10,000 and demonstrators began flooding the streets.[164][165] | ||
Naples | 2,500 | Protesters gathered at Cambier Park and then marched through the streets.[166] | ||
New Smyrna Beach | 1,000 | Protesters marched across the North Causeway.[155] | ||
Ocala | 300[167] | Rally at the downtown square | ||
Orlando | 1,000s (thousands)[168] | The demonstration was held at Lake Eola Park, in Downtown.[168] | ||
Panama City | 500[169] | A rally was held at McKenzie Park, followed by a protest march down Harrison Avenue. | ||
Pensacola | 2,000[170] | A demonstration was held at the Plaza de Luna. | ||
Sarasota | 10,000 | Author Stephen King participated in the march.[171] | ||
St. Augustine | 2,000+[172] | Marchers walked across Bridge of Lions and a rally was held in the Plaza de la Constitucion.[173] | ||
St. Petersburg | 20,000+ | Over 20,000 people marched in downtown St. Petersburg, making it the largest demonstration in the city’s history.[174][175] | ||
Tallahassee | 14,000+[176] | Over 14,000 people of the capital’s communities showed up to protest. Despite forecasts for heavy rain, the crowd poured into the Railroad Square Arts location before marching up the road to the Florida A&M University Recreation center. Most of the protesters turned out for the march, and due to the small indoor venue, less than a tenth of those attending were able to view the speakers rally. This may be the largest protest in Florida’s capitol history. | ||
West Palm Beach | 5,000–7,000[177][178] | The event was at the Meyer Amphitheatre.[154] | ||
Georgia | Athens | 700[179] | A rally was held at the Classic Center venue near the Athena statue. | |
Atlanta | 60,000[180] | John Lewis attended the Atlanta rally, which saw more than 60,000 march to the Georgia State Capitol.[180] | ||
Augusta | 600[181] | |||
Savannah | 1,000+ | Hundreds of protesters converged upon Johnson and Wright Squares.[182] | ||
Statesboro | 200 | A march on at Georgia Southern University drew around 200 participants, who marched from Sweetheart Circle to the Rotunda, where they then held a rally.[183] | ||
Zebulon | 35 | “The 35 folks who braved a storm in Zebulon, Georgia.”[184] | ||
Guam | Hagåtña | 100+ | Participants marched in the Fanohge Famalao’an: Guåhan March in solidarity.[185] | |
Hawaii | Hilo | 1,500–2,000[186] | ||
Honolulu (Oahu) | 3,000–8,000[187][188] | Thousands of people marched.[189] | ||
Kahului | 1,500–2,000[190][191] | The march was assembled at University of Hawaii Maui College.[192] | ||
Kawaihae | 50[193] | |||
Kona | 3,000–3,500[194] | |||
Lihue (Kauai) | 1,500[195][196] | |||
Idaho | Boise | 5,000[197] | The march took place in initially heavy snow that turned to rain. | |
Driggs | 1,000+[198][199] | |||
Idaho Falls | 500[200] | |||
Ketchum | 1,150+[201] | |||
Moscow | 2,500+ | Titled “Women’s March on the Palouse“, the event was centered in Moscow, ID near Washington State University and University of Idaho. The march started at Moscow City Hall and ended at East City Park.[202] | ||
Pocatello | 1,000–1,200[203][204] | |||
Sandpoint | 800–1,000[205] | |||
Stanley | 30[206] | |||
Illinois | Carbondale | 800–1,000[207][208] | ||
Champaign-Urbana | 5,000[209] | 5,000 people gathered at West Side Park in downtown Champaign. | ||
Chicago | 250,000[210] | Organizers for the sister march in Chicago, Illinois, initially prepared for a crowd of 22,000.[211] An estimated 250,000 protesters[212] gathered in Grant Park for an initial rally to be followed by a march, with attendance far more than expected.[213] As a result, the official march was cancelled, although marchers then flooded the streets of the Chicago Loop.[214] Liz Radford, an organizer, informed the crowd, “We called, and you came. We have flooded the march route. We have flooded Chicago.”[213] | ||
Elgin | 200–1,000 | |||
Galesburg | 100–500[215] | |||
Maryville | 40–50[citation needed] | |||
Peoria | 1,500–2,000[216][217][218] | The rally was held from 10 am to noon at the Gateway Building.[219] Among the speakers were state representative Jehan Gordon-Booth. A follow-up Facebook group was formed to maintain organization for future rallies.[217] | ||
Rockford | 1,000[220] | Rally in Downtown. | ||
Springfield | 1,000+[221] | Dick Durbin spoke to the rally at the Old State Capitol. | ||
Indiana | Evansville | 200+ | Hundreds gathered at the Four Freedoms Monument along the downtown waterfront on January 20.[222][223] | |
Fort Wayne | 1,000 | An estimated 1,000 people rallied in the Allen County Courthouse Square Saturday afternoon to support women’s rights, celebrate diversity and send a message to the White House.[224] | ||
Indianapolis | 4,500–5,000[225] | The protest at the Indiana State Capitol[226] is the largest rally in recent memory.[227] | ||
Lafayette | 800[228] | An estimated 800 people rallied at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse.[229] | ||
Paoli | 67 | Photo showing 67 participants, but no number stated.[230] | ||
South Bend | 1,000+[231][232] | |||
St. Mary of the Woods[233] | 200 | “More than 200 people from Terre Haute and beyond attended the one-hour event.”[234] | ||
Terre Haute | 200 | Around 200 people protested, first at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, then at the Vigo County Courthouse, and then by a march through Downtown Terre Haute.[235] | ||
Valparaiso | 260–500[236] | |||
Iowa | Bettendorf | 100s (hundreds) | Several hundred people from around the Quad Cities region participated.[237] The crowd overflowed onto the lawn of the United Steelworkers local where the rally was held.[238] | |
Decorah | 800–1,000[239] | Protesters marched to the Winneshiek County Courthouse. | ||
Des Moines | 26,000[240] | The march near the Iowa State Capitol included women, men and children supporting women’s rights and healthcare, environmental issues, and immigration[240] | ||
Dubuque | 400[241] | |||
Iowa City | 1,000[242] | Over a thousand people marched a half-mile to the Old Capitol Building, where State Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City addressed the crowd. | ||
Kansas | Topeka | 4,200[243][244] | ||
Wichita | 3,000 | Protesters marched to City Hall.[245] | ||
Kentucky | Lexington | 5,000[246] | ||
Louisville | 5,000[247] | People showed up at Louisville’s Metro Hall for The Rally To Move Forward in Louisville, Kentucky.[247] Congressman John Yarmuth from Louisville was scheduled to speak.[248] | ||
Murray | 700[249] | |||
Pikeville | 100[250] | |||
Louisiana | Monroe | A march was held through downtown Monroe.[251] | ||
New Orleans | 10,000–15,000[252] | |||
Shreveport | 100s (hundreds) | Hundreds of people marched around the Caddo Parish Courthouse in Shreveport to demonstrate their solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington.[253] | ||
Maine | Augusta | 10,000+[254] | There were 5,000 people registered to attend the rally in Augusta. In fact, 10,000 people attended, making this the largest Women’s March in the state. The crowd assembled for speeches at the State House.[255] | |
Brunswick | 300[256] | |||
Eastport[257] | 111[258] | “Over 100 people from 13 communities walked in the march in Eastport, which started in front of the schools at 10 a.m. and ended at the Fish Pier parking lot.”[258] | ||
Ellsworth | 60[citation needed] | |||
Gouldsboro[259] | 25–45[citation needed] | |||
Fort Kent[259] | “Another sister march in Portland drew 10,000 marchers, with smaller demonstrations taking place in Brunswick, Sanford, Tenants Harbor, Vinalhaven, Kennebunk, Ellsworth, Eastport, Lubec, Gouldsboro and Fort Kent.”[259] | |||
Kennebunk[257] | 100s (hundreds)[260] | |||
Lubec[259] | 100s (hundreds) [258] | |||
Monhegan Island | 22[citation needed] | |||
Portland | 10,000+ | People marched in one of the largest protest marches ever held in Portland and drew far more people than expected. Portland police said the size of the orderly protest crowd was “of historic proportions”.[261] | ||
Sanford[262] | ||||
Surry[257] | ||||
Tenants Harbor[259] | 50-60[263] | |||
Vinalhaven[257] | 76–100 | |||
Maryland | Accident | 54[264] | ||
Annapolis | 1,600[265] | People marched along Main Street to the Maryland State House in Maryland’s capital city.[266] | ||
Baltimore | 5,000[267] | A sister women’s march took place outside of Johns Hopkins University in North Baltimore. Notable figures included former Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes and State’s Attorney for Baltimore Marilyn Mosby.[268]Additional marchers en route to Washington, D.C., were lined up around the block at Pennsylvania Station waiting for MARC express trains to Union Station. | ||
Frederick | 1,000[269] | Protestors began marching at Market and Patrick Streets to Carroll Creek Park in Downtown Frederick.[269] | ||
Ocean City | 100s (hundreds) | Hundreds of protesters marched along the boardwalk to the Division Street Plaza.[270][271] | ||
St. Mary’s City | 10[citation needed] | |||
Massachusetts | Boston |
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150,000–175,000[272][273][274] | A women’s march took place at the Boston Common in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey spoke to the crowd.[275] An estimated 150,000[274] to 175,000[276]people attended. |
Falmouth | 1,000 | |||
Greenfield | 2,000+[277] | |||
Martha’s Vineyard | 100[278] | |||
Nantucket | 400[279] | |||
Northampton | 1,000+[280] | Over a thousand people marched through downtown Northampton, ending with a peaceful demonstration at Pulaski Park where various local activists gave speeches. | ||
Pittsfield | 1,640[281] | More than double the number of people that organizer’s expected came to the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield to protest and watch the coverage of the Washington, D.C., march. The event concluded with a staged reading of monologues responding to the election and cultural climate. | ||
Provincetown | 300+[282][283] | Hundreds marched at the tip of Cape Cod to the MacMillan Pier in Provincetown Harbor. | ||
Wellfleet | 113[citation needed] | Pictures of the march from participants’ Facebook pages, but number of marchers not stated.[284] | ||
Worcester | Low turnout[285] | |||
Michigan | Adrian | 130–150[286] | ||
Ann Arbor | 11,000 | Protesters rallied in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended a speech afterwards by U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (pictured) on the University of Michigan campus.[287] | ||
Brighton | 300 | 300 rallied at Brighton Mill Pond.[288] | ||
Clare[289] | 24 | |||
Detroit | 4,000 | People protested at the campus of Wayne State University in Midtown Detroit.[290][291] | ||
Douglas–Saugatuck | 1,200–2,500[292] | |||
Grand Rapids | 100s (hundreds) | People gathered for a rally at the Fountain Street Church before marching through Downtown to the Rosa Parks Circle.[293] | ||
Grosse Pointe | 1,143–1,300 | |||
Houghton | 500+ | People participated in a march across the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock in Michigan’s largely conservative Upper Peninsula.[294] | ||
Kalamazoo | 1,000+ | The march proceeded from WMU’s campus along West Michigan Avenue to the Kalamazoo Mall downtown.[295] | ||
Lansing | 10,000 | Thousands gathered at the Michigan State Capitol in solidarity of all groups who have been marginalized by the actions of the man now leading this country. | ||
Marquette | 200–800[296][297] | |||
Midland | 400 | A bus carrying a third of the Tri-Cities‘ Washington, D.C.-bound marchers experienced mechanical problems, which increased the attendance at the downtown Midland protest.[298] | ||
Sault Ste Marie | 40[299] | |||
Tecumseh | 35 | |||
Traverse City | 3,000[300] | |||
Ypsilanti[301] | 1,500[302] | |||
Minnesota | Bemidji | 250–500[303] | ||
Cambridge | 22[citation needed] | |||
Duluth | 100s (hundreds) | People marched through the Skywalk System in Downtown Duluth, filling it from one end to the other.[304] | ||
Ely | 50[305] | |||
Grand Marais | 100[citation needed] | |||
Longville | 67 [303] | |||
Mankato | 50[303] | |||
Minneapolis | 100s (hundreds)[306] | January 20 | ||
Morris | 250 | A 30-minute march took place around downtown Morris, centralized around the Stevens County Courthouse.[307] | ||
Rochester | 600–1,000 | A protest was held at Silver Lake.[308] | ||
St. Cloud | 40 | A rally was held at Lake George on January 20, followed by a protest march down Minnesota Highway 23.[309] | ||
St. Paul | 90,000–100,000[310] | People marched to the Minnesota State Capitol from various parts of the city. A spokesman for the St. Paul Police stated it was the largest protest in the city since the 2008 Republican National Convention.[311] | ||
Mississippi | Gulfport | 300+ | More than 300 people showed up at Cafe Climb on Saturday to take part in the Gulf Coast Sisters Solidarity Rally to support the Women’s March on Washington[312] | |
Hattiesburg[313] | ||||
Jackson | 1,000 | People marched from the Mississippi State Capitol to the Governor’s Mansion.[314] | ||
Oxford | 450 | On the Courthouse Square, attendees built an “action wall” of followup actions.[315] | ||
Missouri | Columbia | 2,000 | Participants marched from Courthouse Plaza through downtown. | |
Kansas City | 10,000[316] | The demonstration was held at Washington Square Park in downtown Kansas City.[316] | ||
Springfield | 2,000+ | People marched to Park Central Square in downtown Springfield. The parade made its way from the parking lot at Springfield’s municipal court building, across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge and over to Park Central Square where several speakers addressed the crowd. The rally touched on political issues in addition to women’s rights. One speaker, Bethany Johnson, a transgender woman, spoke and drew some of the loudest cheers. She also mentioned the 2015 vote that repealed the city’s ordinance banning LGBT discrimination in the workplace. Johnson banged the podium and called on the marchers to contact their politicians.[317] | ||
St. Louis | 13,000 | People marched peacefully in downtown St. Louis from Union Station to a rally at Luther Ely Smith Square.[318] | ||
Montana | Bozeman[citation needed] | 13[citation needed] | ||
Helena | 10,000[319] | People marched through the city and around the Montana State Capitol.[320][321] | ||
Missoula | 80–110[322] | |||
Nebraska | Lincoln | 2,000–3,000[323] | Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 people gathered outside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Union. 40 members of the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta held a counter protest by waving Trump flags off their balcony. | |
Loup City | 125+[324] | More than 125 people gathered in the town of Loup City, where the town has a total population of just over 1,000 residents. | ||
Omaha | 12,000–14,000[325] | |||
Nevada | Las Vegas | 5,000+[326] | People marched from East Fremont Street, south on Las Vegas Boulevard to outside the Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse.[327] | |
Reno | 10,000[326] | Protesters marched in Reno, Nevada.[328] | ||
Stateline | 500[329] | |||
New Hampshire | Concord | 1,000+[330] | More than a thousand marches attended the New Hampshire Women’s Day of Action and Unity rally in front of the New Hampshire State House. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and others spoke.[330] | |
Francestown | 134[331][332] | |||
Jackson | 300 | |||
Keene | 300[333] | |||
Lancaster | 400[334] | |||
Portsmouth | 3,000–5,000[335] | |||
Wilton | 100–125[citation needed] | |||
New Jersey | Asbury Park | 6,000 | Protesters marched in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[336]Singer/songwiter Patti Scialfa attended the march as did U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone.[337] | |
Leonia | 250[338] | |||
Mt. Laurel | 20[339] | |||
Pequannock Township/Pompton Plains | 800–1,000[339][340][341] | |||
Red Bank | 200[342] | |||
Sicklerville | 200 | About 200 people attended a local women’s march in Sicklerville, Camden County, on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.[343] | ||
South Orange | 200[344] | |||
Trenton | 6,000–7,500 | Protesters marched from an overflowing rally in and around the Trenton War Memorial auditorium to another rally outside the State House.[345][346][347] | ||
Westfield | 1000s (thousands) | Protesters marched in Westfield.[348] | ||
Wyckoff | 300–500[338][339] | |||
New Mexico | Albuquerque | 10,000 | Protesters rallied at the Civic Plaza.[349][350] | |
Deming | 45–50[351] | |||
Las Cruces | 1,500 | More than 20 groups were involved in the march, which brought out 1,500[352] concerned residents.[353] | ||
Santa Fe | 10,000–15,000[354] | Thousands of Santa Feans and other northern New Mexicans marched and held signs in a rally that surrounded the Roundhouse.[355] | ||
New York | Albany | 7,000+ | A crowd of 7,000 exceeded the initial prediction of 2,000.[356] | |
Binghamton | 3,000 | The march was held downtown and exceeded initial estimates for the event.[357] | ||
Buffalo | 2,500–3,000 | A march in Niagara Square drew demonstrators and local politicians.[358] | ||
Canton | 135[359] | |||
Cobleskill | 350 | Participants gathered on Main Street, then moved to Centre Park.[360] | ||
Cooperstown | 200[361] | |||
Delhi | 50–120[citation needed] | |||
Fredonia | 70[362] | |||
Glens Falls | 1,500[363] | |||
Hudson | 2,000–3,000[364] | |||
Ithaca | 10,000 | The demonstration began and ended on the Ithaca Commons.[365] | ||
Lewis County | 147–325[citation needed] | |||
New York City | 400,000 | In Manhattan, hundreds of thousands marched. The rally began at Trump World Tower and One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (near the Headquarters of the United Nations) and the march proceeded to Trump Tower, Trump’s home.[366][367]The Office of the Mayor of New York City announced that the number of attendees was over 400,000.[368][369] | ||
Oneonta | 500[361] | |||
Plattsburgh | 200[370] | |||
Port Jefferson | 2,000[371] | |||
Port Jervis | 350–500[372] | |||
Poughkeepsie | 5,000 | The march took place on the Walkway over the Hudson.[373] | ||
Rochester | 1,000–2,000 | The protests were mostly peaceful, but 7 people were arrested for punching a photographer covering the event, and for disrupting the peaceful protests.[374] | ||
Sag Harbor | 250[375] | |||
Seneca Falls | 10,000 | The event started at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, the Seneca Falls Convention, an early convention on women’s rights in 1848.[376] | ||
Syracuse | 2,000 | Over 2,000 people gathered at the James Hanley Federal Building.[377] | ||
Utica | 100+ | Over 100 people gathered in front of Mohawk Valley Community College and the Utica State Office Building to join in the march.[378][379][380] | ||
Watertown | 250[381] | |||
Woodstock | 1,000 | The march ran from the Andy Lee Field parking lot down Rock City Road to Mill Hill Road.[382] | ||
North Carolina | Asheville | 7,000–10,000[383] | A women’s march took place in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The march began at Park Square and then moved throughout downtown Asheville. Estimated attendance is between 7,000 and 10,000 people making it the largest assembly in Asheville since 2013.[384] | |
Black Mountain | 100s (hundreds)[385] | The group marched downtown, from the town square to St. James Episcopal Church.[385] | ||
Charlotte | 25,000[386] | Lasting from 10 a.m. to noon, attendance was ten times what had been expected, according to event organizers.[387] Some participants came from surrounding communities, including Concord, Rock Hill and Indian Trail. Attendees included Mayor Jennifer Roberts, U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (D-Charlotte) and state Senator Jeff Jackson (D-Mecklenburg). According to the CMPD, the march was peaceful, with no arrests or disturbances reported.[388] | ||
Greensboro | 3,000–6,000 | Downtown Greensboro[389] | ||
Hillsborough | There was a rally in Hillsborough.[390] | |||
Mooresville | 70[391] | |||
Morganton | 500 | People marched down Union Street to the Burke County Courthouse.[392] | ||
New Bern | 600[393] | |||
Raleigh | 17,000 | People demonstrated peacefully at the Raleigh Women’s March. U.S. Representative David Price also attended.[394] | ||
Wilmington | 3,000[395] | A Women’s March on Washington sister event was held in Wilmington, NC. Taking place at the intersection of Third and Princess streets, the rally began at 10 am and was attended by between 1,000 and 1,500 participants.[396] | ||
Winston-Salem | A march was planned from the Parkway United Church of Christ.[397] | |||
North Dakota | Bismarck | 500[398] | ||
Fargo | < 3,000[399] | |||
Grand Forks | 304[400] | |||
Ohio | Chillicothe | 1,000 | Protesters gathered at the Ross County Courthouse and then marched to Yoctangee Park.[401] | |
Cincinnati | 7,000+[402] | The Women’s March started at noon at Washington Park, and after representatives from several civic groups spoke, the march started towards City Hall, and back to Washington Park.[403] | ||
Cleveland | 15,000 | Protesters gathered at Public Square and then marched through Downtown.[404] | ||
Columbus | 3,000 | Protesters gathered at the Ohio State House.[405] | ||
Dayton | 3,000 | Protesters rallied at the Courthouse Square.[406] | ||
Kent | 100[citation needed] | |||
Lakeside | 300[407] | |||
Mount Vernon | 20–30[citation needed] | |||
Toledo | 100s (hundreds) | “Several hundred” marched across the Martin Luther King Bridge.[408] | ||
Troy | 150–200[409] | |||
Wooster | 500–1,000[410] | |||
Yellow Springs | 250[411] | |||
Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 12,000+ | Demonstrations were held in front of the Oklahoma State Capitol.[412] | |
Tulsa | 1,000 | A rally was held at the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park.[413] | ||
Oregon | Ashland | 8,000[414] | Ashland police estimated 8,000 participants in the Ashland Women’s March.[414][415] | |
Astoria | 100–1,000[416] | |||
Bandon | 65[417] | Women’s Peace March held Friday, January 20, 2017.[417] | ||
Bend | 5,000[418] | A rally was held at Drake Park followed by a rally through Downtown.[419] | ||
Brookings[414] | 275[420] | |||
Burns[414] | 20[citation needed] | |||
Coos Bay | 200[421] | |||
Corvallis[422] | 100s (hundreds)[422] | |||
Eugene | 7,000+ | 7,000 participate in women’s March in Eugene.[423] | ||
Florence[414] | 250–350[424] | |||
Halfway | 31[citation needed] | |||
Hood River | 200[425] | |||
Joseph[414] | 300[426] | |||
Klamath Falls | 200[427][428] | |||
La Grande[414] | 400[429] | |||
McMinnville | 700[430] | Photos of march.[431] | ||
Newport[414] | 1,500[432] | |||
Pendleton[414] | 425[433] | |||
Port Orford | 280–300[434][420] | |||
Portland | 100,000 | People attended the Women’s March on Portland.[435] | ||
Salem | 2,000 | Governor Kate Brown participated in the march.[436] | ||
Sandy[414] | ||||
Tillamook[414] | 300[437] | |||
Welches[414] | ||||
Pennsylvania | Beaver | 100–130[citation needed] | ||
Bethlehem | 500[438] | |||
Bloomsburg | 40–60 | |||
Doylestown | 2,000[439] | Organizers began planning 6 days before originally anticipating 300 or less attendees. | ||
Erie | 2,500[440] | A demonstration was held in Penn Square. | ||
Harrisburg | 1,100[441] | Protesters marched from Kunkle Plaza to the Pennsylvania State Capitol. | ||
Indiana | 100–200[442] | |||
Lancaster | 100s (hundreds)[443] | Crowd gathered in Penn Square | ||
Lewisburg | 150–200[citation needed] | |||
Philadelphia | 50,000[444][445] | The event included an actual march from Logan Square to Eakins Oval, and a rally at Eakins Oval.[446] | ||
Pittsburgh | 25,000[447] | Marched through the city to Market Square. | ||
Reading | 100s (hundreds)[448] | Demonstration in City Park | ||
Riegelsville | 170[449] | |||
Selinsgrove | 120[450] | Demonstration at the Selinsgrove Post Office for the Central Susquehanna Valley Region. | ||
Sharon | 700[451] | |||
State College | 300–500 | “The rally (at the Allen Street gates) attracted a couple hundred people.”[452] | ||
West Chester | 150–200[453] | |||
Puerto Rico[454] | Mayaguez[citation needed] | |||
San Juan[citation needed] | ||||
Santurce[citation needed] | ||||
Vieques | 200[455] | |||
Rhode Island | Providence | 5,000 | The R.I. Women’s Solidarity Rally was held on the Rhode Island State House lawn. Governor Gina Raimondo participated.[456][457] Young people from Classical High School spoke to the crowd. | |
South Carolina | Beaufort | An impromptu meeting dubbed “Cookies and Concerns” occurred at a pavilion in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park where participants had unstructured discussions on current events and issues and were asked to bring cookies to donate to local charities.[458] | ||
Charleston | 2,000+ | The Charleston Women’s March began as a convey from nine parking garages downtown and converged at Brittlebank Park at noon. More than 2,000 attended this peaceful rally.[459] | ||
Clemson | 500 | The marchers followed a route from the Littlejohn Community Center down State 93 to the Strom Thurmond theater on the Clemson University campus.[460] | ||
Columbia | 2,000–3,000 | “Stand Up” rally for women’s rights and social issues attended by 2,000–3,000 was held in Columbia, South Carolina. The participants gathered at the South Carolina State House grounds and marched to the Music Farm.[461] | ||
Greenville | 2,000 | A peaceful rally was held at the Falls Park amphitheater in Greenville from noon until 2 pm. Attendance was estimated at 2,000.[460] | ||
South Dakota | Pierre | 130[462] | Rally in state capital[463] | |
Rapid City | 1,000[464] | |||
Sioux Falls | 3,300[465] | |||
Vermillion | 500+ | Participants marched along Main Street to the Courthouse.[466] | ||
Tennessee | Chattanooga | 3,000[467] | ||
Jonesborough | 1,000 | The Tri-Cities’ rally was held at the Washington County Courthouse.[468] | ||
Knoxville | 2,000 | An assembly was held in Market Square.[469] | ||
Memphis | 9,000+[470] | Marchers gathered at the Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse and marched 1.2 miles to the National Civil Rights Museum. | ||
Murfreesboro[citation needed] | ||||
Nashville | 15,000+[471] | Participants marched about one mile (1.6 km) through downtown Nashville. The march started at Cumberland Park near Nissan Stadium, crossed the Cumberland River on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, and ended at Public Square.[471] | ||
Oak Ridge | 450–550[citation needed] | Protests were hosted by the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.[472] | ||
Texas | Abilene | 200[473] | Protesters rallied outside of the Abilene City Hall. | |
Alpine | 96 [49] | |||
Amarillo | 500[474] | Protesters marched from Ellwood Park to the Potter County Courthouse and back. | ||
Austin | 40,000–50,000[475] | The crowd gathered at the Texas State Capitol and marched through the streets of downtown Austin for the Women’s March on Austin. The Austin Police Department estimated that the crowd was about 40,000 to 50,000, becoming the largest march in Texas history.[476][477][478][479] | ||
Beaumont | 200[480] | Protesters from the Golden Triangle marched for an hour. | ||
Brownsville | 300[481] | |||
College Station | 50 | Dozens marched through the campus of Texas A&M University.[482] | ||
Corpus Christi | 24+ | Dozens rallied at the Corpus Christi Federal Courthouse.[483] | ||
Dallas | 3,000–7,000,[484]10,000[485] | Marchers gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown, Deep Ellum and East Dallas.[484] | ||
Denton | 2,500[486] | A United Denton organized the Women’s March to be held in Denton, Texas. The downtown square was packed by 12:30 pm.[485] | ||
Eagle Pass | 60[487] | |||
