“2018 is going to be a great year to get more progressive people elected”, said Julie Biel-Claussen, 59, executive director of the McHenry County Housing Authority in northwest IL, as she marched through a chilly Chicago morning.
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FADEL: Well, with the people I spoke to, yes. She said the man tried to take her clothes off and put a crab apple in her mouth to silence her but she bit his hand and fled half-dressed to a nearby fraternity house, where students called police.
An estimated 200,000 men, women and children took to the streets of Manhattan for the second Women’s March, held on the first anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Saturday. “We can’t be silent anymore”, Whittig said. “Surely, among us is a woman who has been silent about her own story”.
In their mission statement, the Women’s March Global describe themselves as: “We are a grassroots coalition and we have together built a network that continues to unite and fight for the freedom and liberation of all people worldwide”. “And ever since that day, women have been shaking the foundation of America”. “Last year, we discovered how much energy was waiting and willing to be harnessed in the community, and I felt like this year we had an obligation to tap into that and give people something to do”. “Stay strong and remember if you don’t have a vote, you don’t have a voice”.
Above, a glimpse at some of the women who brought their best game to the stadium. During the event, several of her group’s red umbrellas, which represent solidarity with sex workers, could be seen behind the speakers’ stage.
“This is Idaho’s future”.
“I need to find a way to influence it to clear that subjecting my little girl to the same was impossible”, she said.
Initial estimates suggest that at least 500,000 participants took to the streets in Washington, DC.
Thousands of women and allies protested yesterday across the USA against the Donald Trump presidency.
Kim Warnke, 40, joined the protests in Chicago and further highlighted the importance of voting. Women’s March Co-Chair Tamika Mallory took the stage as one of a few speakers. A year of the Trump presidency, coupled with the galvanizing experience of the #MeToo moment, has made activists eager to leave a mark on the country’s political system. “We have to use our political power, which is the most effective way to resist”. At a protest in Kenyan capital of Nairobi, supporters demanded equality and tolerance.
Maria Cellario, 72, attended the march in New York City with a three-foot sign strung around her neck that said, “I’m an immigrant, a woman, and a voter”.
MARTIN: Does this message about getting more women involved in politics in particular and getting them out to vote – does that seem to be sinking in or taking hold? City officials wouldn’t release official numbers Saturday.
Cohen reported from Los Angeles, and Dobnik reported from NY.
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Her mother Vitessa Del Prete, a retired U.S. army lieutenant colonel, pointed to the recent flood of sexual abuse and harassment allegations against powerful men that has galvanized women to fight back against injustice. This flurry of female activism should surprise no one, given that the policies of the Trump administration, whether economic or social, disproportionately hurt women.
