Jan 21, 2017
The second day of the Trump administration has seen an unprecedented wave of protests swell across the globe, as the Women's March on Washington and its sister marches on all continents--yes, including Antarctica--fight back against the U.S. president's frightening rhetoric.
Organizers' informal tally now puts the total number of march participants at a stunning 2.5 million around the world. And with an estimated 500,000 marchers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Women's March is now the largest inaugural protest in U.S. history.
Participants and journalists are capturing the international upswell of protest:
\u201cPre-march photo! #womensMarchAntarctica \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc27\u201d— linda z \ud83d\udc27 (@linda z \ud83d\udc27) 1484995136
\u201cAcross an ocean, we stand together. Thousands out in #Oslo, #Paris, #Prague and #Florence and beyond #WomensMarch #WomensRights #DumpTrump\u201d— Mike Hudema (@Mike Hudema) 1485022157
\u201cBoston #WomensMarch \u2764\u201d— Only In Boston (@Only In Boston) 1485016391
\u201cAhead of 15,000+ marchers, 1st Nations Elders & Drummers pass #TRUMP tower as part of #wmwYVR #WomensMarch #Vancouver #wmwcanada\u201d— Joshua Berson (@Joshua Berson) 1485027348
\u201cLargest crowd I've ever seen in 33 years in Anchorage and it's 15 degrees and white out conditions.\u201d— Diane Kaplan (@Diane Kaplan) 1485028509
\u201cThe #WomensMarch in downtown St. Louis! This is what democracy looks like.\u201d— Antonio French (@Antonio French) 1485013954
\u201cA solidarity march in Kolkata, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Sydney \n#WomensMarch \nhttps://t.co/bUsKlw2OZb\u201d— Bente Haulund (@Bente Haulund) 1485031963
\u201cThe woman next to me on the plane was handed this by the flight attendant. #WomensMarchOnWashington #WhyIMarch\u201d— Dirty Martini Democrat\ud83e\udd40\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf78 (@Dirty Martini Democrat\ud83e\udd40\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf78) 1484969853
\u201c#sundance - #WomensMarch #marchonmain kicks off in Park City\u201d— Dominic Patten (@Dominic Patten) 1485015220
\u201cHundreds are marching in Nairobi for #WomensMarch. #whyIMarch #womensrightsarehumanrights\u201d— Mire (@Mire) 1485009566
\u201cYes. The future depends on it. #WomensMarch\u201d— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi) 1485020588
\u201c#whyimarch #riseagainsthate #womensmarchTO @womensmarch huge crowd @queenspark\u201d— Arax Acemyan (@Arax Acemyan) 1485019999
\u201cTens of thousands out for the #Chicago #WomensMarch! Women's rights = human rights. Pro people & pro planet! @SierraClub @SierraClubIL\u201d— Justin Uebelhor (@Justin Uebelhor) 1485021125
On social media, march participants are also using the hashtag #WhyIMarch to talk about what compelled them to take to the streets:
\u201cFor a better future. #WhyIMarch\u201d— beech\ud83d\udc00 (@beech\ud83d\udc00) 1485020096
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The second day of the Trump administration has seen an unprecedented wave of protests swell across the globe, as the Women's March on Washington and its sister marches on all continents--yes, including Antarctica--fight back against the U.S. president's frightening rhetoric.
Organizers' informal tally now puts the total number of march participants at a stunning 2.5 million around the world. And with an estimated 500,000 marchers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Women's March is now the largest inaugural protest in U.S. history.