El Paso | 1,000[488] | The march ran from Armijo Park in El Segundo Barrio to San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown. | ||
Fort Worth | 5,000–9,000[489] | The march began at the Tarrant County Courthouse and moved down Main and back up Houston Street. This was a Unity march that organizers say gives voice to people from “every cross-section of culture”.[490][491][492] | ||
Houston | 22,000[493] | Starting at the Sabine Street Bridge, protesters marched through downtown to Houston City Hall.[493][494] Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner spoke out during the event.[495] | ||
Lubbock | 350 | Protesters gathered on the southwest corner of 19th Street and University, at the Timothy Cole statue.[496] | ||
Marfa | 80[497] | |||
Midland | 50[498] | The march was held near Midland Park Mall.[498][499] | ||
Nacogdoches | 200–300[500] | |||
San Antonio | 1,500 | Protesters gathered at San Antonio’s City Hall.[501] | ||
Wichita Falls | 150–200 | Protesters marched two miles through Wichita Falls.[502][503] | ||
Utah | Bluff | 48[citation needed] | ||
Kanab | 175[504] | |||
Logan | 50[505] | |||
Moab | 250–300[506] | |||
Ogden | 300[507] | |||
Park City | 8,000[508] | Celebrities protested at the Sundance Film Festival against Trump and for women’s rights. One of the messages was “Love Trumps Hate”. Celebrities in attendance included Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, John Legend, Kevin Bacon, Chelsea Handler, and Benjamin Bratt. It was supported by Justice Party, Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, Equality Now, Sentry Financial, and other organizations.[509] | ||
Saint George | 1,400[510] | Southern Utah is largely conservative and anything more than a token protest of a few hundred was not expected.[511] | ||
Salt Lake City[512] | 5,700[513] | |||
Vermont | Brattleboro | 250[514] | ||
Killington | 51–112[citation needed] | |||
Montpelier | 20,000[370] | Bernie Sanders attended the event.[515] | ||
Virginia | Alexandria | 17 | ||
Arlington[citation needed] | ||||
Charlottesville | 1,000s (thousands) | “Thousands” rallied at the Ix Art Park.[516] | ||
Floyd[517] | 200[518] | |||
Norfolk | 2,000 | Two groups marched separately with similar messages.[519] Both groups eventually joined up to complete the march together.[citation needed] | ||
Onley | 50–70[520][521] | |||
Richmond | 2,000[522] | |||
Roanoke | 4,000[523] | Estimates from crowd higher.[524] | ||
St. John[citation needed] | ||||
Staunton | 100[525] | |||
Williamsburg | 700–1,000[526] | |||
Winchester | 700–1,300[527] | |||
Woodstock | 400[528] | |||
Washington | Anacortes | 1,200[529] | Hundreds of men and women took to the sidewalks of downtown Anacortes for a Women’s March focused on equality and unity as night fell on Friday’s Inauguration Day.[529] | |
Bellingham | 5,000 to 10,000[530] | |||
Bainbridge Island | 12 | |||
Chelan | 450[531] | |||
Eastsound | 250[532] | |||
Ephrata | 250[533] | The turnout was three times larger than expected.[533] | ||
Forks | 35[534] | |||
Friday Harbor | 1,500[535] | 200 of the marchers were from the neighboring Shaw, Lopez and Orcas Islands.[535] | ||
Issaquah | 56[citation needed] | |||
Kingston | 40[536] | Near Bremerton, Washington, dozens rallied alongside Washington State Route 104. | ||
Langley | 1,000–2,000[537] | |||
Longview | 200[538] | |||
Mount Vernon | 200[539] | |||
Ocean Shores | 150[540] | |||
Olympia | 10,000[541][542] | |||
Port Angeles | 200[543] | |||
Port Townsend | 300[544] | |||
Richland | 1,000 | Organizers had originally expected 200 participants.[545] | ||
Seattle | 175,000[546] | The Women’s March on Seattle march took place from Judkins Park to the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington. Participants filled the entire length of the 3.6-mile (5.8 km) route.[547][548]Sound Transit and King County Metro rerouted many bus routes and added additional Link light rail service in anticipation of disruption to the city’s transportation grid.[549] | ||
Sequim | 100 | “Organizers estimate more than 100 people attended.”[550] | ||
Spokane | 8,000[551] | |||
Twisp | 800[552] | |||
Vancouver | 150[553] | |||
Vashon | 250[554] | “Risa Stahl…said one unofficial count was 253 people and 22 dogs, much higher than what she expected.”[554] | ||
Walla Walla | 2,000[545] | |||
Wenatchee | < 2,000[555] | |||
Yakima | 700–1,000 | The marchers went from City Hall to a Unitarian Universalist church.[556] | ||
West Virginia | Charleston | 3,000[557] | ||
Fairmont | 100[558] | |||
Wisconsin | Appleton | 3 | Two women in town to audition at Lawrence University joined with a solitary demonstrator at Houdini Plaza.[559] | |
Bayfield | 400+[560] | |||
Eau Claire | 250[561][562] | |||
Fort Atkinson | 200[563][564] | |||
Green Bay | 200 | Protesters marched over the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge.[565] | ||
La Crosse | 76–100[citation needed] | |||
Madison | 75,000–100,000[566] | The protest occurred around the Wisconsin State Capitol and along State Street in Madison.[566]
Media related to Madison Women’s March at Wikimedia Commons |
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Marquette | 1,000[567] | |||
Menomonie | 400[568] | |||
Milwaukee | 1,000 | Around 1,000 gathered for a march through Milwaukee that ended at a local brewery.[569] | ||
Plymouth | 200[570] | |||
Sheboygan | 300[570] | |||
Wausau | 200+ | A supportive march was held in Wausau in rainy weather.[571][572] | ||
Wyoming | Casper | 300-1,000[573][574] | Approximately 300–500 people marched through downtown Casper, significantly more than the organizers expectations. | |
Cheyenne | 1,500–2,000[575] | |||
Cody | 500[576] | Photos of march, but no crowd size stated. | ||
Jackson Hole | 1,000[198] | |||
Lander | 350[577][578] | |||
Pinedale | 150[577][578] | |||
Rock Springs[579] |
Worldwide[edit]
Marches occurred worldwide, with 168 in 81[9] other countries.[22] Officials behind the organization reported 673 marches worldwide, with 20 in Mexico and 29 in Canada.[10]
Country | Locations | Photo | Approximate attendance | Notes |
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Antarctica | McMurdo Station | 95[580] | About 95 of McMurdo Station’s 800 people marched to Hut Point, the site of the hut of the Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott. Marchers did not carry signs because nearly all poster materials at the station are U.S. Government property.[580] | |
Paradise Bay | 30[581] | People travelled to Paradise Bay for a “pro-peace, pro-environment” march, highlighting the environmental issues that affect the Antarctica climate they feel is threatened by Trump’s stated policies.[581][582] | ||
Argentina | Buenos Aires[583] | 100 | People gathered in front of the US embassy in Argentina. The protest was spontaneously organized by an American woman living in Buenos Aires, and joined by many American and Argentinean women and men. Other local political movements also joined, like Las Piqueteras.[584] | |
Australia | Sydney | 8,000–10,000[585] | Protesters gathered in Hyde Park.[585]Some Australian Trump supporters paid a skywriting company $4,000 to write “TRUMP” in the sky during the march.[586] | |
Canberra | 1,000 | Participants gathered in Garema Place.[587] | ||
Melbourne | 5,000[588] to 7,000[589] | People marched in from the State Library of Victoria to Parliament House.[588] | ||
Austria | Vienna | 2,000[587] | ||
Belgium | Brussels | 2,000 | People gathered at the “Muntplein” in central Brussels. | |
Brazil | Brasília[583] | |||
Canada | Calgary | 4,000[590] | More than thirty events were organized across Canada with at least twenty organized in British Columbia alone.[591]Other cities included: Balfour, Bowen Island, Calgary, Castlegar, Charlottetown, Courtenay, Edmonton, Fredericton, Gabriola Island, Grand Forks, Halifax, Hamilton, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kingston, Kootenay Bay, Lethbridge, London, Montreal, Nanaimo, North West River, Orangedale, Ottawa, Prince George, Revelstoke, Roberts Creek, St. Catharines, Saint John, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Saskatoon, St. John’s, Sutton, Sydney, Timmins,[592] Tofino, Victoria, Winnipeg, and Yellowknife.[593][594][595]Hundreds of Canadians are estimated to have travelled to Washington, D.C., to attend the rally.[596][597] A number of Canadians heading to the United States to attend other protests and rallies were turned away at the Canada–United States border.[598][599] In at least one case border agents went through the individual’s email and Facebook before denying him entry.[598] | |
Edmonton | 2,000[600]-4,000[601] | |||
Montreal | 5,000[602] | |||
Ottawa | 8,000[593] | |||
Toronto | 60,000[603][604][605][606] | |||
Vancouver | 15,000[607] | |||
Victoria | 2,000[608] | |||
Chile | Santiago[583] | |||
Colombia | Bogotá[583] | 150[609] | ||
Costa Rica | San José[583] | |||
Czech Republic | Prague | 700[610] | People gathered in Wenceslas Square in freezing weather, mockingly waving portraits of Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, as well banners that read “Love Trumps Hate”.[611][612] | |
Denmark | Copenhagen | 5,000[613] | Protesters marched from the US-embassy to the parliament.[613] | |
Finland | Helsinki | 100s (hundreds)[614] | Gathered in Kamppi Square in solidarity to defend women’s rights and the environment. They emphasized that these issues concern all people, not only Americans or women. The organizers’ slogan was “When there’s nothing you can do, you can not just do nothing.” The rally included members of parliament Ozan Yanar, Ville Niinistö, Eva Biaudet, and Paavo Arhinmäki.[614] | |
France | Auvillar | [615] | ||
Bordeaux | 300 | |||
Montpellier | 1500[616] | |||
Nice | [615] | |||
Paris | 7,000+[617] | There were also protesters for women’s rights in Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, and Toulouse.[582] | ||
Strasbourg | 500[618] | |||
Toulouse | 700 | |||
Marseille | 200 | |||
Georgia | Tbilisi[583] | |||
Germany | Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Heidelberg and Munich | 3,750+ | 2,100 in Frankfurt, 600 in Munich, 500 in Berlin, and 800 in Heidelberg[619][620][621][622] | |
Hamburg |
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Given as “Bad Homburg auf der Höhe” on the womensmarch.com/sisters website, but actually at the U.S. Consolate General | ||
Ghana | Accra[583] | |||
Greece | Athens | 100–1,000+ | Protesters marched in the streets of Athens for human rights, women’s rights, and refugee rights. Large numbers of refugees and children joined the protests. Signs had Anti-fascism and pro-immigrant slogans and chants echoed those around the world in condemning far right agendas and the need for the equality of women. Crowds gathered first at Syntagma Square then marched to the U.S. Embassy in Athens.[582][623][624] | |
Hungary | Budapest[583] | |||
Hong Kong | Hong Kong[583] | 20+ | Individual groups banded together in unofficial mini movements across Hong Kong. | |
Iceland | Reykjavik | 200[625] | ||
India | Over 20 cities including Bangalore, Kolkata, and New Delhi | Marched in solidarity against the issue of rape, as well as following the Women’s March itself. The protests and marches also used the hashtag #IWillGoOut.[626][627][628] | ||
Indonesia | Yogyakarta | 100s (hundreds) | Women gathered in the city of Yogyakarta to promote peace and women’s rights.[629] | |
Iraq | Erbil | 100s (hundreds) | A group of demonstrators in Iraqi Kurdistan, both locals and expats, met at the Erbil Main Square Citadel on Saturday night to show their support for women’s rights.[630] | |
Ireland | Galway | 250–300 | A crowd of around 250 to 300 people gathered in Eyre Square in Galway in the afternoon. Attendees heard calls for a united front to counter the impact of the new US administration.[631] | |
Dublin | 1000s (thousands) | Thousands gathered to march down O’Connell Street.[632] Though the march was originally planned to conclude with a rally at the General Post Office, crowds became so large it had to be moved to Parnell Square.[633] The march was organized by the Abortion Rights Campaign, Amnesty International Ireland, European Network Against Racism, ROSA,[634] and The Coalition to Repeal the 8th, and supported by groups such as the National Women’s Council of Ireland and the Union of Students in Ireland. Events also took place in Castlebar.[632] | ||
Israel | Tel Aviv | 400–500 | Protestors gathered outside the U.S. Embassy. The local time accommodated the local Sabbath observance as well as the time zone difference. The majority in attendance were American Israelis, along with immigrants from other Anglophone countries and native Israelis. Chanting in Hebrew and English and holding signs, the protests aimed at Trump also included opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s policies, particularly the occupation of the Palestinian territories.[635] | |
Italy | Florence[583] | |||
Rome | 100s (hundreds) | Protesters gathered outside the Pantheon in Rome. Their messages included “Women’s rights are human rights” and “Yes we must”.[582] | ||
Japan | Tokyo | 650 | Protestors, mostly expats and women, marched in Tokyo’s Hibiya Park, far exceeding the 150 who registered. The event was organized by Erica Summers, a Los Angeles resident who was traveling abroad at the time of the March of Washington, with assistance from Democrats Abroad.[636] | |
Jordan | Amman | 30+ | Women held workshops in the city of Amman to promote women’s rights and tolerance.[629] | |
Kenya | Nairobi | 700[637] | Women, men and children from Kenya and around the world marched in Karura Forest[638] to support women’s rights, human rights and social justice, and in solidarity with the nearly 700 other Sister Marches around the world. Marchers mobilized to make demands of the Kenyan government, while also calling on the new US government and governments around the world to reject policies that limit women’s rights.[citation needed] The march was endorsed by a wide range of Kenyan and international civil society organizations including the Amnesty International Kenya, the Centre for Rights Awareness and Education (CREAW), the Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders, the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya, Her Voice Kenya, Human Rights Watch, the Kenya Human Rights Commission, Kenya Sex Worker Alliance (KESWA), Minority Women in Action, the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC), and the World March of Women – Kenya Chapter.[citation needed] | |
Kosovo | Pristina | 100s (hundreds) | In Pristina, capital of the largely Muslim former Yugoslav republic of Kosovo, a few hundred protestors, mostly women, joined a protest against the new Trump administration.[582][610] | |
Latvia | Riga | 200[639] | In Riga, the capital of Latvia, approximately 200 people gathered to march from the Polish Gate through the Old Town, ending at the Freedom Monument.[640] | |
Lebanon | Beirut | 30+ | A women-led event consisting of dialogue and action workshops was held in Lebanon in lieu of a public rally.[630] | |
Lithuania | Vilnius | 120 | Approximately 120 people attended Sister March Vilnius.[641] | |
Macau | Macau[583] | 100 | Groups of people gathering around Estrada da Baía de N. Senhora da Esperança in Taipa, Macau. | |
Malawi | Lilongwe[582] | |||
Mexico | Mexico City | 100s (hundreds)[642] | A demonstration was held at the United States Embassy, followed by a large march went from to the Angel of Independence by Mexicans and Americans, who protested against President Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who has only a 12% approval rating. They called for gender equality and women’s rights.[582][643] | |
Myanmar(Burma) | Yangon (Rangoon) | Dozens | Because political circumstances would not permit a march, dozens of people instead attended a “solidarity picnic”.[644] | |
Netherlands | Amsterdam | 3,000[645] | ||
The Hague | 100s (hundreds)[646] | Protestors walked from Maliveld to the US Embassy.[646] | ||
New Zealand | Auckland | 2,000 | Because of time differences, the first marches held were in New Zealand. Around 300 to 400 protesters reportedly also attended rallies in Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill.[647][648] | |
Dunedin | 400[649] | Dunedin had 400 people eager to march in solidarity with their U.S. sisters. | ||
Wellington[650] | 1,000 | |||
Nigeria | Jos | Protesters gathered in Jos, Plateau State and marched to the state’s House of Assembly to demand the passage of a gender equality bill that has been stalled.[651] | ||
Norway | Oslo | 2,000 | Likewise, hundreds of people marched in Bergen, Trondheim and Tromsø.[652] | |
Peru | Lima[583] | |||
Philippines | Manila | 500+ | Marched in front of the US Embassy in Manila. Protest was led by leftist feminist group GABRIELA Women’s Party. Aside from women’s rights issues, the march also protested American imperialist and neoliberal policies.[653][654][655] | |
Poland | Gdańsk[656] | |||
Kraków | 100 | Participants gathered in front of the US Consulate.[657] | ||
Warsaw[583][658] | ||||
Portugal | Lisbon, Porto | 500+ | Marched next to the embassy of the United States of America.[659] Likewise, marches happened in Porto, Coimbra, Braga and Faro.[660] | |
Scotland | Edinburgh | 2,000[661] | Leah Higgins and Calum Stewart, both 16, organized the Women’s March through social media, invited people to protest against the alleged sexism, racism and homophobia of the newly inaugurated US leader.[662] | |
Serbia | Belgrade[583] | |||
South Africa | Cape Town | 500[663] | Women gathered at Company’s Garden for a solidarity march with the Washington protesters.[664] In addition to questioning Trump’s leadership, one of the messages was “Climate change is a women’s issue”.[582] | |
Durban[583] | ||||
South Korea | Seoul | 1,000 | Protesters gathered and marched in the snow.[665] | |
Spain | Barcelona | 700 | Approximately 700 protesters gathered in Barcelona.[666] | |
Granada | Dozens[667] | |||
Madrid | 50 | Protesters gathered at the US Embassy to show international solidarity against Trump’s “homophobic, xenophobic, and racist” policies.[668] | ||
Sweden | Stockholm | 1000s (thousands) | Gathered at Norrmalmstorg for a solidarity march.[669] | |
Åre | 50–60[670] | A protest on cross-country skis took place.[670] | ||
Switzerland | Geneva | 3,000 | Marched across the Pont du Mont-Blanc bridge and along the Lake Geneva shoreline.[671] | |
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 220 | The march occurred on Msasani Road and promoted Women’s Health and Safety in Tanzania.[a] | |
Thailand | Bangkok[583] | Dozens | ||
United Kingdom | London[673] | 100,000 | Protesters marched 2 miles (3.2 km) in London from Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, past the US embassy and onto Trafalgar Square.[673][582][674] Speakers included Sandi Toksvig and Yvette Cooper.[675]Issues included women’s, workers’, and LGBT rights, as well as Brexit.[582] | |
Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, York and Southampton | 1000s (thousands) |
Political figures[edit]
U.S. Senator Cory Booker and former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attended the Washington march.[95][96] Anne-Marie Slaughter, president of New America and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, attended the New York City march.[97] John Lewis attended the Atlanta rally, which saw more than 60,000 march to the Georgia State Capitol.[98]
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont delivered a speech at the march in Montpelier in front of the Vermont State House, as did other Vermont political figures, such as former Governor Madeleine Kunin and current Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.[99]
Celebrities[edit]
Celebrities who participated in marches across the United States included:
Signage[edit]
In Richmond, Virginia, attendees of the March on Washington participated in an “Art of Activism” series of workshops at Studio Two Three, a printmaking studio for artists in Scott’s Addition.[128]
In Los Angeles, Amir Talai was carrying the sign “I’ll see you nice white ladies at the next #blacklivesmatter march right?” to express frustration at the lack of participation by Caucasians in the Black Lives Matter movement, and simultaneously hopeful of encouraging them to do so. The photo of Talai with the sign went viral over the internet.[129]
Response[edit]
Academics[edit]
While the march aims to create a social movement, Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice commented that its success will depend on the marchers’ ability to maintain momentum in the following weeks. “One of the goals of any type of march or any type of visible sign of solidarity is to get inspired, to inspire people to do more. And the question is, at the march, what kind of organizational structures or movements will also be present to help people know how to channel their energy for the next day and for the long haul?”[130] Historian Michael Kazin also commented on the importance of a long-term strategy: “All successful movements in American history have both inside and outside strategy. If you’re just protesting, and it just stops there, you’re not going to get anything done.”[130]
In the aftermath of the protest, museum curators around the world sought to gather signs and other cultural artifacts of the marches.[131]
Following a gag order placed on the Environmental Protection Agency, scientists began to plan their own march on Washington.[132][133][134]
Media[edit]
On January 4, 2017, columnist Shikha Dalmia noted that “Feminists are confusing Trump’s threat with themselves”.[135]
The New York Post Editorial Board asked if the event might be “cursed”, writing, “The three white feminists who thought up the idea felt obliged to change that title after they faced charges of ‘cultural appropriation'”.[136]
Us Magazine noted social media posts and a Change.org petition criticizing the march for having left Hillary Clinton’s name off a list of 27 honorees who “paved the way” for equal rights.[137]
The organizers’ decision to make Angela Davis a featured speaker was criticized from the right by Humberto Fontova[138]and National Review.[139] Libertarian journalist Cathy Young wrote that Davis’s “long record of support for political violence in the United States and the worst of human rights abusers abroad” undermined the march.[140]
Time Magazine honored the Women’s March on the cover of their February 8th issue by featuring a single Pussyhat with the title, Resistance Rises: How a March Becomes a Movement. [141]
Politicians[edit]
Many members of the U.S. House of Representatives announced that they would not attend Trump’s inauguration ceremony, with the numbers growing after he made disparaging remarks about veteran House member and civil rights leader John Lewis. Some of them said they would attend the Women’s March.[142]
Maine Representative Chellie Pingree said she would instead visit a Planned Parenthood center and a business owned by immigrants on Inauguration Day before going to Washington to appear on stage with other politicians who refused to attend. “We need to do everything we can to let the incoming administration know we are not happy about their agenda. I’ve had unprecedented numbers of my constituents calling me worried about healthcare, the environment, public education, and they feel disrespected,” she said.[143]
On January 22, 2017, Trump wrote on his Twitter personal account: “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.” Two hours later, he sent a more placatory tweet: “Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy. Even if I don’t always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views.”[144][145] Meanwhile, the Trump administration criticized the March for not welcoming anti-abortion members, and criticized Madonna‘s comment that she “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House”.[146]
Senator Bernie Sanders, who attended the March in Montpelier, Vermont,[147] said Trump should listen to the protesters: “Listen to the needs of women. Listen to the needs of the immigrant community. Listen to the needs of workers. Listen to what’s going on with regards to climate change … Modify your positions. Let’s work together to try to save this planet and protect the middle class.”[148] Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, offered her support on Twitter, called the march “awe-inspiring” and stated, “[I] hope it brought joy to others as it did to me”.[149]
Following a tweet that offended other lawmakers and the public, Bill Kintner resigned from his position as Nebraska State Senator.[150]
Celebrities[edit]
Musician Bruce Springsteen, who endorsed Hillary Clinton and was a friend to Barack Obama, gave a speech during his concert in Australia, saying “The E Street Band is glad to be here in Western Australia. But we’re a long way from home, and our hearts and spirits are with the hundreds of thousands of women and men that marched yesterday in every city in America and in Melbourne who rallied against hate and division and in support of tolerance, inclusion, reproductive rights, civil rights, racial justice, LGBT rights, the environment, wage equality, gender equality, healthcare, and immigrant rights. We stand with you. We are the new American resistance.”[151][152]
Cindi Lauper commented on Madonna’s controversial speech at the Washington march saying, “Anger is not better than clarity and humanity, that is what opens people’s minds. When you want to change people’s mind, you have to share your real story.”[153]
Activists[edit]
Speaking on January 20, Naomi Klein said, “it is significant that it seems that [Donald Trump is] going after programs for violence against women.” She stated she believes that it is important for people to demonstrate their concern about the new administration’s “drive to denigrate women.” She also said that it was important that the women who organized the march included a large number of women of color.[154]
Follow-up[edit]
Following the march, the organizers of the Women’s March on Washington posted the “10 Actions for the first 100 Days” campaign to keep up the momentum from the march.[31] The first action includes contacting senators about concerns, with an option of using “Hear Our Voice” postcards.[155] A new action will be provided every 10 days.[156]
Filmmaker Michael Moore has called for 100 days of resistance, for Trump’s first 100 days of his presidency.[157]
Locations[edit]
The 2017 Women’s Marches took place in cities around the world since January 21, 2017, with the goal of promoting women’s rights, immigration reform, and health care reform; to counter Islamophobia, rape culture, and LGBTQ abuse; and to address racial inequities (e.g., Black Lives Matter), workers’ issues, and environmental issues.[1]
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Atlanta, Georgia[158]
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- January 25 – Seven Greenpeace members climbed a construction crane belonging to Clark Construction and displayed a large banner saying “Resist”, blocking traffic and interrupting work on a new office building a half mile from The White House.[296]
2017 United States Donald Trump airport protests
On January 28, 2017, thousands of people gathered at various airports in the United States to protest President Donald Trump‘s executive order returning refugees and other visitors from select predominantly Muslim countries.[1] According to various sources, more than 2,000 people were at the protest at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York City[2][3] with other protests appearing at significant international airports around the U.S.
