Source : NEW INDIAN EXPRESS NEWS
“Mass protest is one of the most effective ways to demonstrate to our communities that we are not obeying in advance or bowing to fascism, and invites them to do the same,” said the People’s March.
The rallies coincided with Trump’s arrival in the nation’s capital for a series of weekend events leading up to his swearing-in ceremony on Monday.
Among the coalition members are Abortion Action Now, Time to Act, SisterSong, Women’s March, Popular Democracy in Action, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams, The Feminist Front, NOW, Planned Parenthood, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, Sierra Club, and Frontline.
The Women’s March is anchoring the logistics of the mobilization.
Similar marches, though on a smaller scale, were also held in other cities, including New York, Seattle, and Chicago.
“We really wanted to come to support women, equality, immigration—everything that really feels like we don’t have much of a say in right now,” Brittany Martinez, one of the protesters, told USA TODAY.
Law enforcement officials said protests and major events are planned throughout the weekend ahead of the inauguration on Monday.
The protesters condemned Trump’s policies and values.
Many of them chanted, “F**k Trump!”, “Trans Lives Matter!”, “Stand up, fight back!”, “Trust Black women!”, and “We cannot be silent.”
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