Participants and journalists are capturing the international upswell of protest:
\u201cPre-march photo! #womensMarchAntarctica \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc27\u201d— linda z \ud83d\udc27 (@linda z \ud83d\udc27) 1484995136
\u201cAcross an ocean, we stand together. Thousands out in #Oslo, #Paris, #Prague and #Florence and beyond #WomensMarch #WomensRights #DumpTrump\u201d— Mike Hudema (@Mike Hudema) 1485022157
\u201cBoston #WomensMarch \u2764\u201d— Only In Boston (@Only In Boston) 1485016391
\u201cAhead of 15,000+ marchers, 1st Nations Elders & Drummers pass #TRUMP tower as part of #wmwYVR #WomensMarch #Vancouver #wmwcanada\u201d— Joshua Berson (@Joshua Berson) 1485027348
\u201cLargest crowd I've ever seen in 33 years in Anchorage and it's 15 degrees and white out conditions.\u201d— Diane Kaplan (@Diane Kaplan) 1485028509
\u201cThe #WomensMarch in downtown St. Louis! This is what democracy looks like.\u201d— Antonio French (@Antonio French) 1485013954
\u201cA solidarity march in Kolkata, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Sydney \n#WomensMarch \nhttps://t.co/bUsKlw2OZb\u201d— Bente Haulund (@Bente Haulund) 1485031963
\u201cThe woman next to me on the plane was handed this by the flight attendant. #WomensMarchOnWashington #WhyIMarch\u201d— Dirty Martini Democrat\ud83e\udd40\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf78 (@Dirty Martini Democrat\ud83e\udd40\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf78) 1484969853
\u201c#sundance - #WomensMarch #marchonmain kicks off in Park City\u201d— Dominic Patten (@Dominic Patten) 1485015220
\u201cHundreds are marching in Nairobi for #WomensMarch. #whyIMarch #womensrightsarehumanrights\u201d— Mire (@Mire) 1485009566
\u201cYes. The future depends on it. #WomensMarch\u201d— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi) 1485020588
\u201c#whyimarch #riseagainsthate #womensmarchTO @womensmarch huge crowd @queenspark\u201d— Arax Acemyan (@Arax Acemyan) 1485019999
\u201cTens of thousands out for the #Chicago #WomensMarch! Women's rights = human rights. Pro people & pro planet! @SierraClub @SierraClubIL\u201d— Justin Uebelhor (@Justin Uebelhor) 1485021125
On social media, march participants are also using the hashtag #WhyIMarch to talk about what compelled them to take to the streets:
\u201cFor a better future. #WhyIMarch\u201d— beech\ud83d\udc00 (@beech\ud83d\udc00) 1485020096
The second day of the Trump administration has seen an unprecedented wave of protests swell across the globe, as the Women's March on Washington and its sister marches on all continents--yes, including Antarctica--fight back against the U.S. president's frightening rhetoric.
Organizers' informal tally now puts the total number of march participants at a stunning 2.5 million around the world. And with an estimated 500,000 marchers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the Women's March is now the largest inaugural protest in U.S. history.
Participants and journalists are capturing the international upswell of protest:
\u201cPre-march photo! #womensMarchAntarctica \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc27\u201d— linda z \ud83d\udc27 (@linda z \ud83d\udc27) 1484995136
\u201cAcross an ocean, we stand together. Thousands out in #Oslo, #Paris, #Prague and #Florence and beyond #WomensMarch #WomensRights #DumpTrump\u201d— Mike Hudema (@Mike Hudema) 1485022157
\u201cBoston #WomensMarch \u2764\u201d— Only In Boston (@Only In Boston) 1485016391
\u201cAhead of 15,000+ marchers, 1st Nations Elders & Drummers pass #TRUMP tower as part of #wmwYVR #WomensMarch #Vancouver #wmwcanada\u201d— Joshua Berson (@Joshua Berson) 1485027348
\u201cLargest crowd I've ever seen in 33 years in Anchorage and it's 15 degrees and white out conditions.\u201d— Diane Kaplan (@Diane Kaplan) 1485028509
\u201cThe #WomensMarch in downtown St. Louis! This is what democracy looks like.\u201d— Antonio French (@Antonio French) 1485013954
\u201cA solidarity march in Kolkata, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Sydney \n#WomensMarch \nhttps://t.co/bUsKlw2OZb\u201d— Bente Haulund (@Bente Haulund) 1485031963
\u201cThe woman next to me on the plane was handed this by the flight attendant. #WomensMarchOnWashington #WhyIMarch\u201d— Dirty Martini Democrat\ud83e\udd40\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf78 (@Dirty Martini Democrat\ud83e\udd40\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf78) 1484969853
\u201c#sundance - #WomensMarch #marchonmain kicks off in Park City\u201d— Dominic Patten (@Dominic Patten) 1485015220
\u201cHundreds are marching in Nairobi for #WomensMarch. #whyIMarch #womensrightsarehumanrights\u201d— Mire (@Mire) 1485009566
\u201cYes. The future depends on it. #WomensMarch\u201d— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi) 1485020588
\u201c#whyimarch #riseagainsthate #womensmarchTO @womensmarch huge crowd @queenspark\u201d— Arax Acemyan (@Arax Acemyan) 1485019999
\u201cTens of thousands out for the #Chicago #WomensMarch! Women's rights = human rights. Pro people & pro planet! @SierraClub @SierraClubIL\u201d— Justin Uebelhor (@Justin Uebelhor) 1485021125
On social media, march participants are also using the hashtag #WhyIMarch to talk about what compelled them to take to the streets:
\u201cFor a better future. #WhyIMarch\u201d— beech\ud83d\udc00 (@beech\ud83d\udc00) 1485020096
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