Background[edit]
Main article: Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”On January 27, President Trump signed an executive order which created a suspension of admissions of all refugees entering the United States for 120 days and an indefinite block for Syrian refugees.[4] The order also blocks citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the U.S. for 90 days.[4]Green card holders from these countries are also affected.[5]
Approximately 27 air passengers coming into airports around the United States were either detained or sent home on January 28.[5] By January 29, an estimated 375 travelers have been affected by the order.[6] Two Iraqi detainees were released from the JFK airport and as of 6 pm Eastern Time, 11 detainees remained.[5] On January 29, there were still two detainees left inside the airport.[7] One detainee at the JFK airport was Hameed Jhalid Darweesh, who is an Iraqi interpreter for the United States Army.[8] Darweesh was held for twelve hours without being allowed to see his lawyers.[9] Two elderly and disabled Iranian citizens with green cards were detained for hours at Washington Dulles International Airport.[10]President Trump told the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) that Christian refugees will be given priority in terms of refugee status in the United States.[11]
Protests[edit]
The first protest started at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.[12] Protests quickly started at other airports nationwide, including Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport,[13]Los Angeles International Airport (LAX),[14]Portland International Airport in Oregon,[15][16]San Francisco International Airport,[13][17] Seattle’s SeaTac Airport,[18] and in airports in Indianapolis, Boston, Denver, Albuquerque[19], Dallas, Hartford,[20][21]Newark,[22]Albany, New York, [23] and San Diego.[24] Also planned were Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas,[25]Orlando, Greenville and Philadelphia.[22]
Protesters were mobilized mainly through the use of social media.[26]
Through January 28–29 a large number of protests were held across the nation in opposition to Donald Trump‘s executive order known as Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.
United States[edit]
Alabama[edit]
Alaska[edit]
Arizona[edit]
- Flagstaff, Pulliam Airport,
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport,
California[edit]
- Fresno Yosemite International Airport,
- Googleplex (Google headquarters), Mountain View,
- Los Angeles International Airport,
- Ontario International Airport,
- Sacramento International Airport,
- San Diego International Airport,
- San Francisco International Airport,
- San Jose City Hall,
Connecticut[edit]
Colorado[edit]
Florida[edit]
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,
- Miami International Airport,
- Orlando International Airport,
- Palm Beach International Airport,
- Pensacola International Airport,
Georgia[edit]
Idaho[edit]
Illinois[edit]
Indiana[edit]
Iowa[edit]
- Cedar Rapids, Eastern Iowa Airport
Kentucky[edit]
Maine[edit]
Massachusetts[edit]
- Amherst,
- Boston, Copley Square,
- Boston, Logan International Airport,
- Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Maryland[edit]
Michigan[edit]
Minnesota[edit]
Missouri[edit]
Montana[edit]
Nebraska[edit]
- Omaha, Turner Park,
New Jersey[edit]
New Mexico[edit]
New York[edit]
- Albany International Airport,
- New York City,
- Brooklyn, Federal District Courthouse,
- Manhattan, Battery Park,
- Queens, John F. Kennedy International Airport,
- Staten Island, Port Richmond,
- Rochester,
North Carolina[edit]
Ohio[edit]
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport,
- Dayton, Federal Court Building,
- Mason, Mason Community Center,
Oklahoma[edit]
Oregon[edit]
- Eugene, Federal Courthouse,
- Portland International Airport,
Pennsylvania[edit]
Rhode Island[edit]
South Dakota[edit]
Tennessee[edit]
Texas[edit]
- Austin Bergstrom International Airport,
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport,
- El Paso International Airport,
- Houston,
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport,
- Discovery Green (near Super Bowl LI festivities)[65]
- San Antonio, Main Plaza[66]
Utah[edit]
Virginia[edit]
- Harrisonburg, Court Square,
- Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University,
- Washington Dulles International Airport,
Washington, D.C.[edit]
Washington[edit]
International[edit]
Belgium[edit]
- Brussels at the Brussels Stock Exchange,
Canada[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
New York City[edit]
The protest started January 28, with a small group[12] of around thirty people[27]sometime near 11 a.m. EST.[28] Protesters gathered in front of Terminal 4, where international arrivals take place.[8] As advocacy groups, such as the New York Immigration Coalition, called out to protestors on social media, the crowd grew.[25]The protestors were gathered to denounce Trump’s executive order and to show support for refugees and immigrants.[29] The demonstration became large enough by sunset that it spread into the parking deck near the terminal.[12] Demonstrators brought signs, chanted slogans and called the action a “Muslim ban”.[25] The protesters marched from terminal to terminal.[30] Throughout the day, state representatives, Nydia Velázquez and Jerry Nadler were present to help constiuents affected by the ban.[27]
A companion protest sprang up on Staten Island in the evening, taking place in Port Richmond.[31] Another protest took place at Battery Park on Sunday. Chelsea Clinton was one of the protesters at that location.[32] There were several thousand protestors at Battery Park.[33] Protests continued at the JFK airport on Sunday as well.[27]
Other groups involved in the protest included Make the Road New York, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), Black Latino Asian Caucus members.[34] The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) was also involved in the protests, having expressed anger that the executive order, which would have harm the prospects of Muslim refugees, was signed on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and groups of Jews broke Sabbath to join the protests.[35][36] From 6–7pm, taxi drivers of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) stopped picking up passengers at the JFK airport in protest of those detained.[37][38]Uber of New York briefly saw a surge in pricing because of the taxi boycott.[39] In the evening, the police were turning away anyone without airplane tickets from using the AirTrain.[12] After 8pm, Governor Andrew Cuomo asked that people be allowed to board the Air Train once again.[12]
Late in the evening on January 28, Ann Donnelly, a Federal District court judge in Brooklyn for the Eastern District of New York,[4] blocked part of the executive order, “providing immediate relief to dozens stranded at airports around the country.”[40] In the U.S. District Courts in Seattle and Virginia, similar rulings were made.[40] This emergency stay will allow affected individuals with valid visas to stay in the US.[41] However, lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and Zachary Manfredi from Yale’s Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic caution that individuals detained at the airports could still be transferred to different detention facilities.[41] Reports coming from midnight, January 28, indicated that Legal Aid lawyers were still not given access to clients being held inside of JFK.[30] In Brooklyn, demonstrators waited outside the Federal District court as the case was being decided.[4] Additionally, two Iraqi men who had been detained have filed lawsuits on January 28 against both Trump and the United States government over the issue.[34][a]
President Donald Trump was quoted as saying that his executive order’s ban is “working out very nicely. You see it at the airports, you see it all over.”[42] Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said that President Trump came to him for guidance over the ruling which Giuliani described as a “Muslim ban”.[43]
California[edit]
The protest in Los Angeles initially saw around 200 protesters on Saturday.[3]Protesters marched and chanted, growing to 400 people by 7:30pm, when word came in that Federal judges had placed a stay on the executive order.[44] Seven people had been detained in the LAX because of the executive order.[45] Attorneys specializing in immigration law created a “makeshift office” in the Bradley Terminal to help travelers in need.[45] The protest at the Los Angeles International Airport grew to thousands of people who filled the Tom Bradley International Terminal and spilling out to the street.[46] The local ABC News station stated that around 4,000 protesters were there to protest again on Sunday.[47] A smaller group of counter-protesters also showed up at the airport, and the resulting clash caused the road next to Terminal 3 to be shut down for an hour.[48] Later on Sunday, World Way was blocked when protesters sat down and refused to move until all people detained in the airport were released.[49] By 10pm, 2 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic, then cited and released.[49] Los Angeles mayor, Eric Garcetti, promised that Los Angeles would be a refuge for all people.[48] Because of the protest, some travelers leaving Los Angeles missed their flights.[50]
On Sunday, protesters in Sacramento started demonstrating in Terminal B of the Sacramento International Airport.[51] The city’s mayor, Darrell Steinberg, was on hand and said, “Mr. Trump, we will fight you every step of the way.”[51] Some Sacramento protesters were heckled by those who agreed with the executive order.[52]
At the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), around 1,000 protesters showed up in support of refugees.[53] Initially, US Customs and Border Protection denied holding any travellers at the airport.[54] Five travellers had been detained and each was released by Sunday afternoon.[55] The protest blocked the International arrival area in front of the airport and closed the street.[56] California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Google co-founder Sergey Brin attended the SFO protest.[57] Around 60 people had gathered by 6am Sunday morning to demonstrate at SFO.[58] By noon the crowd had returned to its earlier size of around 1,000 protesters.[55]
San Diego saw two days of protest at the San Diego International Airport.[59] On Sunday there were around 1,000 protesters at Terminal 2 around 5pm.[59]
On January 30 about 2,000 employees of Google staged a protest in the company’s headquarters, Googleplex in Mountain View, as well as seven of its other offices.[60][61][62][63]
Chicago[edit]
In Chicago, hundreds of protesters showed up at the airport to protest the detention of 17 travelers.[64] By Saturday night, there were more than a thousand people present and traffic was shut now near Terminal 5.[65] Eighteen travelers had been detained Saturday; all were finally released.[66] On Sunday, at least another 50 were kept for additional questioning.[65] Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Elaine Nekritz were there to support the demonstration.[66]Protests at O’Hare slowed down somewhat during the day on Sunday only to begin again both inside and outside around 6pm.[66] By 7pm, there were hundreds of protesters at the airport.[65]
Dallas–Fort Worth[edit]
There were over 800 protesters at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.[24] The airport had detained 13 travelers,[67]one of whom was an elderly woman and green card holder from Iran who was kept in the airport overnight.[68] Another 800 protesters arrived Sunday to continue to protest Trump’s executive order.[67] Nine detainees were released to their families off-site on Sunday, January 29. Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings, who had previously expressed concern over the detention, met with the travellers and expressed apologies on behalf of the people of Dallas.[69]
Detroit[edit]
People and organizations in Detroit organized a protest on January 29 at the Metropolitan Airport which drew an estimated 2,500 prostestors.[70][71] Hundreds turned out in protests in the nearby suburbs of Dearborn and Hamtramck, which have significant Muslim American and immigrant populations.[71] Protesters demonstrated as snow fell and the Detroit Free Press reported that their voices “could be above the roar of jet engines.”[72] The airport’s Authority Public Safety team coordinated with protest organizers to ensure that the protest would be safe and that the demonstrators could be heard. No one was arrested.[73]
Indianapolis[edit]
In Indianapolis, author John Green and Representative Andre Carson attended a protest at Indianapolis International Airport.[20]
Massachusetts[edit]
Mayor Marty Walsh and Senator Elizabeth Warren joined the protest in Boston at the Logan International Airport.[24]
In Cambridge at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), around 200 students staged a demonstration on Sunday in solidarity with classmates like engineering student, Niki Mossafer Rahmati, who were affected by the ban.[74]
Raleigh–Durham[edit]
There were around 1,500 protesters at the Raleigh Durham International Airport outside of Terminal 2 on Sunday.[75]
Seattle[edit]
The protest in Seattle on January 28 grew to more than 3,000 protesters was supported at an on-site news conference by numerous elected officials, including the state Governor Jay Inslee.[18][76][77] “Up to 13 people” were detained in the Seattle airport.[24] In Seattle, the police used pepper spray on crowds and around 15 people were arrested.[78]
Washington, D.C.[edit]
The Governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, joined the protest at Dulles International Airport on Saturday.[22] Senator Cory Booker was also at the protest at the Dulles International Airport.[24] Rabbi Jack Moline, president of the Interfaith Alliance, also joined the protest.[64]
Protesters continued to demonstrate at Dulles and other protesters demonstrated outside the White House on Sunday.[79] Senators Kamala Harris and Catherine Cortez Masto were at the protests.[80] Other protesters demonstrated outside of the Trump International Hotel.[79]
On Monday evening, Democrats demonstrated outside of the Supreme Court in opposition to the executive order.[81] House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi, Senators Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Merkley and Al Franken along with Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Valsquez, Andre Carson, and Joseph Crowley spoke at the rally.[82]
United Kingdom[edit]
A mass protest in London was scheduled for Monday evening, with 9,000 people registering on Facebook and another 16,000 stating they were interested in attending.[83]Owen Jones was one of the organizers of the event which protested the executive order.[84] The march towards Downing Street began around 6pm.[85] The march packed Westminster station and brought Whitehall to a “standstill.”[84] Thousands of protesters joined the demonstration.[86]
Around 3,000 people were present at the Manchester demonstration.[86]
In Oxford, there were hundreds of protesters who also criticised Prime Minister Theresa May’s response to the executive order.[87]
Other responses[edit]
In opposition to the executive order, over 350,000 people acted by donating to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who have been protecting individual rights.[88] The organization collected more money over the weekend of January 28 than it did during all of 2016.[88]Lyft was one of the companies that donated, giving $1 million to the ACLU.[39] Because Uber was seen as acting as strike-breakers during the New York taxi strike and also because Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, has agreed to serve on an economic advisory panel for Trump, many protesters are boycotting Uber and using Lyft or traditional taxi service instead.[89]
Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide over the next five year as a response to the executive order.[90]
On January 28, writer Eoin Higgins called for using the momentum of the JFK protests as a prelude to a general strike. [91]
- January 29 – Protests against executive order 13769, banning travelers and refugees from certain countries continue at airports and public spaces, continue in the United States[302][303][304] and internationally.[305]
- January 30 – A protest occurred at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada in the wake of Trump’s executive order on immigration.[306] A demonstration by Democrats was held outside of the Supreme Court to protest the executive order.[307] Across major cities in the United Kingdom, large crowds varying from over 200 people, protested against the Trump Administration’s order on banning travellers and refugees from certain countries, as well supporting the petition to ban the Trump state visit to the U.K, which gathered over one million signatures in two days.[308][309]
- January 31 – Protests against Executive Order 13769 continue. In Las Cruces, New Mexico, demonstrators showed up outside the Islamic Center to show support for the Muslim community.[310]
February 2017
Berkeley protests
The neutrality of this article is disputed. (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 2017 Berkeley protests Protesters during the April 15th rallyDate February 1, 2017–present Location Berkeley, California Methods Protesting, street fighting, vandalism,[1]assault[2] Status Intermittent Parties to the civil conflict - Anarchist groups
- anti-fascists
- Anti-Trump protesters
- BAMN
- Alt-right groups
- Conservative groups
- Identity Evropa
- Proud Boys
- Oath Keepers
- Trump supporters
- Berkeley Police Department
- University of California Police Department
- Alameda County Sheriff’s Department
Casualties Injuries Several (February 1)
7 (March 4)
11 (April 15)Arrested 1 (February 1)
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Protests against Donald Trump
(Timeline • LGBT)Campaign protests Election aftermath Protests during presidency Planned protests The 2017 Berkeley protests refer to a series of protests occurred in the city of Berkeley, California in the vicinity of University of California, Berkeley. Violence has occurred predominately between anti-Trump protesters, some of whom were anarchists and other far-left radicals, and supporters of Donald Trump and the alt-right. The first event occurred on February 1 when Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to give a speech. The other two incidents, which occurred on March 4 and April 15, were pro-Trump rallies met with counter-protesters.
Timeline of protests
February 1
On February 1, Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to make a speech at UC Berkeley at 8:00 pm. Over 1,500 people gathered to protest the event on the steps of Sproul Hall, with some violence occurring.[3] Prior to the event, more than 100 UC Berkeley faculty had signed a petition urging the university to cancel the event.[4]
According to the university, around 150 masked agitators came onto campus and interrupted the protest, setting fires, damaging property, throwing fireworks, attacking members of the crowd, and throwing rocks at the police.[5] These violent protesters included members of BAMN and Antifa who threw rocks at police, shattered windows, threw Molotov cocktails, and later continued to vandalize downtown Berkeley.[6] Among those assaulted were a Syrian Muslim in a suit who was pepper sprayed and hit with a rod by a protester dressed all in black who said “You look like a Nazi”,[7] and a white woman who was pepper sprayed while being interviewed by a TV reporter.[8] Citing security concerns, the UC Police Department decided to cancel the event.[3][9] One person was arrested for failure to disperse, and there was an estimated $100,000 in damage.[10]
March 4
See also: March 4 TrumpA pro-Donald Trump march in Berkeley on March 4 resulted in seven injuries and ten arrests after confrontations with counter-protesters. Police confiscated several potentially deadly items from attendees of the rally including baseball bats, bricks, metal pipes, 2x4s and a dagger.[11]
Some attending were identified as members of the Proud Boys, but prior to the event, Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes disavowed any link to the march, tweeting: “#ProudBoys never agreed to be part of this march. I’m out”.[12][13]
April 15
On April 15, several groups, including approximately 50 Oath Keepers, held a pro-Trump rally and were met by counter-protesters.[14] Planned speakers included Brittany Pettibone, Lauren Southern, Tim Treadstone, and others associated with the far-right and white nationalism.[15][16] The event was organized as a free-speech rally by the same person which organized the March 4 Trump event.[17][18]
At Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park a “large number of fights” broke out smoke bombs and fireworks were thrown into the melee, and pepper spray was used in the crowd.[19][20] “Both groups threw rocks and sticks at each other and used a large trash bin as a battering ram as the crowd moved around the perimeter of the park.”[19] Eleven people were injured, six of whom were hospitalized, including one person who was stabbed.[19] Police “seized a handful of cans of peppers spray, some knives, and dozens of sign and flag poles, skateboards, and other blunt objects” from members of the crowd.[20]
A Reuters reporter estimated that at least 500 and 1,000 people were in the park at the peak of the rally.[21] Various far-right activists in the crowd held up antisemitic signs, including “Da Goyim Know,”[22][23] and some made Nazi salutes.[16][20]
During the event, Nathan Damigo—a 30-year-old Cal State Stanislaus student and the founder of the white supremacist group Identity Evropa—punched a 20-year-old woman in the face, then ran off into the crowd. The attack was captured on video and prompted calls for Damigo’s arrest or expulsion.[24] Cal State Stanislaus stated that that they would investigate Damigo.
