2017 Women’s March
Women’s March on Washington |
| Part of the women’s rights movement and protests against Donald Trump |
Demonstrators at the Women’s March on Washington in Washington, D.C.
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| Date |
January 21–22, 2017 |
| Location |
Worldwide, with flagship march in Washington, D.C. |
| Causes |
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| Goals |
“Protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country”[3]
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| Methods |
Protest march |
| Lead figures |
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| Number |
Estimated 500,000 people (Washington, D.C., marches)[7]
Estimated 3,300,000 – 4,600,000 in the United States [8]Estimated up to 4.8 million worldwide[9][10][11] |
Official websites:
www.womensmarch.com
www.pussyhatproject.com
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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]
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]
Logo for the Women’s March on Washington
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.
Gloria Steinem addressing crowds at the Women’s March on Washington
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]
Sewn and knit pussyhats being worn on a plane to Washington D.C.
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.
| Photo |
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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] |
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| 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 |
|
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
|
| 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]
| Photo |
 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 |
|
|
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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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Protesters gathered and marched in the snow.[665] |
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Approximately 700 protesters gathered in Barcelona.[666] |
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Protesters gathered at the US Embassy to show international solidarity against Trump’s “homophobic, xenophobic, and racist” policies.[668] |
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Gathered at Norrmalmstorg for a solidarity march.[669] |
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Marched across the Pont du Mont-Blanc bridge and along the Lake Geneva shoreline.[671] |
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Dar es Salaam |
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The march occurred on Msasani Road and promoted Women’s Health and Safety in Tanzania.[a] |
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London[673] |
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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] |
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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:
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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]
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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]
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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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]
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.
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‘Trump Immigration Order Sparks Protests at NY Airport’ report from Voice of America
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]
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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
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