May 2017[edit]
- May 1 – Immigration rights strike and protest were planned.[409] The 2017 May Day protests took place across the country.[410]
- May 3 – Demonstrators rallied outside the White House to protest executive order 13798, Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.[411]
- May 4 – A protest took place in New York when Trump returned to the city for the first time since he took office.[412] A protest took place at the Wallace Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City after the House passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA).[413]
- May 9 – Hundreds of protesters demanded that Trump stay in the Paris Agreement, rallying outside of the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C.[414]
- May 10 – A protest against Trump took place outside of the White House where demonstrators called for an independent prosecutor and for Trump’s impeachment.[415] Betsy DeVos was booed and students turned their back to her when she gave a commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman University.[416]
- May 11 – Protesters in Butte gathered to demonstrated against Donald Trump, Jr. and Greg Gianforte.[417] Around 150 protesters in San Diego protested against Trump and the GOP.[418]
- May 13 – Around 200 protesters spelled out the word “Resist!” with their bodies on Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.[419] Around a hundred protesters demonstrated in Lynchburg against Trump’s Liberty University address.[420] Protesters in South Florida demonstrated in Little Haiti against the deportation of Haitian refugees.[421]
- May 15 – Protesters in Seattle rallied in front of the federal courthouse in opposition to the travel ban.[422] Artist, Robin Bell, used a video projector to place words on the Trump International Hotel such as “pay Trump bribes here” and “emoluments welcome.”[423]
- May 20 – Protests took place in Yemen in opposition of Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Thousands of demonstrators aligned with Houthi rebels marched through Sana’a.[424]
- May 23 – Thousands of demonstrators in Gaza supporting the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) protested Trump’s visit to Bethlehem.[425] Protesters in Rome demonstrated against Trump’s visit to the Vatican.[426]Hundreds of students walked out on Mike Pence’s commencement speech at Notre Dame in order to protest Trump administration policies.[427]
- May 24 – Around 9,000 people in Brussels attended a rally against Trump who called the city a “hellhole.” Belgians at the protest indicated that he was not welcome and that they were against “his war agenda.”[428][429]
- May 27 – A protest took place near the location of the G-7 summit in Giardini Naxos.[430]
June 2017[edit]
- June 1 – Protesters demonstrated against Trump’s pull out from the Paris Agreement in front of the White House.[431]
- June 3 – Thousands of protesters participated in the March for Truth.[432]
July 2017[edit]
- July 2 – “Impeachment March” rallies in several major U.S. cities advocated for U.S. Congress to start the impeachment process for Trump.[433]
- July 4 – An anti-Trump rally coinciding with Independence Day called “We Will Not Be Banned” protests Trump’s immigration policies at Trump Tower.[434]
August 2017[edit]
- August 13 – Thousands protest in New York City as President Trump returns to Trump Tower for the first time since January 19[435]
- August 19 – Responses to the 2017 Unite the Right Rally took place in various cities. In particular in Boston, 40000 people counter-protested the Boston Free Speech rally.[436]
- August 22 – Thousands protest in Phoenix outside the Phoenix convention center while President Trump visits to make a campaign rally speech in the Phoenix Convention Center.[437]
September 2017[edit]
- September 5 – Thousands protest throughout the country in response to the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.[438]
- September 19 – Ten people, including Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Congressman Luis Gutiérrez, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito of the New York City Council are arrested protesting in front of Trump Tower.[439]
- September 24 – Hundreds of players throughout the National Football League protest during the national anthem.[440]
November 2017[edit]
- November 10 — In the Philippines, Militant group stage the protests against Trump, who will be visiting in the country for the 2017 ASEAN Summit.[441][442]
- November 21 – In Palm Beach, hundreds protest outside Mar-a-Lago before President Trump arrives over the termination of Temporary Protected Status.[443]
January 2018[edit]
- January 15 – Hundreds protest in Times Square against President Trump on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.[444]
- January 20 – Hundreds of thousands protested during the 2018 Women’s March, on the first day of a government shutdown. [445
Aftermath
Following the February 1 protest, a lawyer representing a local police union criticized the police administration for their “hands off” policy which prevented officers from preventing crime or making arrests. A police representative responded that they did not want to further escalate violence, and that the campus police were inexperienced in dealing with black bloc tactics.[25] According to Berkeley Police chief Margo Bennett, they were waiting for reinforcements to come from Oakland Police and the Alameda County Sheriff before dispersing the crowds.[26]
Following the February events, President Trump criticized the UC Berkeley on Twitter, asserting that it “does not allow free speech” and threatening to de-fund the university.[27][28] After the incident, Yiannopoulos’ upcoming book, Dangerous, returned to number one for a few days on Amazon‘s “Best Sellers” list.[29][30] According to Yiannopoulos’ Facebook post, he plans to return to Berkeley “hopefully within the next few months.”[31]
After the April events, several news organizations noted that the fighting demonstrated an increasing use of violence between members of both the far-right and the far-left.[16]
On April 18, administrators at UC Berkeley canceled a planned April 27 appearance on the campus by Ann Coulter, citing safety concerns. Coulter tweeted on April 19 that she would be coming to Berkeley to speak on that date regardless.[32][33] On April 20, the University stated that they would host Coulter on May 2 at a “protected venue” that would be disclosed at a later date.[34] Coulter responded on Twitter that she would still be coming to speak on April 27, noting that UC Berkeley has no classes scheduled for the week of May 2.[35]
Bodega protests[edit]
On February 2, Yemeni business owners in New York City closed their stores and bodegas simultaneously between noon and 8pm.[108] More than 1,000 businesses participated in the strike.[109] The closures were in protest of the travel ban or executive order 13769.[110] Later, at Brooklyn Bourough Hall, there was a peaceful demonstration and at 5:15 pm, Muslims at the rally conducted a large Maghrib on the steps of Borough Hall.[109]
- February 3 – Mock vigils for the Bowling Green Massacre, a fictitious event accidentally created by Kellyanne Conway while defending executive order 13769 took place in Bowling Green, Kentucky[313] and at Bowling Green train station in New York City.[314][315]
Protests on February 4, 2017[edit]
On February 4, thousands of protesters marched on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was attending a fundraiser for the International Red Cross.[111] In New York City, thousands from the LGBTQ community gathered at the historic Stonewall Inn in a show of solidarity with immigrant communities and those affected by Trump’s travel ban.[112] Thousands of people in San Francisco participated in a peaceful protest against Trump taking place outside San Francisco City Hall.[113] Protests also took place in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.[114] In Canada, thousands gathered outside the U.S. consulate in Toronto to protest against Islamophobia and Trump’s ban.[115] Thousands of U.K. citizens also took to the streets in protest of the travel ban and Theresa May‘s invitation to Trump for a state visit.[116]
- February 5 – Protests outside of Super Bowl LI took place in Houston.[322]Hundreds attended a march going from Hermann Park to NRG Stadium.[323] In Los Angeles, around 1,500 demonstrators protested against the Dakota and Keystone XL pipeline project.[324]
- February 6 – Around 200 people protested outside of the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan against Executive Order 13769.[325] Twenty rabbis were arrested in the protest.[325]
- February 7 – Protesters in New York marched outside of Goldman Sachs’ headquarters to protest “Wall Street’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s administration.”[326]
- February 10 – Thousands of protesters in Iran demonstrated against Trump in Azadi Square on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.[327]
Protests on the weekend of February 11, 2017[edit]
Protests occurred internationally on February 11 and February 12, 2017. On Ocean Beach in San Francisco, on February 11, thousands joined together to spell “RESIST !!”[117] The words could be read from the sky and an estimated 4,600 to 5,600 people were involved.[118] In Edinburgh, a large protest against Trump took place and was organized by the group, Scotland Against Trump.[119] Thousands attended the Scotland protest, which also included speeches and was peaceful in nature.[120] In Prague, many United States expatriates and Czech citizens marched in through the city center on February 11.[121] In North Carolina, a “Moral March on Raleigh” took place on February 11, and was led by the North Carolina NAACP in support of LGBT rights and against Trump.[122] Protests across Mexico took place in 18 cities on February 12.[123] The Mexican protests were not against Americans, but against Trump’s policies, with some protests also criticising the Mexican government.[123] In Mexico City, around 20,000 people marched on Paseo de la Reforma.[124] In Mexico City, two groups organized the protests, Vibra México and Mexicanos Unidos.[125] Protestors were against the treatment of immigrants by the Trump administration and many were against the proposed border wall.[124] Other cities in Mexico that had protests on February 12 included Tijuana, Monterrey, Mérida and Morelia.
- February 12 – Thousands in cities across Mexico took to the streets in protest against Trump’s attitude towards Mexicans and his proposed border wall.[332] Hundreds of protesters in Chicago lined up along the Chicago River and then mooned Trump Tower.[333]
- February 13 – The “Day Without Latinos” strike in Milwaukee protested both Trump-supporter, Sheriff David Clarke and the Trump administration’s aggressive moves on immigrants.[334] Students at Howard University protested Betsy Devos’s visit to the campus and have asked campus administration to block President Trump from visiting.[335]
- February 14 – A protest against the Trump administration took place in Rochester.
Day Without Immigrants 2017
Day Without Immigrants (or A Day Without Immigrants) was a protest and boycott that took place on February 16, 2017, to demonstrate the importance of immigration,[1][2] and to protest President Donald Trump‘s plans to build a border wall and to potentially deport millions of illegal immigrants.[3] The strike called for immigrants not to go to work, to avoid spending money, and keep children home from school.[4] People took part to show the importance of immigrants to the economy and also to protest possible racial profiling of U.S. citizens by immigration enforcement.[5] The strike was planned on social media.[6] People first started talking about the strike after the Women’s March, and as the idea gained momentum, important people in the restaurant industry helped boost exposure.[7]
Locations[edit]
Shop and restaurant owners in Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Philadelphia, Portland,[8]San Francisco, Phoenix,[6] Nashville,[9]Albuquerque,[10] Denton,[11] Dallas,[12] Fort Worth,[13] Washington, D.C., and other major U.S. cities closed their doors in a show of solidarity with their workers.[14]Over 50 restaurants were closed in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.[15] Around six food outlets closed at the Pentagon.[15] Three dining options at the Architect of the Capitol were closed.[16] In Chicago, five of the Pete’s Fresh Market locations closed and the owner, Vanessa Dremonas, vowed not to penalize workers who participated in the protest.[17] Rick Bayless closed many of his restaurants at the urging of staff.[6] Many restaurants in Boston closed, or served menus with fewer choices.[18] Many McDonald’s chains were closed across the country.[19] Nearly all of the stores in Midwood, Brooklyn were closed.[6] Over 1,000 businesses were closed in Dallas.[12]
In Austin, only 60 percent of students attended school in the KIPP Austin Comunidad charter school network.[6] The Fort Worth Independent School District saw their elementary school attendance rate go down by 35 percent.[13] Thousands of children in Fresno County did not attend school.[20]
In Milwaukee, a similar event took place on February 13, 2017, called “A Day Without Latinos.”[21]
Activities[edit]
The Davis Museum at Wellesley College removed from display or cloaked in black cloth about 20 percent of the museum’s display; the 120 works of art had either been created or donated by an immigrant.[22]
The non-profit organization Many Languages One Voice organized a protest march from Washington, D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to the White House.[4]
In Chicago, a rally took place at Union Park with hundreds of workers marching towards the Mexican consulate on Ashland Avenue at noon on Thursday.[23]Hundreds of demonstrators marched from the Austin City Hall to the Texas State Capitol.[24] Protesters gathered outside city hall in Homestead, Florida.[25] A demonstration was held in Frankfort at the Kentucky State Capitol.[26]
Some restaurants that stayed open have said they will donate part of their proceeds from Thursday to immigrant advocacy organizations.[4]
Controversy[edit]
The L.A. Unified school district urged students not to take part in the protest.[5] In the Bay Area, Redwood City School District also asked families to ensure their kids came to school.[27]
DC Public Schools Chief John Davis emailed principals stating: “all students and staff are expected to be in school throughout the day”.[28]
Teachers from Rubidoux High School in Jurupa Valley commented disparagingly on Latino students missing classes on social media. Because of the controversy and their comments, they were placed on paid leave while an investigation takes place.[29]
Some restaurants fired their workers who did not come into work on the Day Without Immigrants. Twelve Hispanic workers in Catoosa were fired for not showing up to work.[30] In Nashville, 18 people lost their jobs for skipping work to take part in the boycott.[31] JVS Masonry in Denver fired around 30 workers for not coming into work on that Thursday.[32] Twenty-one people were fired from Encore Boat Builders for failing to show for work.[33]
Resist Trump Tuesdays[edit]
Protesters have organized demonstrations, rallies and other activities nationwide.[131][132] These Tuesday protests are scheduled to take place during Trump’s first 100 days.
- February 17 – General strike (see also: Day Without Immigrants 2017), prior to President’s Day.[338][339] Hundreds of people demonstrated against the Trump administration in Washington Square Park.[339]
- February 18 – Anti-Trump protesters demonstrated in a peaceful protest outside of a Trump rally held at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport.[340]In New York, a staged funeral to “mourn the death of the U.S. presidency took place in Washington Square Park.[341]
- February 19 – Over 1,000 people participated in the “I Am a Muslim Too” rally at Times Square.[342] The event was organized by Russell Simmons and several religious leaders of different faiths.[342] Boston held a rally in support of science and the environment.[341]
Not My Presidents Day
Not My Presidents Day Protester in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.Date February 20, 2017 Location - United States
- United Kingdom
Type Demonstrations Cause Opposition to President Donald Trump Arrest(s) 13 (Portland, Oregon) “Not My Presidents Day” (sometimes “Not My President’s Day“, or “Not My Presidents’ Day“) was a series of rallies against the President of the United States, Donald Trump, on Washington’s Birthday (the American federal holiday also known as Presidents’ Day), February 20, 2017.[1][2] Protests were held in dozens of cities throughout the United States.[3][4][5][6] Demonstrations were also held outside London’s Palace of Westminster and in Orkney.
The marches were mostly coordinated through Facebook. Organizers of the protest stated that although Trump was the president, they wanted to show that he did not represent their values.[7][8] Los Angeles was the first city to plan a “Not My Presidents Day” rally, which was attended by more than a thousand protesters. New York City saw the largest demonstration, with an estimated 10,000 to 13,000 people attending a rally outside Trump International Hotel and Tower. The events were mostly peaceful, although thirteen people were arrested in Portland, Oregon.
Preparation and planning[edit]
The Not My Presidents Day protests were mostly coordinated through Facebook,[9][10] like the original event in Los Angeles, which was spread through social media, inspiring other rallies.[11] Before some rallies, there was a poster-making session.[12]
The artist’s collective, Bad and Nasty, helped coordinate events for Not My Presidents Day.[13][10] Holly Hughes helped create Bad and Nasty via social media.[13] Hughes told MTV News, “I made an idle threat on Facebook […] I would gather the Bad Hombres and Nasty Women of Ann Arbor together at a dive bar for performance on NOT My President’s Day. And overnight more than a thousand people wanted in!”[14] Other women involved in planning Bad and Nasty events were Lois Weaver and Mary Jo Watts.[15] In Minneapolis, Bad and Nasty was involved with a performance called “This Machine”, planning well in advance of February 20, 2017.[16] The University of California, Riverside, also planned a Bad and Nasty event for President’s Day.[17]
The Women’s March committee of New York city also aided in planning for Not My Presidents Day.[14]
Locations and activities[edit]
Ann Arbor,Atlanta,Augusta,Austin,Baltimore,Chicago,Columbia,Denver,Detroit,Eugene,Gainesville,Great Barrington,Grand Rapids,Kansas City,Knoxville,Las Vegas,Marquette,Miami,Milwaukee,Minneapolis,Mystic,Ocala,Philadelphia,Port Richey,Portland,Pueblo,Rapid City,Saint Paul,Salt Lake City,Seattle,Washington, D.C.,West Palm Beach,Williamsburg,Yeadon,There were about 400 protesters in Atlanta, where a peaceful demonstration called “ImPEACH Now! (Not My) President’s Day March” was followed by a six-mile march from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority‘s Arts Center station, near the Woodruff Arts Center, to Lenox Square, in Buckhead.[1][18][19][20]Many of the people participating in Atlanta’s event were first-time protesters.[18] The event was organized by Matthew Williams of Democracy Spring Georgia.[19] There were about 200 people at the rally outside the Maine State House in Augusta, Maine. The protest was organized by a young trans man, Jazpyer Harrington. Participants chanted “We need a leader, not a creepy tweeter” and sang “God Bless America” and “The Star-Spangled Banner“.[21]
Several hundred protesters attended a rally outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, which was also attended by some Trump supporters. The demonstration was organized by a woman who resides in San Antonio. There were no major speakers; attendees took turns speaking into a megaphone.[22] The rally started at noon and lasted until 3pm.[23] The Baltimore protest was held along North Charles Street in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District. It lasted into the evening and, according to CBS Baltimore, had a reportedly “different tone than elsewhere in the rest of the country, with less protesting, more talking”.[24] Michele Minnick and Laura Pazuchowski were co-organizers of the event, which also attracted dozens of Trump supporters.[24] A group called “Bad and Nasty’ Baltimore” organized a day of art and activism, which included face painting, sign making, and a workshop titled “our Democratic Heritage”.[25] Entrance to the event was on a sliding scale up to $10, with proceeds benefiting the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (Maryland ACLU).[25]
In Chicago, hundreds of protesters gathered at the intersection of Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue, across the Chicago River from the Trump International Hotel and Tower.[26] Estimates said there were 1,200 people[27] and police reported no arrests. A group of 25 local musicians known as “Sousaphones Against Hate, Baritones Resisting Aggression” performed for the crowd.[7][11] Wabash was temporarily closed to both foot and vehicle traffic.[28] Former Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, was at the protest gathering signatures for a ballot initiative.[6] A demonstration also took place in Columbia, South Carolina.[27] About 40 people gathered at a rally in front of Great Barrington, Massachusetts‘ Town Hall.[29]
External video Not My President’s Day protest begins in Kansas City, KCTV Anti-Trump protest on Presidents Day in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review-Journal In Kansas City, Missouri, demonstrators gathered at Country Club Plaza‘s J. C. Nichols Fountain, in the Country Club District.[30] More than 1,600 people indicated their interested in attending on the event’s Facebook page, which was organized to “demand an investigation into the constitutional conflicts, ethics violations and mental instability of the current President of the United States”.[31][32] Several groups were represented and spoke at the protest, including Indivisible KC, Kansas City Progressive Caucus, The Muslim Civic Initiative, and Edward Cantu, an associate law professor at University of Missouri–Kansas City.[31] The Knoxville, Tennessee protest was organized by David T. Payne and held at Market Square.[33] Only 18 people expressed interest in attending the event on its Facebook page, and fewer than ten individuals ended up participating. The protest reportedly saw a handful of people debating with a single Trump supporter.[34] KTNV-TV initially reported on a “Not My Presidents Day” rally in Las Vegas, but later said the “People’s Power Over the President Day” protest organized by Sierra Club was unaffiliated. The anti-Trump “People’s Power” event was held outside the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse, in downtown Las Vegas, and attracted dozens of participants.[35]
Demonstrators in Milwaukee protested peacefully against Trump and Senator Ron Johnson, and in support of immigration rights and women’s rights.[36] They marched from Zeidler Union Square to the Federal Building. Milwaukee Coalition Against Trump organized the demonstration; Citizen Action Organizing Cooperative was also represented.[37] Mystic, Connecticut held a protest of around 60 demonstrators who marched through the downtown area.[38] In Rapid City, South Dakota, hundreds of anti-Trump and Trump supporters turned out at a rally that began at noon.[20] Each group stood opposite each other on the intersection of Omaha Street and Mount Rushmore Road, near Memorial Park. The event was organized by Joyce Patton.[39][40]
Salt Lake City saw between 200 and 250 protesters march from the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building down State Street to Washington Square.[41][42] The rally included representatives and speakers from community groups, including Utah Women Unite, Utahans Against Police Brutality, SLC Air Protectors, and Communidades Unidas.[42][43] In Seattle, organizers held a performance event called “Outrage Onstage”,[44] featuring activists and artists, including David Schmader and Teatro ZinZanni‘s Kevin Kent.[45] The event was held at the Sanctuary at Admiral in West Seattle‘s Admiral District.[1] “Outrage Onstage” was free to attend, but donations were accepted to benefit the state’s ACLU chapter.[45]
In Washington, D.C., hundreds of protesters rallied in DuPont Circle, where they sang “We Shall Overcome” and then marched towards the White House.[46][47] More than 500 people attended the rally.[48]Speakers included Lee Carter and Ken Boddye, who are running for the Virginia House of Delegates.[48] More than 200 people came out for a rally held in Williamsburg, Virginia. The event was organized by Peninsula Indivisible and Middle Peninsula Progressives. People who went to the rally were able to sign post cards to send to the White House and sign petitions.[49]
California[edit]
Over a thousand people attended the rally outside Los Angeles City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.[46][50] Estimates stated there were several thousand people at the demonstration.[8] Participants gathered outside City Hall,[46] and then ended up at Federal Plaza.[51] Los Angeles was the first city to plan a “Not My Presidents Day” rally.[52][53]The event caused some traffic delays.[51] Later, in West Hollywood, a gay bar called The Abbey held a #Resist protest.[54]
In Palm Desert, hundreds of people assembled outside the Palm Desert Civic Park Amphitheater for a two-hour rally organized by Progressive Democrats of the Desert and Courageous Resistance. There were about a dozen speakers, including one from Comité Latino Coachella Valley.[55][56][57]
A small gathering in Pasadena was organized by a group of concerned mothers and their children, led by Jenna Karvunidis.[58][59] The theatre, film and digital production department of the University of California, Riverside, held an artistic event to protest Trump on Monday.[60]Around 100 people attended a demonstration in San Diego.[61] Protests were also held outside the San Francisco Federal Building and at San Jose’s City Hall Plaza.[62] About 30 protesters gathered in stormy weather in San Mateo. Protests were also organized in Anaheim and Santa Barbara.[58][63]
Colorado[edit]
The Denver protest, which was organized by Hanna Khavafipour,[64] included several hundred demonstrators and took place in the evening at the Colorado State Capitol.[65] The 16th Street Mall and nearby streets were shut down for about two hours, but no arrests were made and businesses experienced few disturbances.[66] A small group of protesters in Pueblo were organized by the Pueblo Congressional Accountability Committee (PCAC).[67]
Florida[edit]
In Florida, events were planned in Gainesville, Miami, Venice, and West Palm Beach. The protests in Miami and Palm Beach were organized by South Florida Activism and included a gathering at Palm Beach International Airport, where participants turned their backs to Trump’s motorcade en route to Mar-a-Lago and wore shirts that displayed “No 45”.[68][69]There were around 200 demonstrators who participated by turning their backs on Trump.[70] The Labor Community Roundtable/United Front Against Trump held a peaceful rally at The Torch of Friendship in Miami. About two dozen people attended.[50] In Ocala, the CommonCents Ocala, a local chapter of the indivisible movement, hosted a rally on East Silver Springs Boulevard by Downtown Square. The event attracted around 80 people.[71] In Port Richey, Trump protesters and supporters stood across the street from each other in a mostly peaceful demonstration.[72]
Michigan[edit]
In Ann Arbor, a “Bad Hombres and Nasty Women” event featuring live performances expected an attendance of 600 people; proceeds benefited Planned Parenthood.[58] The event took place at the Neutral Zone and included performance art and comedy.[73] Another artistic outlet protesting Trump took place in Detroit, where performers and audience members met at a venue called the Light Box, where they raised money for the ACLU of Michigan.[74] In downtown Grand Rapids, between 200 and 300 demonstrators gathered at Rosa Parks Circle and marched to Calder Plaza. The protest was organized by Indivisible West Michigan.[75][76][77] Dozens of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Postal Service building at the corner of Third and Washington streets in Marquette. The event was led by Anne Stark.[78]
Minnesota[edit]
A protest occurred in Minneapolis, with demonstrators protesting outside the Walker Art Center.[79] Students for a Democratic Society and anti-Trump activists held a rally on the University of Minnesota campus in Saint Paul.[80] At bus stops in both Minneapolis and Saint Paul, artists and musicians performed at an event called “This Machine (Not My President’s Day Minneapolis Saint Paul)”.[81] The performances took place from 4:30–6pm, with participants wearing orange.[81]
New Jersey[edit]
Organizers held a “New Birth of Freedom” vigil outside the Bergen County Court House in Hackensack. The event was organized by Jersey Justice Action Network, with Chip O’Brien serving as lead organizer, and attended by several groups, including the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the New Jersey ACLU, New Jersey Interfaith Coalition, and Resource, Education and Awareness by Latinos (REAL). The event attracted about 50 participants; candles were distributed and lit to represent the “flame of progress to be held unwavering in the future”.[82]
Newark also held a rally, near the Seated Lincoln statue outside the Essex County Courthouse, where protesters said they were uncomfortable with the Trump administration’s stances on education, the environment, health care, and immigration.[83][84] In Ocean City, demonstrators chose to have a positive tone in the signs they used during their march.[85]
New York[edit]
Outside the Jacobson Faculty Tower at the State University of New York at New Paltz in New Paltz, demonstrators created and destroyed a cardboard box representation of Trump’s proposed border wall.[86][87] The rally was organized by Move Forward New York and the SUNY New Paltz chapter of United University Professions. Hudson Valley Feminists, Indivisible CD19 NY, Olive Action Group, SUNY New Paltz Student Association, and Women’s March – New Paltz, were also sponsors.[86][87][88][89]
External media Images Gallery: Hundreds gather for Not My President’s Day Rally, New Paltz Video New York protesters criticise Trump on YouTube, AP Archive (February 25, 2017) Portland ‘Not My Presidents Day’ protesters face off with police at federal building, The Oregonian Portland President’s Day Protests, Feb. 20, Willamette Week This series of protests marks the fifth consecutive day when anti-protests took place in New York City.[46][90] The crowds first gathered on Central Park West.[91] There were also protesters outside the mayor’s office.[92] About 10,000[93] to 13,000 people attended the Not My Presidents Day rally,[94] which was held outside Trump International Hotel and Tower,[95][96] including some Trump supporters.[9] The rally remained peaceful, with no arrests made.[9] The rally also included a disability rights speaker and a speaker from the Stand up to Trump Coalition UK.[97] The rally ended at about 4 pm, when police began to disperse the crowds.[98]
In Setauket, about 100 protesters lined up at the corner of Route 25A and Bennetts Road to protest.[99] In White Plains, nearly 100 people attended the fourth “Justice Monday” protest. The event was sponsored by the Westchester Social Justice Community and attended by politicians Catherine Borgia, David Buchwald, Ken Jenkins, and George Latimer, and Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, who serves as executive director of the Hudson Valley Community Coalition.[100][101]
Oregon[edit]
Hundreds of people gathered at Free Speech Plaza in downtown Eugene and marched to Kesey Square. Oregon Strong Voice of Lane County, which has support from 26 different organizations, was represented at the event.[102]
Two marches were organized in Portland.[103] The “We the People: Marching in Resistance” rally included groups such as Oregon’s Union Movement, Basic Rights Oregon, Unite Oregon, and the Northwest Oregon Labor Council.[104]The event was held at Director Park[105] and the groups had a permit to march.[106] Don’t Shoot Portland organized a demonstration in front of the Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, where a small group of protestors faced off with police.[104] This second protest did not have a permit and consisted of a couple of hundred people.[106] The police were in riot gear and pushed the crowd out of the street.[104] Thirteen demonstrators were arrested for blocking traffic.[107][108][109] One protester was tackled by the police and then shot with non-lethal projectiles.[110] One man who was reportedly “one step off the curb” in the street was pushed to the ground by police, had his arms pinned to his back and was then pepper-sprayed in the face; and a woman was shoved to the sidewalk and then shot with “pepper balls” by police.[111] Margaret Zebroski, aged 66, was also tackled and hurt by the police when she attempted to shield her 72-year-old friend from being pushed.[111] Several of the people arrested were minors, with six young people, including a 14-year-old being cited.[112][113] The adults were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct in the second degree, with one man also being charged with resisting arrest and giving false information to the police.[114]
The next day, there was a small demonstration in front of Portland mayor, Ted Wheeler‘s, house to protest the arrests.[115] The group who protested outside of Wheeler’s home obtained a permit for the demonstration, however, the organizer, Gregory McKelvey, also said that the mayor is “perpetuating this idea we only get hurt or sprayed or physically beat because we don’t have a permit”.[116] Wheeler later issued a statement in which he said that mistakes were made by the police during the event.[117] He also said, “Yesterday we saw images of a woman in her sixties injured during an arrest. That isn’t good for democracy either.”[118] The ACLU condemned the actions of Portland police and asked that the police force “end the violence against protesters. Stop the unnecessary use of crowd control weapons. Stop sending officers in riot gear to peaceful protests. Stop arresting organizers.”[111] Following the arrests of the protesters and their treatment by police, Wheeler, police chief Mike Marshman, and the ACLU held discussions about tactics and policies relating to crowd control by the police.[119]
Pennsylvania[edit]
In Philadelphia, demonstrators gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza to march in a rally called “Counter the Executive Orders”.[58][120] There were about 300 protesters who participated in the three-hour event.[121] State senator Art Haywood attended the Philadelphia rally and there was a family-friendly station set up for children of protesters.[122] In Yeadon, Pennsylvania, a small group protested outside of the Yeadon Borough Hall.[123]
United Kingdom[edit]
In London, an anti-Trump rally was held outside the Palace of Westminster as Parliament debated whether Trump should be allowed to visit the United Kingdom.[124][125][126] The London organizers included the Stop Trump Coalition and One Day Without Us.[127] In Orkney, two dozen protesters gathered to send postcards to Trump.[128]
Aftermath[edit]
Reactions[edit]
Victoria Taft of the Independent Journal Review called the use of President’s Day to protest the current president new and said, “Some would suggest that it’s downright disgraceful to use the day to protest.”[129] Tucker Carlson, in an interview with Shane Saunders, a Not My President’s Day protester from Los Angeles, dismissed the protest actions completely, saying, “I’m making the mistake of taking you seriously.”[130]
A conservative Trump supporter in New York who attended the rally at the west end of Central Park said that the protesters are trying to “spark the end of civilization”.[131] A Trump supporter in Port Richey told protesters, “He’s our president. He was elected,” and told WTSP News, “I feel like if they don’t like what’s going on, go ahead and move.”[72] Another in San Diego said he went to the rally to support the president: “[Trump] needs support where other people go against him, even if it’s just one person at that moment.”[132]
In Atlanta, two women involved in the protest were struck by eggs thrown by three men in a pickup truck.[133] In Pueblo, motorists shouted obscenities at protesters, with one person telling demonstrators to “get a job”.[67] In Washington, D.C., two bikers for Trump surrounded the demonstration and attempted to drown out speakers by revving the motorcycle engines.[134] A man standing in front of the White House with a megaphone yelled at the marchers to “Leave Trump alone!”[135] The ACLU tweeted that the arrests of peaceful protesters in Portland was “shameful”.[136] The organization also advised Mayor Wheeler to “revise crowd-control strategies”.[137]
Participants of Not My Presidents Day overall said that it was important to express themselves. Jenna Karvunidis, an organizer in Pasadena, said, “I’d like to show my children that you do have a right to speak out against something that’s unfair.”[59] Will Allen in Washington, D.C., chose to protest the “incompetence of the Trump Administration”.[134] Mercedes Vizcaino of New York said, “I think it’s important to take a stand and not be complicit about what’s going on in the country.”[6]According to the Christian Science Monitor, most protesters felt that Trump did not represent them.[135]
Impact[edit]
Organizers of the Not My Presidents Day events wanted to keep up the momentum of the resistance against Trump.[14]Many of the newer organizers for events gained experience in working with a large amount of people.[14]
The event allowed individuals to “channel” their negative feelings about the Trump administration into something creative and positive.[73] Susan Thames, in Williamsburg, told WAVY-TV that “the rally gave her the sense of being a part of a larger movement”.[49]
Participants of the rally in Austin wanted to use Not My Presidents Day to educate others and hoped that more people would get involved with expressing their opinions in politics. Amanda Barta, who organized the rally, said, “if you’re loud enough, if we vocalize something enough, if you come together enough, things can change.”[23]
United Voices Rally[edit]
The United Talent Agency (UTA) cancelled its normal annual Oscars party and hosted a “Voices United” rally on February 24, 2017 which drew around 2,000 people.[134] Jodie Foster, Michael J.Fox, Wilmer Valderrama and Keegan-Michael Key were featured speakers.[135] Other speakers included California Lieutenant Governor, Gavin Newsom, the CEO of UTA, Jeremy Zimmer and Reza Aslan.[136] The rally condemned the travel ban, the Trump administration’s immigration and heath reforms and called the political climate one of “fanaticism and nationalism.”[137] The rally helped raise $320,000 for the ACLU and the International Rescue Committee.
- February 21 – Protesters participated in a “Resist Trump Tuesday” protest in Chicago where 8 clergy members of different faiths were arrested.[344]
- February 22 – After the Trump administration rescinded the protections for transgender students to use school restrooms that correspond to their gender identity, protests took place. [345] There were around 200 people demonstrating in front of the White House in support of transgender students’ rights.[346] The city council of Richmond, California passed a resolution which supported an investigation of Trump in relation to the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.[347]
- February 24 – The United Talent Agency (UTA), which had already cancelled its Oscars party, hosted a rally against Trump, called “United Voices.”[348] The event helped raise $320,000 for the ACLU and the International Rescue Committee.[348] At the rally were Jodie Foster, Michael J. Fox, Keegan-Michael Key and other celebrities.[349] There were nearly 2,000 attendees.[348]
- February 27 – A peaceful protest that stopped some traffic occurred in Minneapolis in the evening. The protest drew between 150 and 200 demonstrators who protested Trump and were in support of $15 minimum wage.[350]
- February 28 – Protesters in Vancouver demonstrated anti-Trump sentiment during the grand opening of the Trump hotel in Vancouver.[351] Outside the White House, despite pouring rain, Rosie O’Donnell led a few hundred protesters against Trump.
March 2017
- March 1 – Protests against Trump using the hashtag, #CampusResistance, occurred on college campuses across the United States.[353]
- March 2 – Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protested proposed budget cuts for their department. There were a “few dozen” protesters at the Federal Plaza in Chicago.[354]
- March 3 – Around 1,000 protesters in Chicago demonstrated for transgender rights and against the Trump administration.[355] In Palm Beach, around 100 protesters demonstrated against Trump, and one protester was arrested and given a traffic ticket and then released.[356]
- March 4 – Counter-protesters at Pro-Trump rallies (Spirit of America) occurred on March 4, with one protest, at Berkeley, becoming a violent clash between pro and anti-Trump groups.[357] Ten people were arrested in connection with the violence and the protest briefly shut down the BART station at Berkeley.[358] In Minneapolis, anti-Trump and pro-Trump supporters also clashed and six people were arrested for setting off firecrackers.[359]
- March 6 – A rally held outside of the White House against the new travel ban. Tom Perez was one of the speakers.[360]
Day Without a Woman
Day Without a Woman House Democratic representatives heading down the United States Capitol stairs to meet demonstrators in Washington, D.C.Date March 8, 2017 A Day Without a Woman was a general strike held on March 8, 2017, on International Women’s Day. The strike, which was organized by two different groups—the 2017 Women’s March and a separate International Women’s Strike movement—asked that women not work that day to protest the policies of the administration of Donald Trump. Planning began before Trump’s November 2016 election. The movement was adopted and promoted by the Women’s March, and recommended actions inspired by the “Bodega Strike” and the Day Without Immigrants.
Organizers in the U.S. encouraged women to refrain from working, spending money (or, alternatively, electing to shop only at “small, women- and minority-owned businesses”), and to wear red as a sign of solidarity.
Platform[edit]
The strike was organized by international coalitions of activists with a range of articulated demands.
Platforms of U.S.-based organizers[edit]
The American strike platform demanded “open borders,” freedom from “immigration raids,” and “the decolonization of Palestine” as ancillary goals to “emancipation of women.”[1][2]
The group of 8 well-known activists who issued the first call for a March 8, 2017 strike in the United States described it as “anti-capitalist,” “anti-racist, anti-imperialist, anti-heterosexist,” “anti-neoliberal,” and opposed to “the violence of the market, of debt, of capitalist property relations, and of the state; the violence of discriminatory policies against lesbian, trans and queer women; the violence of state criminalization of migratory movements.”[3]
Planning[edit]
International[edit]
The strike was worldwide, planning began in Poland in October 2016,[4] before the election of Trump.[5]
United States[edit]
On February 6, eight political activists including Linda Martín Alcoff, Cinzia Arruzza, Rasmea Odeh, Tithi Bhattacharya, Nancy Fraser, Barbara Ransby, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Angela Davis called for a March 8 strike in the United States.[3][6] Later that morning, organizers of the 2017 Women’s March against the Trump administration endorsed the idea of a general strike without specifying a date.[7] On February 14 organizers of the January Women’s March endorsed the March 8 strike,[6][8] raising questions about what group was in charge and what the goals and scope of the protest would be.[9] Other groups had called for general strikes as well.[10]
Journalists noted how women’s marches and multi-issue general strikes had effected changes outside the United States.[11][12] Most notably, the International Women’s Strike encouraged women around the world to go on strike on the same day as the Women’s March strike.[4]
The Women’s March organizers, which included political activists Angela Davis and Linda Sarsour,[13] encouraged all participating women, regardless of whether they were striking, to take similar actions as those taken during the “Bodega Strike” and the Day Without Immigrants—not shopping, except at small businesses and businesses owned by women and minorities;[14][15] and wearing red in solidarity,[16][14] since red has traditionally been the color of labor movements around the world.[15] The organizers also asked participants to not work on that day, either in paid or unpaid labor.[14][17][15] Men participating in the strike could show support by performing that day’s housework and childcare duties.[15] A week after the original announcement, the event’s organizers announced the strike’s date as March 8, 2017, which was when that year’s International Women’s Day occurred.[17][18]
Uber let its employees know that they were free to take the day off to participate in the protest.[19] Microsoft, MTV News, Teen Vogue, Bustle, Jezebel, Fusion, the Cut, The A.V. Club, and Twitter also allowed women employees to take the day off.[20]
Strike actions[edit]
See also: International Women’s Strike and Strike 4 RepealAn International Women’s Day strike took place in over 50 different countries and in 400 cities across the world.[21] There were tens of thousands of women in Poland demonstrating for women’s rights.[22]
In the United States[edit]
There were around 1,000 demonstrators outside of Trump Tower in New York City.[23] Four of the primary organizers of the march—Tamika Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, and Bob Bland—were arrested for obstruction of traffic outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower on New York City’s Columbus Circle.[24][25] Los Angeles held a large demonstration at Grand Park.[26] In San Francisco, a rally at City Hall drew over a thousand people.[27]
In Washington, D.C., House Democratic representatives walked out of the Capitol[28]in an action of solidarity with the protester.[29] An event called “Women Workers Rising” happened in front of the U.S. Department of Labor.[21]
Late night entertainment shows in the United States, such as Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and the Late Late Show with James Corden, all had skits and guests celebrating the strike.[30]
Impact[edit]
Some school districts in the United States were shut down because of the number of teachers that requested the day off.[31] Schools in Alexandria, Virginia, and in Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland were closed.[31] Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in North Carolina,[32] and Center City Public Charter Schools in Washington, D.C., were also closed.[33]
The municipal court in Providence, Rhode Island, was closed because of the number of women who participated in the strike.[32]
Criticism[edit]
Some criticism of the strike was aimed at the sense of white privilege critics felt was present.[34] These critics felt that the idea was a good one, but felt that only women in good economic situations, mostly consisting of white women, would be able to take part, as women of color (who disproportionately make up minimum-wage jobs) would not have the freedom to take time off work without the fear of losing their jobs.[34][35]
In response to this criticism, strike organizers pointed out that other strikers in different eras were not considered “privileged”. Sarsour said, “We honor the women who striked in the Montgomery bus boycott…Are those privileged women? What about the farmworkers that said ‘we will not pick this produce without worker’s protections?’ Were those people privileged?
- March 10 – Thousands of protesters marched from the US Army Corps of Engineers headquarters to the White House to protest the Dakota Pipeline decision by Trump.[362]
- March 12 – In Baltimore, several groups protested the revised travel ban.[363] On Sunday morning, an anonymous environmental group carved the message “NO MORE TIGERS. NO MORE WOODS.” into the greens of the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.[364] On the same day, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, roughly 50-60 people protested outside the offices of Breitbart News aiming to “hold the Trump Administration accountable for its unprecedented assault on the free press.”[365]
- March 14 – Tech industry workers protested Trump’s policies on Pi Day.[366] There were a few hundred protesters in Palo Alto.[367]
- March 15 – Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside of a Trump rally in Nashville.[368] A physician, Carol Paris, interrupted the rally with a sign reading “Improved Medicare for All” and when she was met with boos from the crowd, Trump stopped speaking and she was asked to leave.[369] In Detroit, about 300 protesters demonstrated at the Willow Run Airport and denounced Trump’s environmental policies.[370]
- March 17 – A small protest against Trump took in took place in Aspen.[371] In New York, the “Irish Stand” event took place. It was led by Aodhán Ó Riordáin in Riverside Church and opposed Trump’s stance on immigration.[372]
- March 18 – Protests in London, Cardiff and Glasgow against Brexit and Trump’s “anti-migrant hysteria.”[373]
- March 20 – Hundreds of protesters on Monday waved signs and gave fiery speeches at the gates to Freedom Hall ahead President Donald Trump’s visit to tout his plan to replace Obamacare, booing as Air Force One passed overhead for landing. [374][375]
- March 25 – Trump supporters clashed with Protesters after the Trump supporters path were blocked by the protesters.[376]
- March 28 – Anti-Trump Protesters Gather Outside Senator Cornyn’s Houston Office and voice their opinion.
April 2017
- April 1 – Hundreds of protesters showed up for a “dance party” protest outside of Ivanka Trump’s Washington, D.C. home.[378]
- April 2 – Around 300 people, both pro and anti Trump came to a rally at Esther Short Park.[379]
- April 3 – Protesters displayed a banner with the words “Impeach Trump” at the opening day game at Nationals Park.[380]
- April 4 – Movie theaters across the United States and in five other countries screened 1984 in a protest against Donald Trump.[381][382]
- April 9 – More than 3,000 people came to the Dallas MegaMarch demonstration to protest Trump’s immigration policies.[383][384] Protests against Trump’s strike on Syria occurred in Milwaukee.[385]
- April 10 – Children and young adults from the group, We Belong Together, start their spring break trip to Washington D.C. to protest Trump. They first protested on Monday outside of Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s office because the mayor of Miami-Dade County has agreed to work with Trump.[386]
- April 11 – Protests against both Trump and Representative Marsha Blackburn took place in Clarksville, Tennessee.[387]
- April 12 – The “first protest in space” was carried out by the Autonomous Space Agency Network (ASAN) by printing a tweet against Trump and flown into the near-space atmosphere.[388]
- April 13 – Around 25 protesters from the group, “Rise and Resist” were arrested while protesting immigration policies at Trump Tower.[389] Around 200 young people and other activists from We Belong Together protested in front of the White House.[390]
Tax March
This article is about the 2017 protests. For the 2009 protest, see Taxpayer March on Washington.Tax March (Trump’s Tax Day) Part of protests against Donald Trump Date April 15, 2017 Causes Donald Trump‘s refusal to release his tax returns as promised Methods Protest march taxmarch.org The Tax March (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump’s Tax Day) was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017.[1] The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.[2]
At least 180 march events were organized in the United States and abroad.[3][4] The protests were a response to the perceived lack of transparency in the Trump administration, and the fact that President Trump still had not released his tax returns by that date, contrary to his promise that he would.[5][6][7] April 15 is the traditional deadline for filing income tax returns in the United States, though in 2017 the deadline is April 18 as the 15th fell on a Saturday.[8]
Background[edit]
The march organizers demanded that President Trump release his IRS tax returns, as he promised he would during his campaign.[9] Tax Day protests have been held since the 1990s and earlier, although until then typically by libertarian groups.[10][not in citation given] The Tea Party movement got started in part with a Tax Day protest on April 15, 2009.[11]
After 300,000 American citizens signed an online petition on WhiteHouse.gov in January 2017, Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway announced Trump would not release his tax returns due to lack of interest.[12] In response, a Tax Day March was planned for April 15, 2017, to be held in over two dozen major cities in the U.S., to pressure Trump to release his tax returns.[13][2][14][15]
The idea for the march was originally proposed on Twitter on January 22, 2017 by law professor Jennifer Taub, followed soon after by comedian Frank Lesser.[16][17] Some Tax Day march events were planned independently, without awareness of the tweets by Taub or Lesser.[18]
Unlike most liberal protests in the United States, the Tax March did not focus on broad issues, but instead focused on a specific demand.[19]
Organizers and participating groups[edit]
Taub, who proposed the march idea on Twitter, later joined the executive committee for the march.[16] Lesser has also helped plan and publicize the event.[18]
Groups convening for the march included the American Federation of Teachers, Color of Change, Democracy Spring, Media Matters for America, MoveOn.org, the National Education Association, the National Women’s Law Center, and Public Citizen.[20][21]
In early April 2017, march organizers wrote letters to Republican Congress members who had called on Trump to release his tax returns, asking them to attend the march and to “hold the President accountable”.[8]
Planning[edit]
Marches were planned, and took place in over 150 cities throughout the United States.[22][23][17] Marches in at least eighteen U.S. cities featured giant inflatable chickens, originally designed by a graphic artist in Seattle and manufactured in Zhejiang, China for the Chinese Lunar New Year (for the Year of the Rooster). The San Francisco Tax March organizer who ordered the first inflatables felt that they symbolized that “Donald Trump was a big chicken for not releasing his taxes.”[24][25] Organizers using the Tax Day’s Facebook page chose to focus events on “government transparency, conflicts of interest and an unfair tax system,” according to CNBC.[26]
Locations[edit]
National[edit]
TIME reported that the demographics of the protesters for the Tax March were somewhat older than other protests against Trump, such as the Women’s March.[19] Many people wore pink hats from the Women’s March while others brought plastic chickens or wore Russian-themed hats.[26]
Washington, D.C.[edit]
The march in Washington, D.C. began with a rally at the U.S. Capitol, with speeches from Democratic lawmakers including Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Maxine Waters and Jamie Raskin.[20][27] Organizers expected up to 10,000 people to attend the D.C. march.[17] Thousands of demonstrators attended the march.[28][29]
California[edit]
In Los Angeles, the march began at 11 a.m. at Pershing Square, Fifth, and Oliver streets. It ended at Los Angeles City Hall, with speakers being lawmakers from the local and state levels. An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 people were reported to have attended the demonstration in Los Angeles.[30] Justine Bateman was also one of the speakers at the event.[31]
There were hundreds of marchers in Sacramento, some wearing costumes.[32]
Around 3,000 people showed up for a march in San Diego.[33] The march took place in the downtown area.[34]
Thousands attended a rally and march from San Francisco City Hall, which featured speakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and David Cay Johnston, the journalist who received and revealed a portion of Trump’s tax return on The Rachel Maddow Show in March 2017.[35][36][37] San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Jane Kim stated at the rally, “I’m not afraid to call Trump an enemy of this state.”[36]
Over 1,000 marchers filled the downtown streets in Santa Cruz.[38]
Colorado[edit]
The March in Denver, Colorado started at 10 am at the Civic Center Park, went through the downtown area and then returned to the park.[39] Speakers included Representative Jared Polis, Nathan Woodliff-Stanley of the ACLU, and state representatives Joseph Salazar, Chris Hansen and Edie Hooton.[39]
Florida[edit]
Sarasota saw 2,000 protesters attend the Tax Day March held at Bayfront Park.[40] Around 1,000 activists gathered at Trump Tower in West Palm Beach, Florida and marched to Bingham Island, which was close to the Mar-a-Lago resort, where Trump planned to stay the weekend. Protesters were reported to have yelled slogans such as “no more secrets” near the resort.[41][42]
Illinois[edit]
The march in Chicago, Illinois has scheduled speakers including Reverend Jesse Jackson and U.S. representatives Mike Quigley and Jan Schakowsky.[43] The March drew an estimated 2000 – 4000 people. [1]
Michigan[edit]
There were 1,300 demonstrators in Ann Arbor.[44] Representative Debbie Dingell, state representatives, Yousef Rabhi and Kristy Pagan, Susan Baskett, Michelle Deatrick, Robert Joseph and Eli Savit were speakers at the Ann Arbor rally.[44] The march was co-organized by Michigan to Believe In and Progressives at the University of Michigan. The march went through downtown and culminated with a rally on the Diag at the University of Michigan.[44]
Similar Michigan tax marches were held in Ann Arbor, Farmington, Hamtramck , Grand Rapids, Pentwater and Marquette per the The Detroit News.[45]
Minnesota[edit]
There were around 300 protesters in Saint Paul for the Tax March.[46] State auditor, Rebecca Otto, spoke at the rally.[46] The rally gathered in front of the Minnesota State Capitol.[47]
Nevada[edit]
Around 200 protesters gathered around Trump International in Las Vegas.[48] One person, a journalist, was arrested for “trespassing on private property” while filming the protest.[48] Three other peple were detained, but eventually released in the protest.[31]Reno held a rally with 500 people at Wingfield Park.[49]
New Jersey[edit]
Rallies took place in Mays Landing, Newton, and Plainfield in New Jersey.[50] In Newark, New Jersey, there were around 100 people who gathered in Federal Square.[50]
New York[edit]
Early estimates suggested that the march in New York City attracted 5,000 demonstrators. The march route ran from Bryant Park to Central Park, passing Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, the former home of Donald Trump.[51] Comedian Sarah Silverman spoke at the New York City protest.[1] In Buffalo, New York, despite the rain, around 200 marchers turned out. The Buffalo march included organizations such as ACTion Buffalo, Buffalo Resists, Huddle for the 27th, We the People and Citizen Action of WNY.[52] There were 80 New Hartford residents demonstrated to call on Trump to show his tax returns.[53]
North Carolina[edit]
Groups in Raleigh, North Carolina walked around the State Capitol to demand that Trump release his taxes.[54] There were hundreds of demonstrators at the March which was organized by Progress NC Action.[55]
Ohio[edit]
In Cleveland, the event was called “Cleveland Tax March for People, Peace and Planet: Meet People’s Needs Not Corporate Greed,” and started out in Willard Park, next to the Free Stamp statue.[56] Marchers moved past the Federal Building and then walked to Cleveland State University. Organizers collected hundreds of letters to Ohio senators from those participating which express their desire to have Trump release his taxes.[56]
Oregon[edit]
More than 1,000 protests attended the march in Portland.[57] The rally started at 1:30 pm at Terry Schrunk Plaza, and returned to the venue at 2:30 pm. The route for the march is said to have been similar to that of the Women’s March on Portland that was organised in January 2017. Post-march activities were said to have continued at the Plaza until 4 pm.[58] The Facebook page for the Portland march has shown that more than 1,600 people have attended.[59][60]
Pennsylvania[edit]
Protesters marched in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania.[50] The Philadelphia marchers took a route from City Hall and ended at Independence Hall.[50] Police estimated that there were around 2,000 protesters; the rally was peaceful.[61] The leader of the march was Devan Spear who is an organizer of the Penn Student Labor Action Project. The march also featured a giant, inflatable chicken.[61]
South Carolina[edit]
A small protest took place in Columbia, South Carolina, in front of the State House.[62] In Myrtle Beach, Grand Strand Action Together organized a march which took place at the Market Common.[63]
Texas[edit]
In Austin, over a thousand demonstrators rallied at the state Capitol.[64] Protesters in Fort Worth marched down Main Street and then rallied at the Tarrant County Courthouse.[65] Representative Sheila Jackson Lee was at the Houston Tax March to support protesters.[66] Hundreds marched in Houston to demand release of Trump’s tax forms.[67] People also brought dogs to the march with signs on their collars.[67]
Utah[edit]
There were hundreds of marchers in Salt Lake City, Utah. A 10-foot tall “Chicken Don”, a large white inflatable chicken stood on the steps of the Salt Lake City and County Building.[68] In the rally, signs and speakers mentioned varied topics including immigration, the Russians, air pollution and the Bears Ears National Monument. The crowd was reported to have chanted “Lock him up!” in unison.[69]
Washington State[edit]
The march in Seattle occurred on the same day, though not at the same time, as the Black Lives Matter 2.0 March.[70]Thousands of people attended the protests, both of which demanded that Trump release his tax returns. The first protest began at 10 am in front of the Internal Revenue Service office, with a number of speeches from local politicians and activists, including U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal of Seattle, who ended her speech telling a crowd of around 2,000 people that President Trump’s assertion that “only reporters” care about his tax returns is “fake news”. The second protest began at around 2 pm, and was organized by local Black Lives Matter activists.[71]
International[edit]
International marches were organized in cities including Stuttgart, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand and London, United Kingdom.[23]
Aftermath[edit]
Official reactions[edit]
When asked to comment on the march by The Washington Post on April 13, the White House referred to remarks made earlier in the week by press secretary Sean Spicer, who stated that the President is under IRS audit but has been transparent with his finances.[17] On Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, Trump tweeted twice about the Tax March. First he tweeted, “I did what was an almost an impossible thing to do for a Republican-easily won the Electoral College! Now Tax Returns are brought up again?”[72] and then, “Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over!”[73]
Reactions[edit]
Scarlett Bustos, vice chair of Tax March Sacramento, said “When the administration said that he wasn’t going to release his tax returns, he said the people don’t care, and we’re here to show that nationally that the people do care.”[32] Protesters have also appealed to their representatives to urge Trump to release his taxes.[55]
David Myers, a professor at University of California, Irvine said that the march “kind of trolls Donald Trump, and then he almost always responds badly and says something stupid.”[11] Jason Silverstein of the New York Daily News commented, “Apparently unable to decide whether the election talk must end or must continue, Trump was also egged by the latest flareups over his tax returns, which even this year’s tax filing season has failed to unveil.”[74] Nick Merrell tweeted a response to Trump’s reaction, “Congratulations, you just confirmed for every single person that marched yesterday that it was well worth their time.”[75]
Counter-protests[edit]
Some Trump supporters planned counter-protests. Pro-Trump rallies were scheduled for April 15 in Colorado Springs, Colorado[76] and Berkeley, California.[77] The Berkeley demonstration, which was not officially related to the Tax March, turned violent, with pro- and anti-Trump groups clashing, and over a dozen arrests.[78] No arrests were made at the Colorado Springs rally.
March for Science
The March for Science (formerly known as the Scientists’ March on Washington)[5] was a series of rallies and marches held in Washington, D.C., and more than 600 other cities across the world on Earth Day, April 22, 2017.[6][7][8] According to organizers, the march is a non-partisan movement to celebrate science and the role it plays in everyday lives.[9] The goals of the marches and rallies were to emphasize that science upholds the common good and to call for evidence-based policy in the public’s best interest.[8][10]
The March for Science organizers and supporters say that support for science should be nonpartisan.[11][12][13] The march is being organized by scientists skeptical of the agenda of the Trump administration,[12] and critical of Trump administration policies widely viewed as hostile to science.[14] The march’s website states that an “American government that ignores science to pursue ideological agendas endangers the world.”[11][12]
Particular issues of science policy raised by the marchers include support for evidence-based policymaking,[14] as well as support for government funding for scientific research, government transparency, and government acceptance of the scientific consensus on climate change and evolution.[11][12] The march is part of growing political activity by American scientists in the wake of the November 2016 elections and the 2017 Women’s March.[14][13][15]
Robert N. Proctor, a historian of science at Stanford University, stated that the March for Science was “pretty unprecedented in terms of the scale and breadth of the scientific community that’s involved” and was rooted in “a broader perception of a massive attack on sacred notions of truth that are sacred to the scientific community.”
Background[edit source]
Founding Fathers and past presidents[edit source]
Several Founding Fathers of the United States had an interest in science. Benjamin Franklin was a scientist with his foundational discoveries on electricity.[17] “Like Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, and George Washington were all avid students of the natural and physical world.”[18]
A number of later presidents had interests in science and promoted pro-science policies; these include Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush[19] and Barack Obama.[20][21] A 2010 editorial in the scientific journalNature warned of “a growing anti-science streak on the American right” and argued that the rising trend threatened the country’s future, which “crucially depends on education, science and technology.”[22][23] Writing in the Scientific American, Shawn Lawrence Otto, author of The War On Science,[24] wrote: “It is hard to know exactly when it became acceptable for U.S. politicians to be antiscience.”[25]
Donald Trump[edit source]
As a candidate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump referred to climate change as a hoax.[26] He also promised to resume construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and roll back U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations adopted by the Obama administration.[27]
After Trump’s election, his transition team sought out specific U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) employees who had worked on climate change during the Obama administration.[28] Prior to Trump’s inauguration, many climate scientists began downloading climate data from government websites that they feared might be deleted by the Trump administration.[29] Other actions taken or promised by the Trump administration inspired the march, including pulling out of the Paris Agreement,[26] the stances of his Cabinet nominees, the freezing of research grants,[30] and a gag order placed on scientists in the EPA regarding dissemination of their research findings.[1][31][32] In February 2017, William Happer, a possible Trump science advisor with skeptical views on human caused global warming, described an area of climate science as “really more like a cult” and its practitioners “glassy-eyed”.[33] ScienceInsider reported Trump’s first budget request as “A grim budget day for U.S. science” because it contained major funding cuts to NOAA‘s research and satellite programs, the EPA’s Office of Research and Development, the DOE’s Office of Science and energy programs, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Institutes of Health, and other science agencies.[34]
Planning[edit source]
The idea to create a march was inspired by the 2017 Women’s March of January 21, 2017, and originated from a discussion in Reddit.[1][35] The organization created a Facebook group, which grew from 200 members to 300,000 in less than a week.[36][35] Individual scientists have both applauded and criticized this development.[37]
It was announced on March 30 that Bill Nye, Mona Hanna-Attisha, and Lydia Villa-Komaroff would headline the march, and serve as honorary co-chairs.[2] The protest was set to occur on Earth Day,[38] with satellite rallies planned in hundreds of cities across the world.[6]
During the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston, scientists held the “Rally to Stand Up for Science” at Copley Square on February 19.[39][40] Before April, enthusiasts found existing knitting patterns for a hat shaped like a brain and proposed it as a symbol of solidarity for the march in analogy with the pussyhat project.[41]
Participation[edit source]
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The main march in Washington, D.C. proceeded to the National Mall where scientists and others discussed their work and the importance of evidence-based policy.[42] Speakers included Questlove, Dan Abrams and Bill Foster.[43] The number of independent marches was estimated at more than 600.[44]
Other marches in the United States[edit source]
City State Approximate attendance Notes Los Angeles California 50,000[45] The march went from Pershing Square to City Hall with speeches by Lucy Jones, Tom Steyer and Allison Schroeder beginning at noon.[46] New York New York Tens of thousands[47] Amidst rainstorms, thousands gathered in midtown Manhattan on Broadway from 59th Street to Times Square, calling upon Trump “to reconsider proposed government budget cuts that could affect the future of the field.”[48] Chicago Illinois 40,000[49] Police requested that people stop arriving when the event drew more participants than expected.[49] Dallas Texas The march went from Dallas City Hall and ended at Fair Park.[50] Philadelphia Pennsylvania 20,000[51] San Francisco California 15,000[52] An “enthusiastic and peaceful crowd” gathered at Justin Herman Plaza, where scientists addressed the crowd before a march from Market Street to Civic Center, where activities and events were held.[53] San Diego California 15,000[54] Demonstrators marched from Civic Center to Waterfront Park holding a wide variety of signs. Climatologist Ralph Keeling of the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography spoke to the crowd.[54] Sacramento California 10,000-15,000[55] Ann Arbor Michigan 10,000-15,000[56] Thousands rallied on the Diag at the University of Michigan.[56] St. Paul Minnesota 10,000[57] The march proceeded from Cathedral Hill Park to the Minnesota State Capitol.[57] Cleveland Ohio 10,000+[58] The rally took place in Public Square in downtown Cleveland. “No immediate crowd estimates were available, but the crowd appeared to be as large as the one here for January’s Women’s March, which drew 15,000. Late in the day, city event planners estimated that 10,000 participated.”[58] San Jose California 10,000[52] The event was called March for Science Silicon Valley.[59][60] The march left San Jose City Hall and traveled to Plaza de César Chávez, where Stanford University biophysicist and Nobel laureate William Moerner, neuroscientist and actress Mayim Bialik, and others were to speak.[52] Madison Wisconsin 4,000-5,000[61] March ended at the University of Wisconsin–Madison‘s Library Mall. Speakers included chemistry professor Bassam Shakhashiri and Tia Nelson, daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson.[62] Madison also held its Climate March the same day.[63] Corvallis Oregon 4,000-5,000[64] An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 people participated in the event…[64] Santa Cruz California 4,000[52] Albuquerque New Mexico 4,000[65] About 4,000 science supporters gathered at Civic Plaza; scientists from the University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Nature Conservancy spoke at the event.[65] Tallahassee Florida 4,000+[66][67] More than 4,000 people marched from Railroad Square to the Old Florida Capitol. Florida State University oceanography professor Jeff Chanton and others spoke.[66][67] Nashville Tennessee 4,000[68] Some 4,000 people turned out for the March for Science and Climate, held in downtown Nashville’s Legislative Plaza.[68] Des Moines Iowa 3,000[69] The demonstration took place at the Iowa State Capitol.[69] Detroit Michigan 3,000[70] Thousands joined the March for Science Detroit at Hart Plaza.[70] Columbus Ohio 2,000[71]-3,000[72] Thousands rallied at the Ohio Statehouse, followed by a march to Columbus Commons where other events were held.[72] Anchorage Alaska 2,000[73] Oklahoma City Oklahoma 2,000[74] Asheville North Carolina 2,000[75] The march started at Aston Park and continued to the Vance Monument.[75] Eugene Oregon 2,000[76] Participants rallied at the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene before marching to the federal courthouse. U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio spoke.[76] Milwaukee Wisconsin 2,000[77] Rally participants gathered at Red Arrow Park and marched in downtown Milwaukee. In addition to the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to science and research, rally participants also expressed opposition to the administration’s proposals to cut the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative from from the federal budget.[77] Buffalo New York 2,000[78] An estimated 2,000 people marched from Soldier Circle to Delaware Park.[78] Boston Massachusetts Thousands[79] Held on Boston Common on a rainy day, speakers included former EPA director Gina McCarthy, who warned that EPA budget cuts “could roll back progress on our air and water quality that could weaken health protections for millions of Americans,” and George M. Church of Harvard and MIT.[80] Several thousand people attended.[79] Seattle Washington Thousands[81] Thousands marched from Cal Anderson Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood to Seattle Center.[81] Biochemist and University of Washington professor emeritus Eddy Fischer, the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, attended.[82] Austin Texas Thousands[83] Thousands gathered on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol, beginning the event with teach-ins.[83] Atlanta Georgia Thousands[84] Thousands gathered at Candler Park.[84] Albany New York Thousands[85] Thousands gathered at West Capitol Park in front of the New York State Capitol.[85] Portland Oregon Thousands[86] Thousands of demonstrators, including many young families, turned out to the Tom McCall Waterfront Park for Portland’s March for Science rally. U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer, among others, addressed the crowd.[86] Denver Colorado Thousands[87] Thousands of scientists, teachers, students and supporters of science from cities across Colorado participated.[87] Salt Lake City Utah Thousands[88] Several thousand people marched in Salt Lake City, gathering at City Creek Park and walking to the Utah State Capitol.[88]Nobel laureate Mario Capecchi, a professor at the University of Utah, addressed the crowd.[89][89] Rallies were also held at four other cities in Utah: Logan, Moab, Park City, and Saint George.[89] Orlando Florida Thousands[90] Thousands marched through Lake Eola Park. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer attended.[90] Rochester New York 1,800+[91] Huntsville Alabama 1,100[92] The march ended at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.[92] Gainesville Florida 1,000+[93] Monterey California 1,000+[94] Miami Florida 1,000+[95] More than a thousand people rallied at Museum Park, where a number of speakers addressed the crowd.[95] Portland Maine 1,000[96] Chattanooga Tennessee 1,000[97] Around a thousand people gathered in Chattanooga’s Main Terrain Art Park to show support for science and oppose the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to science research. Reno Nevada 1,000[98] Boise Idaho 1,000[99] Omaha Nebraska 1,000[100] A thousand marchers walked from Elmwood Park to Aksarben Village.[100] Trenton New Jersey Nearly 1,000[101] Marchers walked from Trenton War Memorial to the New Jersey State House Annex, calling for environmental protection and climate change action.[101] Colorado Springs Colorado 800-1000[102] Demonstrators gathered outside Colorado Springs City Hall in favor of science and opposed to anti-intellectualism and climate change denial.[102] Morgantown West Virginia 500[103] About 500 people gathered outside West Virginia University‘s Woodburn Hall before the march.[103] Iowa City Iowa 400[104] Several East Iowans spoke at the Pentacrest before a march through downtown Iowa City took place.[104] Cedar Falls Iowa 300[105] The march and rally took place at Overman Park with Senator David Johnson as the first speaker.[105] Livermore California 300-400[52] Participants gathered at Livermore High School.[52] Geneva Illinois 300[106] The march started at Geneva train station and ended at Island Park. Attendance was noted to be higher than expected.[106] New Orleans Louisiana Hundreds[107] Hundreds gathered at New Orleans City Hall, including a “sizable contingent” of scientists belonging to the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA), which was holding its annual conference in the city.[107] The AAPA had canceled its plenary session so that participants could attend the March for Science.[108] Little Rock Arkansas Hundreds[109] Hundreds gathered in Little Rock; the march was organized by the local Sierra Club and the Museum of Discovery.[109] Lincoln Nebraska Hundreds[110] Started at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and marched to the Nebraska State Capitol.[110] West Palm Beach Florida Hundreds[111] Several hundred gathered at two events: a Meyer Amphitheater gathering and a march from Dreher Park to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.[111] Syracuse New York Hundreds[112] Portsmouth New Hampshire Hundreds[113] Several hundred from around the Seacoast Region rallied at Market Square.[113] Riverside California Hundreds[114] Hundreds marched from the Superior Court building to City Hall.[114] Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Hundreds[115] Hundreds rallied outside the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus.[115] Montpelier Vermont Hundreds[93] The rally took place on the Vermont State House lawn.[116][116] San Antonio Texas Hundreds[117] Hundreds rallied at San Pedro Park and marched at San Antonio College, “advocating for a broad spectrum of scientific concerns.”[117] Lexington Kentucky Hundreds[118] Hundreds marched in the rain.[118] Athens Georgia Hundreds[119] Marchers gathered outside the federal Courthouse.[84] Paducah Kentucky 80+[120] Marchers from western Kentucky participated in cold and damp weather.[120] Burlington Vermont[116] Concord New Hampshire[116] Huntington West Virginia[103] Orono Maine 200-300[121] [T]he rally on the University of Maine’s campus drew an estimated 200 to 300 scientists, future scientists and their supporters to Orono.[121] Gouldsboro Maine[122] Machias Maine[122] Sanford Maine[122] Unity Maine[122] -
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International[edit source]
City Country Approximate attendance Notes Berlin Germany 11,000[123][124][125] London United Kingdom 10,000[126] Marching took place between the Science Museum and Parliament Square. Jon Butterworth called the issue “not very partisan” in the UK.[126] Paris France 5,000[127] Melbourne Australia 4,000[128] Marchers walked to Parliament House, Melbourne. Former Labor science minister Barry Jones addressed the crowd.[128] Toronto Canada 3,000[129] Marchers walked from Nathan Phillips Square to Queen’s Park to “celebrate Canadian science and the role that science plays in our society … and to stand in solidarity with American scientists who are facing obvious struggles with the current government and its support for science.”[129] Sydney Australia 3,000[128] University of New South Wales climate scientist Angela Maharaj, sociologist Eva Cox, and former Liberal Party leader John Hewson addressed a crowd of 3,000.[128] Munich Germany 3,000[125][130] Canberra Australia 1,000+ More than 1,000 people gathered at Parliament House. Climate change expert Will Steffen of Australian National University spoke.[131] Ottawa Canada 600-700[132] Vancouver Canada 500+[133] At least 500 marchers made their way to Science World.[133] Dublin Ireland 600[134] An estimated 600 scientists and science supporters marched to the Dáil.[134] Montreal Canada Hundreds[135] Halifax Canada 250[136] Zagreb Croatia 1000+[137] Kangerlussuaq Greenland 20 About 20 people in this tiny outpost of 499 people participated. The rally was organized by a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado who is studying the ice sheet.[138][139] Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Norway 7[140] A team of seven Norwegian scientists stationed in the Arctic Circle posed in front of a statue of Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen in support of the march.[140] Neumayer-Station III Antarctica 7[140] Seven German scientists, stationed in the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research‘s Antarctic research station Neumayer-Station III over the winter, exited the station to show their support for the march. Weather conditions were reported to be below freezing with twenty-six mile per hour wind gusts.[140] Amsterdam The Netherlands 3000[141] Auckland New Zealand Maastricht The Netherlands Hundreds[141] Frankfurt am Main Germany 2500[142] Göttingen Germany 1400[143], 2500[125][144] Kassel Germany 250[145] Köln/Bonn Germany 1000[123], 1500[146] Dresden Germany 2000[147] Freiburg Germany 2500[148][149] Greifswald Germany 300[150] Rostock Germany 250[151] Hamburg Germany 2000[152] Heidelberg Germany 1000[153] Jena Germany 1000[154][155] Leipzig Germany 950[156] Stuttgart Germany 250/400[157][158] Tübingen Germany 1500[159] Gothenburg Sweden 250-500 Stockholm Sweden 250-500 -
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Reception[edit source]
Professor Robert Proctor of Stanford University said that the March for Science was similar to other efforts by scientists such as Physicians for Social Responsibility, however, the scale was larger because “there’s a broader perception of a massive attack on sacred notions of truth that are sacred to the scientific community.”[160]
Support[edit source]
On January 26, 2017, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont expressed his support for the march, congratulating “those scientists and researchers who are fighting back”.[161] U.S. Representative Bill Foster of Illinois, a physicist and the only current member of Congress with a Ph.D. in a natural sciences field, will join the march, “not as a Democratic member of Congress, but as a scientist.”[162] Foster said that he viewed the march as political, but not partisan, saying, “if you see a specific policy that is inconsistent with the known principles of science, every citizen who is also a scientist should speak out.”[162]
In February, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (the nation’s largest scientific organization) and other science groups announced their support for the march.[2] Rush Holt Jr., the chief executive officer of the AAAS, expressed support for scientist involvement in politics.[163]
Criticism[edit source]
A number of scientists voiced concerns over the march. Sylvester James Gates warned that “such a politically charged event might send a message to the public that scientists are driven by ideology more than by evidence”.[164] William Happer[165] stated that “there’s no reason to assume the president is against science” while regarding the march.[164] Writing in the New York Times, Robert S. Young argued that the march will “reinforce the narrative from skeptical conservatives that scientists are an interest group and politicize their data, research and findings for their own ends.”[166]
Responding to criticism surrounding the political nature of the march, meteorologist and columnist Eric Holthaus wrote that the scientific field “has always been political” and referred to the example of Galileo Galilei’s confrontation with the political order. Holthaus wrote that the scientists must also protest when “truth itself is being called into question”.[167]
Follow-up[edit source]
Following the march, the organizers of the March for Science encouraged people to a “Week of Action”, with an outline daily actions.[168] They also wanted marchers to tell their elected officials why they marched.
People’s Climate March (2017)
The People’s Climate March (also called People’s Climate Movement) was a protest which took place on Washington, D.C.‘s National Mall, and among 300 locations throughout the United States, and locations outside the U.S., on April 29, 2017.[1] Organizers announced the demonstration in January 2017 to protest the environmental policies of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. The protests were held at the end of his first 100 days as president, during stormy weather across the U.S.[2]
United States locations[edit]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2017) The event in Augusta, Maine was organized by the Natural Resources Council of Maine and took place outside the Maine State House. Dylan Voorhees, director of the organization’s Climate and Clean Energy Project, spoke at the rally.[3] The event in Boston was organized by Boston People’s Climate Mobilization,[4] specifically by Lisa Young of the Better Future Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
In Illinois, demonstrations were planned in Chicago‘s Federal Plaza[5] and at Main Square Park in Highland. The Highland event was organized by Heather Leddy and Alex Bazan, and was free to attend, though organizers accepted jugs of water, NSF-53 water filters, and donations to aid East Chicago residents affected by lead contamination.[6] In Columbus, Ohio, marchers started at COSI and ended at the Ohio Statehouse.[7] The Erie, Pennsylvania demonstration was organized by Our Water, Our Air, Our Rights, co-sponsored by the Erie Benedictines for Peace, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, Sisters of St. Joseph, S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie, Sisters of Mercy, Benedictine Sisters of Erie, and Solar Revolution Erie, and endorsed by the Lake Erie Group, Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club. Organizers anticipated up to 1,000 participants. Marchers started at the Lake Erie boat launch near East Avenue, passed the Erie Coke Corp. plant, then headed south on East Avenue to Wayne Park at East Sixth Street for the rally.[8] The demonstration in Florence, Alabama was sponsored by the the Shoals Environmental Alliance and Indivisible Northwest Alabama, and took place outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse. The rally featured guest speakers and music by Mitch Mann and the Mojo Mixers, and was reportedly the only climate march organized in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia, or Mississippi.[9]
In Hagerstown, Maryland, former president and chief executive offer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Benjamin Jealous, lead a march and rally on April 30. Event attendees gathered at Public Square, then marched through the Arts and Entertainment District to City Park’s Peter Buys Band Shell to listen to guest speakers and artists. Speakers included Brooke Harper, the Maryland/District of Columbia policy director for Chesapeake Climate Action Network who helps lead the Don’t Frack Maryland Coalition, city council member Emily Keller, who also serves as the community advocacy chairman at the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce GenNext Committee, Tekesha “FiyahFly” Martinez, and the president of the Labor Network for Sustainability, Joe Uehlein. Spoken word artist Maheen Haq, a University of Maryland Baltimore County Sondheim Scholar who organized the Interfaith Candle Vigil and Unity March, also performed.[10]
Marches were held in Indiana.[11] The Kansas City, Missouri event was held at Washington Square Park and featured guest speakers Bob Berkebile, founding chairman of the American Institute of Architects‘ National Committee on the Environment (AIA/COTE), Davis Hammet, who serves as president of the organization Loud Light, and Margaret J. May, who serves as executive director of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council and former chair of the Environmental Protection Agency‘s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Sergio Moreno, an interfaith chaplain in the Clinical Pastoral Education program at Saint Luke’s Hospital, John Reyna of the Lakota/Dakota Standing Rock Sioux tribe, Dr. Carissa Stanton, a pediatrician with the University of Kansas Health System, and Terrence Wise, who represents the National Organizing Committee, also spoke at the event.[12] In Keene, New Hampshire, the Cities for Climate Protection program and the Committee Climate Action Team of the Monadnock Progressive Alliance organized a march along Main Street to Central Square. Scheduled speakers include Joel Huberman of the Citizens Climate Lobby, Michael Simpson, who serves as director at the Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience at Antioch University New England, Duncan Watson, assistant director of public works, solid waste manager, and a guest speaker from The Climate Reality Project. The Monadnock Chapter of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby also screened the film The Burden: Fossil Fuel, The Military and National Security at the Keene Public Library.[13]
Madison, Wisconsin‘s rally was held on April 22, in conjunction with Earth Day. Participants gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol and marched to the MG&E power plant.[14][15]In Miami, an event was planned at José Martí Park.[16] In Montpelier, Vermont, demonstrators gathered outside the State House. Supporting organizations included the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, 350VT, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Vermont Rights and Democracy, the Vermont Natural Resources Council, and Vermont Interfaith Power, with dozens more endorsing the event. Speakers included Reverend Arnold Davis, former State Representative Kesha Ram, Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman, and performers included the Central Vermont Solidarity Singers, Chris Gruen, Headphone Jack, and Chad Hollister.[17] The Oklahoma City event was held at Harkins Bricktown Plaza. After a rally with featuring guest speakers, music, and children’s activities, marchers made their way the Oklahoma River for a Native American sacred water ceremony at the Devon Boathouse. Supporting organizations included the Asia Society of Oklahoma, Black Lives Matter OKC, BOLD Oklahoma, Citizens’ Climate Lobby of Norman, Green Connections, Human Community Network, Indivisible Oklahoma, OK Conference of Churches Environmental Committee, Oklahoma Interfaith Power & Light, Oklahoma Progressive Network, Oklahoma Sierra Club, Oklahoma United Methodist Environmental Coalition, Peace House, Sierra Club Cimarron Group, Sierra Club Red Earth Group, SixTwelve, Turtle Rock Farm Retreat Center, and Your Earth, Our Future.[18]
The Washington, D.C. demonstration was organized by People’s Climate Movement, with Paul Getsos serving as national coordinator. More than 13,000 people had expressed interest in attending the event on Facebook by early February 2017.[19]
California[edit]
In California, demonstrations were held in Nevada City, San Diego,Oakland, San Jose and Sonoma.[23] The Nevada City event was organized by Sierra Nevada Group/Sierra Club and featured a screening of The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People at Seaman’s Lodge, followed by a march from Pioneer Park to Broad Street.[20] San Diego participants gathered in front of the County Administration Center, along with Waterfront Park and the San Diego Bay. Speakers included David Alvarez, Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, and Rev. J. Lee Hill, Jr., who serves as Senior Pastor of the Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (UCC).[21] In Sonoma, marchers started at First Congregational Church/Congregation Shir Shalom’s Burlingame Hall, or outside Sonoma Valley High School and ended with a rally in the Sonoma Plaza.[24] The demonstration was sponsored by Sonoma Climate Coalition.[23] There was also a protest in Riverside.[25]
Colorado[edit]
In Colorado, demonstrations were held in Denver‘s Civic Center Park,[26][27] and in Durango, from the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad depot to Buckley Park.[28] The Durango event featured activist and climber Kitty Calhoun, live music, and opportunities to test drive electric vehicles. Prior to the march, Citizens Climate Lobby hosted two climate change educational events at Durango Public Library; the documentary film Merchants of Doubt (2014) was screened on April 27, and the April 28 event featured a presentation by Calhoun called “Last Assents” and a screening of the film, Age of Consequences.[28]
Connecticut[edit]
The demonstration in Hartford was organized by Harrison Hayward, a medical student at the University of Connecticut, and took place at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza.[29] New Haven‘s event was organized by Diane Krause, a professor at the Yale School of Medicine, and took place at East Rock Park. Preceding the march was a science fair; the rally also featured speakers from Wesleyan University and Yale University, as well as Robert Klee, who serves as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[29] Diane Lentakis, an organizer for 350 Connecticut and the Connecticut Sierra Club, coordinated several bus trips to transport people to the climate march in Washington, D.C.[29]
Idaho[edit]
In Idaho, demonstrations were planned at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise,[30] Driggs,[31] and Sandpoint. Boise participants could attend a happy hour party to make signs for the event at IRU Headquarters on April 28.[30] The Driggs march began at the courthouse and ended at the city park; local nonprofit groups were on site, manning tables and providing educational information. A sign making party was held at the local library on April 27.[31] The Sandpoint march started at Farmin Park and ended at Community Hall where a presentation on Citizens’ Climate Lobby was made and local nonprofit groups were on site, manning tables and providing educational information.[citation needed]
Massachusetts[edit]
The Massachusetts marches began at several different sites around Greater Boston and converged on the Boston Common around noon on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The event in Boston was organized by Boston People’s Climate Mobilization,[32] specifically by Lisa Young of the Better Future Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
Michigan[edit]
The events in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Bay City, Marquette, Detroit, and Traverse City were organized by Michigan Climate Action Network,[33] the MI League of Conservation Voters,[34][35] and many other organizations. Debbie Stabenow and State Rep. Jon Hoadley spoke at the Kalamazoo event.[36]
New York[edit]
The Plattsburgh demonstration was organized by Adam Guillette and took place at Trinity Park. Supporting organizations included 350 Plattsburgh, Adirondack Women’s March, North Country RESPECT, and Plattsburgh-Adirondack Building Bridges. Speakers at the rally preceding the march included City Councilor Rachelle Armstrong, wildlife advocate John Davis, Mayor Colin Read, and scientist Dr. Curt Stager, as well as other local activists. From the park, marchers followed Broad Street, to Rugar Street, to the State University of New York at Plattsburgh‘s Amity Plaza, before returning to Trinity Park.[37] The Syracuse demonstration was a march from Franklin Square Park, north along the Onondaga Creekwalk to a rally in the Inner Harbor neighborhood.[38] More than 500 people took part.[39]
North Carolina[edit]
The event in Asheville was organized by the local chapter of the Indivisible movement and took place at Pack Square’s Vance Monument. The rally, which was emceed by Drew Jones of Climate Interactive, began with a Native American healing ceremony, followed by speeches by Buncombe County Commission chairman Brownie Newman, environmental and justice advocates, students, and clergy. Leading up to the march, the Sierra Club sponsored a screening of the film Before the Flood (2016) on April 21, and The Block off Biltmore screened the documentary film Cowspiracy (2014) on April 23.[40]
Another march with a corresponding rally was held in Charlotte.[41]
Oregon[edit]
In Oregon, demonstrations were planned in Bend‘s Drake Park,[42] Medford,[43] and Portland.[44][45][46] Portland’s event was organized by OPAL Environmental Justice and the Oregon Just Transition Alliance,[45] and was held at Dawson Park.[44][46]
Washington[edit]
In Washington, demonstrations were planned in Port Angeles[47] and Walla Walla.[48] Speakers in Port Angeles included Chad Bowechop, who manages the Makah Tribal Council Office of Marine Affairs, Jefferson County Commissioner Kate Dean, Clallam County commissioner Mark Ozias, Jon Preston of Forks City Council, author and activist Dianna Somerville, and Port Townsend Mayor Deborah Stinson. The march, which was organized by Sierra Club North Olympic Group and the Olympic Climate Action group, began at Port Angeles City Pier, went through downtown, then returned to the pier.[47]
Outside the United States[edit]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2017) Partners[edit]
The following organizations are listed as steering committee members on the event’s official website:[49]
- 32BJ SEIU,
- 350.or,
- 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East,
- Alliance for Climate Education,
- Amalgamated Transit Union,
- American Federation of Teachers,
- American Postal Workers Union,
- The B Team,
- BlueGreen Alliance,
- Center for Biological Diversity,
- Center for Community Change,
- Center for Popular Democracy,
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network,
- Chispa,
- Climate Justice Alliance,
- Climate Nexus,
- Climate Reality Project,
- Color of Change,
- Communications Workers of America,
- Earthjustice,
- Emerald Cities Collaborative,
- EMPOWER,
- Engage Virginia,
- Environmental Justice Leadership Forum on Climate Change,
- Franciscan Action Network,
- Grassroots Global Justice,
- GreenFaith,
- GreenLatinos,
- Green for All,
- Hip Hop Caucus,
- Indigenous Environmental Network,
- Labor Network for Sustainability,
- League of Conservation Voters,
- Maryland Working Families,
- Moms Clean Air Force,
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ,(NAACP),
- Native Organizers Alliance,
- Natural Resources Defense Council,
- NextGen Climate,
- Oceana,
- One Earth. One Voice.,
- People’s Action,
- People’s Collective Arts,Colectivo de Arte Popular,
- People’s Climate Movement NY,
- Power Shift Network,
- Public Citizen,
- Service Employees International Union,
- Sierra Club,
- Sojourners,
- Union of Concerned Scientists,
- UPROSE,
- US Climate Action Network,
- Win Without War,
Gallery[edit]
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Cenk Uygur speaking at the march in Washington, D.C.
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Demonstrators outside Chicago‘s Trump International Hotel and Tower
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Lesley Hinds speaking at the march in Edinburgh
2017 May Day protests
The 2017 May Day protests were a series of protests that took place on May Day (May 1, 2017) over worker and immigrant rights,[1][2] throughout the United States and around the world. Protests became violent in Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.[3][4] Many demonstrators were protesting against the policies of President Donald Trump,[5] specifically those related to immigration.[6][7]
United States
- Chicago,
- Concord, California,
- Detroit,
- Durham, North Carolina,
- Fortuna, California,
- Grand Rapids, Michigan,
- Lansing, Michigan,
- Las Vegas,
- Los Angeles,
- Miami,
- Minneapolis,
- Nashville, Tennessee,
- New York City,
- Olympia, Washington: Some of the 50 protesters in Olympia had signs reading “delete the port” and broke windows in the Downtown Historic District.Police called the protests in Olympia and Portland riots.
- Philadelphia,
- Phoenix, Arizona,
- Pontiac, Michigan,
- In Portland, Oregon, the protest became violent.[23] Police at the event alleged that protesters threw lead balls, smoke bombs, paint, glass bottles and cans of Pepsi at officers.[24]
- Riverside, California,
- San Francisco,
- Seattle,
- Washington, D.C.,
Outside the United States
- Havana, Cuba,
- Istanbul,
- Moscow, Russia,
- Paris, France,
- Philippines,
- Pristina, Kosovo,
- Saint Petersburg, Russia,
- Tbilisi, Georgia,
Protest on May 4, 2017
On May 4, 2017, a thousand demonstrators gathered in Manhattan to protest Trump’s first return home since his inauguration.[178] The protesters demonstrated near the USS Intrepid, where Trump was attending a gala. He left the city that night without visiting Trump Tower.
- May 9 – Hundreds of protesters demanded that Trump stay in the Paris Agreement, rallying outside of the Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C.[414]
- May 10 – A protest against Trump took place outside of the White House where demonstrators called for an independent prosecutor and for Trump’s impeachment.[415]Betsy DeVos was booed and students turned their back to her when she gave a commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman University.[416]
- May 11 – Protesters in Butte gathered to demonstrated against Donald Trump, Jr. and Greg Gianforte.[417] Around 150 protesters in San Diego protested against Trump and the GOP.[418]
- May 13 – Around 200 protesters spelled out the word “Resist!” with their bodies on Trump National Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.[419] Around a hundred protesters demonstrated in Lynchburg against Trump’s Liberty University address.[420] Protesters in South Florida demonstrated in Little Haiti against the deportation of Haitian refugees.[421]
- May 15 – Protesters in Seattle rallied in front of the federal courthouse in opposition to the travel ban.[422] Artist, Robin Bell, used a video projector to place words on the Trump International Hotel such as “pay Trump bribes here” and “emoluments welcome.”[423]
- May 20 – Protests took place in Yemen in opposition of Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia. Thousands of demonstrators aligned with Houthi rebels marched through Sana’a.[424]
- May 23 – Thousands of demonstrators in Gaza supporting the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) protested Trump’s visit to Bethlehem.[425] Protesters in Rome demonstrated against Trump’s visit to the Vatican.[426]Hundreds of students walked out on Mike Pence’s commencement speech at Notre Dame in order to protest Trump administration policies.[427]
- May 24 – Around 9,000 people in Brussels attended a rally against Trump who called the city a “hellhole.” Belgians at the protest indicated that he was not welcome and that they were against “his war agenda.”[428][429]
- May 27 – A protest took place near the location of the G-7 summit in Giardini Naxos.[430]
June 2017[edit]
- June 1 – Protesters demonstrated against Trump’s pull out from the Paris Agreement in front of the White House.[431]
March for Truth
March for Truth LogoDate June 3, 2017 Website marchfortruth.info The March for Truth was a nationwide protest that occurred on Saturday, June 3, 2017, calling for a fair and impartial investigation into possible connections between Russia and President Donald Trump‘s campaign and administration. Demonstrations were scheduled to place in Washington, D.C., and more than 100 additional cities[1]; publicly called for events in more than 150 US cities. Scheduled speakers included Javier Muñoz and Jill Wine-Banks, as well as other actors and musicians.[1]
Planning[edit]
The organizers for the national event included Jordan Uhl, Megan Mamula, Jimmy Dahman, Andrea Chalupa, and Justin Hendrix.[2][3][4][5] The event started as a small protest planned for Washington, D.C., but grew into a nationwide protest.[5] In Iowa and in other states, local Women’s March organizers helped support the planning for the March for Truth.[6] Other groups, such as Indivisible and Public Citizen, were also involved with support for the marches and rallies.[7]
Locations[edit]
United States[edit]
- Austin, Texas, around 150 people were present at Austin City Hall by noon on Saturday.[8]
- Bedminster, New Jersey, took place in coordination with New Jersey Working Families, Action Together NJ and the Somerset County Democrats.[9]
- In Boise, Idaho, demonstrators will march outside the Idaho State Capitol.[10]
- Boston, Massachusetts[11][12]
- Charlotte, North Carolina[13]
- The Chicago march will begin at Federal Plaza.[14] There were around 2,000 people at the march and rally.[15]
- Denver had around 300 demonstrators.[16]
- Eugene, Oregon[17]
- New York City, demonstrators rallied in Foley Square and marched down Broadway.[18]
- Northampton, Massachusetts[19]
- Marchers in Orlando, Florida will gather in front of the Orange County Courthouse.[2]
- Portland, Oregon[20]
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania[21]
- Philadelphia[22]
- San Diego, California[23]
- San Francisco[24]
- Seattle, Washington, where several hundred people marched through the downtown area after gathering at Cal Anderson Park.[25]
- St. Joseph, Missouri[26][27]
International[edit]
July 2017[edit]
Impeachment March
Impeachment March Promotional artwork for the demonstrationDate July 2, 2017 Location United States Type Demonstrations Cause Opposition to President Donald Trump Arrest(s) 3 (Philadelphia) Website impeachmentmarch.org The Impeachment March, sometimes referred to as the “Impeach Trump” protest,[1] was a series of rallies against the President of the United States, Donald Trump, held nationwide on July 2–4, 2017, advocating that Congress begin the impeachment process against him. The marches, which occurred during Fourth of July celebrations, marks a tradition of protest in the United States, according to historian, Jonathan Zimmerman.[2]
Events took place in more than 30 cities throughout the United States. Organizers accused President Trump of violating the United States Constitution, specifically the Foreign Emoluments Clause and the Domestic Emoluments Clause, and claimed he committed obstruction of justice by dismissing Sally Yates and James Comey. They also cited Trump’s alleged interference with the Federal Bureau of Investigation‘s review of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections and his travel ban issue as reasons for his impeachment.
The demonstrations were mostly peaceful, though three people were arrested in Philadelphia. Many featured speeches by politicians and local activities, and some attracted counter-protesters who wanted to show their support for Trump. Events were organized by various organizations, including affiliates of the Indivisible movement.
Motivation and planning
Organizers for the march expressed that they felt that President Trump is in violation of the United States Constitution.[3] More specifically, they alleged that the president violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause and the Domestic Emoluments Clause, as well as committed obstruction of justice in his dismissal of Sally Yates and James Comey. Organizers also cited Trump’s alleged interference with the Federal Bureau of Investigation‘s review of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, and his issue of a travel ban, as reasons for his removal from office.[4] Event organizer for the Los Angeles march, Tudor Popescu, felt that it was important “to call for a government that is accountable to the people”.[5] One of the central, overall organizers of the march, Stephanie Tatro, stated that it was also important to support politicians who had already started calling for Trump’s impeachment.[6]
Organizers in Austin, Texas, expected counter-protesters.[7] Marchers in Davenport, Iowa, also planned for their march to reach out to Congress members, Cheri Bustos and Dave Loebsack.[8]Denver organizers stressed that the march was also about better government representation.[9] Organizers in Palm Beach, Florida spent around two weeks planning the local demonstration.[10] The protest planned for Portland, Oregon, at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, close to the Waterfront Blues Festival, was unexpectedly cancelled with no reasons given for the cancellation at the time.[11] The Facebook page created to plan and organize the march was deleted without explanation and Portland was not listed on the official march website.[12]
Locations
Between 30–45 cities held peaceful protests, though a couple events saw minor altercations.[13][14][15][16] In Amarillo, Texas, demonstrators gathered outside city hall,[17][18] then marched from downtown to the local office of U.S. RepresentativeMac Thornberry, a Republican representing Texas’s 13th congressional district. The event was organized by Rusty Tomlinson and the High Plains Circle of Non-Violence,[17]and finished with a die-in in support of the “99% of Americans either victimized or exploited by the Trump Regime”.[19][20] The protest in Ann Arbor, Michigan was organized by the group Stop Trump Ann Arbor, and drew an estimated 100–150 demonstrators.[1] They gathered at The Diag on the University of Michigan campus and marched to Liberty Plaza.[21][22] In Atlanta, around 50 protesters marched from Piedmont Park to Centennial Olympic Park.[13]
More than 100 people gathered at the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin for the march, and a smaller group came to support the president.[14] The demonstration was organized by Sharyn Richardson with assistance from Karan Barnett Shirk, and sponsored by Donna Howard, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 48th District.[23] It was held one day after a pro-Trump rally at Wooldridge Square Park, called the “1776 Freedom March”.[7][24] The impeachment march at the Capitol became tense, with heated exchanges and counter-protesters carrying bullhorn sirens.[15][7] Counter-protestors were able to “match the impeachment rally”, according to KWQC-TV.[25]Al Green, a U.S. Representative from Texas‘s 9th congressional district who was the first to call for Trump’s impeachment back in May,[19][14] was among the featured speakers. He also led the Pledge of Allegiance and sang “God Bless America“.[19] The Austin Police Department reportedly received one report of assault, but no arrests were made.[7][14]
Buffalo, New York‘s protest was organized by the Western New York Peace Center as part of a National Day of Action.[26]Around 125 demonstrators gathered at Lafayette Square, then marched to Niagara Square before returning to their starting location.[27] The protest in Chicago drew about 50 demonstrators, who gathered at Federal Plaza. Diana Dalnes was named an organizer of the local event.[13][28] The event in Cleveland was organized by a local affiliate of the Indivisible movement, called IndivisibleCLE; Suzy Scullin of Lakewood, Ohio was also named a march organizer.[4] For the protest in Davenport, which was supported by Rock Island County Indivisible, demonstrators marched across the Rock Island Centennial Bridge to Schweibert Park in Rock Island, Illinois.[19] 30 marchers were later photographed as a group to send to Cheri Bustos and Dave Loebsack in Congress to encourage them to impeach the president.[29]
The demonstration in Denver was held at Civic Center Park and attracted nearly 200 participants.[16][30][31] In Detroit, around 50 protestors gathered at Philip A. Hart Plaza. The event was organized by Adriene Avripas, head of the Metro-Detroit Political Action Network, with support from organizers of the national campaign.[1] In New Orleans, demonstrators gathered at Duncan Plaza.[16] About 250–300 protesters demonstrated in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, gathering outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle and along Eighth Avenue by Central Park.[32] Police reportedly removed several Trump supporters from the rally.[33]
In Palm Beach, about 100 protesters marched to Mar-a-Lago.[10] The demonstration was organized by United Against Trump Pence and Pop Up Protest South Florida. Following the protesters was a smaller group of Trump supporters, some attending as part of Zone 6 of the 3 Percenters.[10][34][35] A 50-person “March for Donald Trump” was held in Philadelphia in opposition to the impeachment rally, which attracted around 150 participants.[36][37] Trump protesters gathered at People’s Plaza near the Liberty Bell, while supporters gathered at The Irish Memorial and made their way to Logan Circle.[36][37] Demonstrations were monitored by the Philadelphia Police Department with support from officials of the National Park Service, the Philadelphia County Sheriff’s Office, SEPTA, and the United States Department of Homeland Security.[37] The marches were peaceful, but an altercation between the rival groups occurred outside a bar, and three anti-Trump demonstrators were arrested.[19][37][38]David Love was named an organizer of the Philadelphia impeachment march.[37] An estimated 100–150 protesters attended a demonstration in Seattle, gathering at Seattle Center before marching along 2nd Avenue.[11][39][40] The protest was organized by Gina Merchan.[39]
California
California saw demonstrations in Escondido,[3] Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Santa Ana. The San Diego Free Press endorsed the Escondido and San Diego protests.[41]
The Escondido demonstration was held near the Westfield North County shopping mall.[42] Thousands of protesters turned out for the march in downtown Los Angeles, which was one of the largest impeachment demonstrations in the U.S.[5][43][44] More than 12,000 people had expressed interest in attending, on the event’s Facebook page, and organizers funded the demonstration through crowdsourcing.[44]Representative Brad Sherman spoke to the marchers who gathered in Pershing Square, then made their way to Fletcher Bowron Square. In his speech, Sherman compared Trump to Richard Nixon, commented on Trump’s alleged abuse of power and impulsive decisions, and also mentioned James Comey‘s testimony.[5][45]Marchers also carried a black coffin, covered in red, white, and blue decorations with a sign that read, “The Presidency 1789–2017”.[46] There was a small counter-protest, with about four dozen Trump supporters standing outside police headquarters.[43][47] The supporters were “unconcerned about allegations that Trump tried to thwart an FBI investigation”, according to The Times of Israel.[48] The march remained peaceful, and no arrests were made.[5]
There were hundreds of people gathered at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.[49] The rally was peaceful, even though there were counter-protesters.[50] Police estimated that there were around 2,000 protesters at the San Diego march, which was held outside the San Diego County Administration Center at Waterfront Park and also attracted a smaller group of Trump supporters.[3][51][52]Lori Saldaña spoke at the event, as did representatives from Border Angels and the San Diego Young Muslim Democrats.[42][53] The march was also in protest of Doug Manchester, who was Trump’s nominee to be United States Ambassador to the Bahamas.[3][54] There was a counter-protest with around 150 people wearing helmets and riot gear; police officers worked to keep the two groups separated.[3][42][53]
Thousands of protesters attended the San Francisco march, which was organized by Progressive Democrats of America, among other groups.[55] Participants gathered to hear speeches at Justin Herman Plaza,[56] along the Embarcadero, then made their way to Fisherman’s Wharf.[55] Around 300 people protested in Santa Ana, gathering at Sasscer Park and marching around the Civic Center.[57] Indivisible-39 was represented at the event, and there were reportedly no counter-protesters.[58]The event was organized by Natasha Salgado and featured speakers representing the Garden Grove Unified School District, Indivisible OC, and Pantsuit Nation. Later, police estimated there were as many as 700 attendees in Santa Ana, with no incidents.[59]
- July 4 – An anti-Trump rally coinciding with Independence Day called “We Will Not Be Banned” protests Trump’s immigration policies at Trump Tower.[434]
August 2017[edit]
- August 13 – Thousands protest in New York City as President Trump returns to Trump Tower for the first time since January 19[435]
- August 19 – Responses to the 2017 Unite the Right Rally took place in various cities. In particular in Boston, 40000 people counter-protested the Boston Free Speech rally.[436]
- August 22 – Thousands protest in Phoenix outside the Phoenix convention center while President Trump visits to make a campaign rally speech in the Phoenix Convention Center.[437]
September 2017[edit]
- September 5 – Thousands protest throughout the country in response to the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.[438]
- September 19 – Ten people, including Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Congressman Luis Gutiérrez, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito of the New York City Council are arrested protesting in front of Trump Tower.[439]
- September 24 – Hundreds of players throughout the National Football League protest during the national anthem.[440]
November 2017[edit]
- November 10 — In the Philippines, Militant group stage the protests against Trump, who will be visiting in the country for the 2017 ASEAN Summit.[441][442]
- November 21 – In Palm Beach, hundreds protest outside Mar-a-Lago before President Trump arrives over the termination of Temporary Protected Status.[443]
January 2018[edit]
- January 15 – Hundreds protest in Times Square against President Trump on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.[444]
2018 Women’s March
The 2018 Women’s March held on January 20, 2018, on the anniversary of 2017 Women’s March, was a reprise protest march with coordinated mass rallies, attracting hundreds of thousands of participants, in hundreds of cities, towns and suburbs in the United States, with sister rallies in Canada, the UK, Japan, Italy and other countries. Some of the largest rallies in the United States were held in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta.[1][2]
By 2018, Women’s March U.S., along with protesting Trump and his administration’s policies[1] on “immigration, healthcare, racial divides” and other issues,[3][4] new themes gained momentum including “Power to the Polls”. Power to the Polls carries a new message with a focus on increasing voter participation through new voter registrations, encouraging more women, as “strong advocates for women’s rights”, to run for office. By January 2018, the #MeToo movement had become a “a galvanizing force at many of the rallies”.[3][5] The Women’s March Global, under the theme of “Look Back, March Forward” included at least 38 rallies in Canada on January 20 with some in major cities such as Toronto and Calgary, attracting thousands.[6] More events are planned by Women’s March for January 21, 2018 including the launch of the national voter registration tour in Las Vegas, a “key battleground state in the 2018 midterm congressional elections.”[7] The march took place the day after the shutdown of the federal government when Senators were unable to reach a “compromise regarding a short-term spending bill or an immigration proposal”.[8] President Trump said it was a “perfect day for all Women to March” and “we are with you all the way.”[1]
Themes
In the United States, the main organizing body is Women’s March U.S. whose themes include “Power to the Polls.”
Power to the Polls
On January 21, a massive rally—Power to the Polls—with thousands of participants was held in Las Vegas which highlighted the launch of the national voter registration tour to get a million new voters registered. Support is swelling for more progressive women candidates to run as strong advocates for women’s rights in all levels of government.[9] Flipping swing states in the 2018 midterm elections, such as Nevada which is considered to be a battleground state, is one of the main targets.[10][11]
Since Trump’s election, with many of the policies perceived as harmful to women, there has been “an unprecedented surge of first-time female candidates, overwhelmingly Democratic, running for offices big and small, from the U.S. Senate and state legislatures to local school boards.”[12] In Virginia alone, state legislative polls, 11 of the 15 newly elected Democrats were women.”[9] Catherine Cortez Masto won the U.S. Senate election in Nevada, the first woman to represent Nevada and the first Latina to serve in the Senate.[13] More events are planned for January 21, 2018 including the launch of the national voter registration tour in Las Vegas. Nevada, is a “key battleground state” in the 2018 midterm elections“[7] with, among other issues, the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, “the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history”.[7]
Participation
This is an incomplete list of 2018 Women’s March events that took place on January 20 and January 21, 2018. The mandate of the Women’s March Anniversary #PowerToThe Polls, organized by the Women’s March Network, is to influence electoral politics. Messaging included increasing participation as voters and as candidates in all levels of government.[1] The official Women’s March anniversary event took place in Las Vegas on January 21, 2018. This is a partial list of the hundreds of site-specific events, such as rallies, marches, community activities, and voter registration drives, which took place in cities, towns and villages. By January 21, 2018, there were around 250 events reported.[2][3][4]
United States[edit]
Listed below are the marches in the U.S. in support of the 2018 Women’s March.
Photo Approximate attendance Notes 1000s[5] In Washington, D.C., thousands [5] gathered at the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial and marched to the White House.[6] The crowd was smaller than the 2017 rally, which according to WUSA9 had almost 500,000 participants.[5] Planned events in the United States[edit]
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Alaska[edit]
Other marches planned in Alaska[47] in Cordova[48] and Fairbanks[47] include Cordova[48] and Fairbanks, who plans to host it at Goldenheart Plaza at 12 pm.[49] Marches on January 20 are also planned for Juneau (10am, 4th street in front of State Capitol),[50] Ketchikan (11am 131 Front Street),[51] Petersburg (9am, at The Fleet),[52] Kodiak,[53] Valdez,[54] and Gustavus.[55]A march was planned for January 21 in Unalaska.[56]
Arizona[edit]
In Arizona, events were planned in Prescott,[57] Sedona,[58] Nogales,[59] Payson,[60] and Flagstaff[61] on January 20, and in Phoenix[62] and Ajo[63] on January 21.
Arkasas[edit]
In Arkansas, a march was planned for January 20, in Little Rock.[citation needed]
California[edit]
According to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, about 600,000[17] marched in Los Angeles from Pershing Square, to Grand Park and the City Hall on the morning of January 20, calling for equal rights for women in a rally that reflected the rise of the #MeToo and #TimesUp” movements. They marched to end violence, and to protect the rights of women, workers, people with disabilities, immigrants, indigenous peoples, and environmental and civil rights.[18] The Palestinian American Women’s Association (PAWA) withdrew from the march because Scarlett Johansson was a featured speaker. The PAWA criticize Johansson’s role as “first global brand ambassador” for the Israeli company SodaStream. She was featured in their television commercial during the February 2014 Super Bowl XLVIII.[64] SodaStream is one of the Israeli companies targeted by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement,[65] launched in 2005 to pressure Israel to end the occupation. SodaStream operates its primary plant in Mishor Adumim on contested land.[66]
In California, marches and rallies were planned for January 20, in Sacramento,[67] Los Angeles,[68] San Jose,[67][69] San Francisco,[67][70], Oakland[67], and San Diego.[20] Marches are also planned for many smaller cities including Eureka,[71]Fresno,[67] Modesto,[67] Monterey Bay,[67] Napa Valley,[72] Pacifica,[72] San Luis Obispo,[67] Santa Cruz (including art installations),[73] Sonoma,[72] Ventura with a march and an event titled “Ventura County Rising”,[74] and Walnut Creek.[72] A march was planned for January 21 in Redding.[75]
Colorado[edit]
In Colorado, marches and rallies are planned in Denver,[76] Grand Junction,[77] Cortez,[78] Vail,[79] Aspen,[80] Gunnison,[81]Broomfield,[82] and Pueblo[83] on January 20 and in Colorado Springs,[citation needed] Steamboat Springs,[84] and Crested Butte[85] on January 21.
Connecticut[edit]
In Connecticut, marches were scheduled for January 20, in Hartford,[86] Salisbury,[87] and East Haddam.[88] The Hartford march drew about 10,000 participants. [89]
Delaware[edit]
In Delaware, a march is planned in Newark[90] on January 20.
Florida[edit]
In Florida, marches are planned on January 20 in Tallahassee,[91] Sarasota,[92] Pensacola,[93] Panama City,[94] Naples,[95]Vero Beach,[96] Melbourne,[97] and Sebring.[98] Additional marches are planned on January 21 in Jacksonville,[99] Miami,[100]St. Petersburg,[101] Orlando,[102] and Bokeelia.[103]
Georgia[edit]
In Georgia, rallies are scheduled for January 20 in Atlanta and for January 21 in Savannah.[104] and Statesboro[105]
Hawaii[edit]
In Hawaii, events are scheduled on January 20 in Honolulu[106] and Hilo,[107] and on January 21 in Kailua-Kona.[108]
Idaho[edit]
In Idaho, events are scheduled for January 20 in Ketchum at the Town Square[109] and in Sandpoint at Sandpoint Middle School.[110] Another event will be held on January 21 at the State Capitol in Boise.[111] Another rally will be held on January 21 at the Twin Falls County Courthouse beginning at 11am in Twin Falls.[112]
Illinois[edit]
In Chicago, an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 marchers gathered in Grant Park (Chicago) some carrying slogans, such as “Strong women raising strong women.”[22] In Illinois, Women’s March on Chicago organizers are working to hold an event in the Chicago Loop on January 20.[113] The march in Chicago is meant to “celebrate resistance, demand laws protecting women, support women’s place in power and stand with the women caring for children, elders and people with disabilities.”[114] Additional events are scheduled on January 20 in Carbondale,[115] Springfield,[116] East Peoria,[117]Galesburg,[118] Kankakee,[119] and Rockford.[120]
Indiana[edit]
In Indiana, marches are planned in Indianapolis[121] and Madison[122] on January 20.
Iowa[edit]
In Iowa, events are planned on January 20 in Des Moines,[123] Iowa City,[124] Lamoni,[125] and Decorah.[126]
Kansas[edit]
In Kansas, events are planned on January 20 in Wichita[127] and Pittsburg,[128] and on January 21 in Topeka.[129]
Kentucky[edit]
In Kentucky, events are planned on January 20 in Lexington[130] and Pikeville,[131] and on January 21 in Louisville[132] and Paducah.[133]
Louisiana[edit]
In Louisiana, Now Baton Rouge is planning the Women’s March New Orleans on January 20, from noon to 4 p.m. at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans.[134] An event is also scheduled on January 20 in Shreveport.[135] The march in New Orleans was a huge success. In 2017 NOPD estimated 10,000 participants in making it the single largest demonstration in New Orleans History. The Women’s March 2018 was estimated by NOPD and the Times-Picayune to have 10-15,000 participants making even larger that 2017. The march stretched for over a half mile while advancing through the French Quarter.[23]
Maine[edit]
In Maine, a gathering at the Maine State House in Augusta, “Maine Women’s March 2.0: Power to the Polls”, starts at 11am.[136] Additional events are scheduled in Bangor,[137] Bar Harbor,[138] and Prospect Harbor.[139]
Maryland[edit]
In Maryland, the Baltimore Women’s March: March Forward will be held on January 20, from 11 to 2 p.m. beginning at War Memorial Plaza in Baltimore.[140] Additional events are scheduled on January 20 in Annapolis[141] and on January 21 in Frederick[142] and Ocean City.[143]
Massachusetts[edit]
In Massachusetts, March Forward Massachusetts, the organization behind the 2017 Boston Women’s March, is coordinating a series of events across Massachusetts January 19–21, 2018 that include the Cambridge/Boston Women’s March: The People Persist from 1-3 pm at the Cambridge Common [144] [145] [146]
Michigan[edit]
In Michigan, Women’s March Michigan plans to host events in Lansing and Marquette.[147] Additional events are planned on January 20 in Traverse City,[148] Holland,[149] and Adrian,[150] and on January 21 in Grand Rapids,[151] Kalamazoo,[152]Midland,[153] Houghton,[154] Douglas,[155] and Saint Joseph.[156]
Minnesota[edit]
In Minnesota, events are planned on January 20 in Rochester,[157] Mankato,[158] Thief River Falls,[159] and Grand Marais,[160]and on January 21 in Saint Paul[161] and Morris.[162]
Mississippi[edit]
In Mississippi, and event is planned on January 20 in Jackson.[163]
Missouri[edit]
In Missouri, Women’s March in St. Louis, beginning at 10AM at Union Station [164] and in Springfield.[165]
Montana[edit]
In Montana, marches were held in Billings,[166] Butte, Bozeman,[167] Great Falls,[168]Helena,[169] Kalispell,[170] Miles City, and Missoula on January 20.[171][172] Native American marchers raised concerns about missing and murdered indigenous women.[173][174][175]
Nebraska[edit]
In Nebraska, marches are planned in Omaha[176] and Lincoln[177] on January 20.
Nevada[edit]
In Nevada, marches are planned in Las Vegas and Reno.[178] In Las Vegas, organizers have planned an event called “Power to the Polls”.[147]
New Hampshire[edit]
In New Hampshire, events are planned on January 20 in Concord,[179]Portsmouth,[180] Wilton,[181] and Lancaster,[182] and on January 21 in Jackson[183]and Peterborough.[184]
New Jersey[edit]
In New Jersey, the Women’s March is planned to take place in Morristown.[185][186][187] The march was moved to the headquarters of Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen from Trenton. There have been weekly demonstrations against Frelinghuysen in this locale since the Women’s Marches of 2017.[188] Additional events are planned on January 20 in Leonia[189] and Ocean City.[190]
New Mexico[edit]
In New Mexico, marches are planned for Saturday, January 20 in Truth or Consequences,[191] Taos,[192] and Socorro,[193] and on Sunday, January 21 in Albuquerque,[194] Santa Fe,[194] Las Cruces,[195] and Fort Sumner.[196]
New York[edit]
According to one estimate, there were more 120,000 protesters at the march in New York on January 20, 2018.[43] In New York, demonstrations are planned for New York City,[197][198] Seneca Falls,[199] Albany,[200] Staten Island,[201] and Rochester.
North Carolina[edit]
In North Carolina, demonstrations are planned for Charlotte,[202] Raleigh,[203]Asheville,[204] Black Mountain,[205] Hillsborough,[206] and the Triad.[207]
North Dakota[edit]
In North Dakota, a march is planned in Fargo on January 20.[208] A rally will be held in Bismarck on January 19.[citation needed]
Ohio[edit]
In Ohio, a march and voter registration session is planned in Cleveland.[209]Additional marches are planned on January 20 in Columbus,[210] Cincinnati,[211]Dayton,[212] Athens,[213] Mount Vernon,[214] and Wooster,[215] and on January 21 in Toledo.[216]
Oklahoma[edit]
In Oklahoma, events are planned on January 20 in Oklahoma City[217] and Tulsa.[218]
Oregon[edit]
In Oregon, events are planned on January 20 in Brookings,[219] Grants Pass,[220] Medford,[221] Klamath Falls,[222] Port Orford,[223] Coos Bay,[224] Roseburg,[225] Bend,[226] Eugene,[227] Corvallis,[228] Albany,[229] Tillamook,[230] Astoria,[231] The Dalles,[232] and La Grande.[233]
Pennsylvania[edit]
In Pennsylvania, rallies are planned on January 20 in Philadelphia,[234] Gettysburg,[235] Sharon,[236] Hollidaysburg,[237] and Bloomsburg,[238] and on January 21 in Pittsburgh,[239] Millheim,[240] Indiana,[241] and Doylestown.[242]
Rhode Island[edit]
In Rhode Island, an event is planned on January 20 in Providence the State House South Lawn from 12PM – 2PM.[243]
South Carolina[edit]
In South Carolina, Tamika Gadsden is planning a woman’s march in Charleston.[244] Other cities in South Carolina include Greenville and Myrtle Beach.[245]
South Dakota[edit]
In South Dakota marches are planned on January 20 in Sioux Falls[246] and Pierre.[247]
Tennessee[edit]
In Tennessee, events are planned on January 20 in Memphis,[248] Chattanooga,[249] and Johnson City,[250] and on January 21 in Knoxville.[251] Marchers in Knoxville were forced to change their parade route when the neo-Nazi group, the Traditionalist Worker’s Party (TWP) planned a counter-demonstration.[252]
Texas[edit]
In Texas, marches are planned on January 20 in Austin,[253] Houston[254][255] Dallas,[256] Fort Worth,[257] Amarillo,[258]Lubbock[259] Denton,[260][261] Waco[262] Brownsville,[263] Beaumont,[264] Midland,[265] Palestine,[266] and Wichita Falls,[267]and on January 21 in El Paso[268] and Alpine.[269] Additional cities include San Antonio and Nacogdoches.[253]
Utah[edit]
In Utah, events are planned on January 20 in Logan,[270] Ogden,[271] and Park City.[272]
Vermont[edit]
In Vermont, events are planned on January 20 in Montpelier[273] and on January 21 in Manchester Ctr.[274]
Virginia[edit]
In Virginia, events are planned on January 20 in Bristol,[275] Independence,[276] Galax,[277] Hillsville,[278] Roanoke,[279]Richmond,[280] and Williamsburg,[281] and on January 21 in Norfolk.[282][283]
Washington[edit]
In Washington State, the march in Seattle is being called “Women’s March 2.0”.[284] In Bellingham, Women Marching for Unity, Equity, Justice, and Humanity are sponsoring a march to commemorate the anniversary of last year’s historic march which drew 10,000 citizens into the streets.[285] Additional events are planned on January 20 in Ocean Shores,[286] Olympia,[287]Kenmore,[288] Port Townsend,[289] Friday Harbor,[290] Eastsound,[291] Yakima,[292] Moses Lake,[293] and Omak,[294] and on January 21 in Spokane[295] and Richland.[296]
Washington, D.C.[edit]
In Washington, D.C., thousands [5] gathered at the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial and marched to the White House.[297] The crowd was smaller than the 2017 rally, which according to WUSA9 had almost 500,000 participants.[5]
West Virginia[edit]
In West Virginia, a march is planned in Beckley[298] on January 20.
Wisconsin[edit]
In Wisconsin, marches are planned on January 20 in Milwaukee,[299] Green Bay,[300]Eau Claire,[301] Minocqua,[302] Wausau,[303] Janesville,[304] and Walworth.[305]
Wyoming[edit]
In Wyoming, events are planned on January 20 in Cheyenne,[306] Jackson,[307] and Pinedale.[308]
Worldwide[edit]
Listed below are marches outside the United States in support of the 2018 Women’s March.
- Antarctica
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Hungary
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Macau
- Malawi
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Serbia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
Outside the United States[edit]
In Athens, Greece, a march is planned on January 21. The event will take place at the Syntagma Square continuing on to finish in front of the Embassy of the United States in Athens.[citation needed]
In Barcelona, Catalonia, an afternoon of music, dancing and organizing was planned for January 21, in Plaza Virreina[313]from 16:00 to 20:00. The celebration will recognize last year’s accomplishments and kick-start this year’s endeavors.[314]
Canada[edit]
In Canada there were at least 38 rallies held on January 20.[315]
On January 20, thousands of inter-generational marchers walked from Bankers Hall in downtown Calgary to City Hall carrying hand mind signs with slogans such as “Time’s Up”, calling for “equality, community and hope.” [316] Organizers of the 2018 March, Ashley Bristowe and Adora Nwofor, described how this is “not only about politics or social justice…[it] is about being connected to your community.”[317] [318] In Toronto, the rally on January 20 which started at Nathan Phillips Square at noon, adopted the theme of “Defining Our Future”. [319]
In Roberts Creek, British Columbia, a march was planned for January 20, and is starting at The Gumboot Cafe.[citation needed] In Vancouver, a march was planned for January 20, and is expected to start at Jack Poole Plaza.[320]
France[edit]
- In Grenoble, a gathering of Americans was planned for January 21 near the Musée de Grenoble.[citation needed]
- In Paris, a rally was planned for January 21. The event will be held at the Parvis du Trocadéro and will start at 2:30 pm. Venez nombreux/ses.[citation needed]
- In Lyon, a rally was planned for January 21 at Place des Terreaux.[citation needed]
- In Toulouse, a meeting was planned for January 21 at La Maison d’a Cote. This was a #MeToo gathering, an indoors event, an opportunity for sharing, comparing notes, and brainstorming for the future.[citation needed]
Germany[edit]
- In Heidelberg, the second Heidelberg Women’s March will take place on January 20 at Friedrich-Ebert-Platz and proceeding along the Hauptstrasse to Rathausplatz/Marktplatz in the center of the city’s Old Town.[citation needed][321]
- In Munich a march was planned for January 20. The event will start at Siegestor, and is being called “Women’s March to the Polls”. Vote from Abroad will also be registering Americans for absentee ballots.[citation needed]
Italy[edit]
- In Rome, a march was planned for January 20, starting at Piazza Santissimi Apostoli and counting on the participation of Italian actresses Asia Argento and Rosabell Laurenti Sellers. [322]
Togo[edit]
- Togolese women marched through Lomé on January 20 to protest the rule of Faure Gnassingbé.[323]
Proposed legislation to curb protests[edit]
Recent protests, including those against the presidency of Donald Trump, have also led to some state legislatures creating various anti-protest bills which the ACLU calls unconstitutional.[168] Many of these bills have been created by Republican lawmakers.[169] By late February, 2017, legislators in at least 18 states have proposed legislation to curtail specific protest tactics, impose more severe penalties for protest tactics prohibited by existing law, or publicly discussed such proposals.[170]Some of the bills include high penalties, such as large fines and jail time, for blocking interstates or obstructing “economic activity.”[171] A bill in Minnesota would allow the police to sue demonstrators for the cost of policing protests.[171] The bill proposed in Tennessee would allow anyone who injures a protester with their car “civil immunity” as long as the driver was not being reckless.[52] The proposed bill in Indiana would allow law enforcement to “use any means necessary” to clear people who block traffic.[172] Republican lawmaker J. D. Mesnard said that these laws are “not about limiting people’s rights.”[173]
The ACLU of North Dakota has said that these laws are written as if they are to protect public safety, but in reality are “they are focused on preventing protesters from protesting, essentially.”[171] The Washington Post reported that the laws were written to counteract the largely Republican, and unfounded, accusation that many of the protesters against Trump are “paid” or “professional” protesters.[174][175] Professor at Stanford University, Doug McAdam, has said, “In 40 years of studying protest, I have seen nothing like these proposals,” adding, “These kinds of laws would be un-American.”[173] Critics of these bills state that even if they are signed into law, they will likely later be found unconstitutional.[174] The United Nations has warned that such bills, if enacted, will significantly restrict Americans’ rights to peacefully protest and express free speech.[176]
Impact[edit]
Protests after Trump’s inauguration have helped energize progressives in the Democratic Party, according to Ace Smith, a strategist for the party.[147] According to the Los Angeles Times, “Protesters have quickened the outrage metabolism among members of Congress, encouraged disruptive tactics […] and mostly ended the argument within the congressional caucuses over whether Democrats should work with Trump on occasion rather than universally oppose him.”[147] Ben Wikler, a director for MoveOn.org, commented that it feels as if grassroots energy has exploded like a volcano.[59]Democrats in Georgia have see an increase in political activism which the party would like to see continue.[148] In addition, socialist organizations have seen a spike in membership.[149] Town hall meetings have had increased attendance.[108]Some Republicans have avoided having town halls because of the large attendance rates.[62] Victoria Kaplan of MoveOn.org calls this avoidance a sign that the protests are having an impact.[62] Trump has become a common enemy for many different liberal and progressive groups who are now working together.[108]
Conservative districts have been confronting Republican congressmen about their voting records and their stances on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).[107]
Meetup, which had for 15 years only allowed the creation of non-partisan groups, has chosen to allow over 1,000 “#resist” groups which are free to join and run.[65]
Recent protests, including those against the presidency of Donald Trump, have also led to some state legislatures creating various anti-protest bills which the ACLU calls unconstitutional.[150] Many of these bills have been created by Republican lawmakers.[151]