This Saturday, protesters have taken to the streets to march against the presidency of Donald Trump. They are showing advocacy for civil and woman’s rights, and the main march that’s gaining a lot of attention today is the Woman’s March on Washington, in D.C. This protest, in particular, has spawned hundreds of woman protest all over the country. They are known as “sister marches.” The biggest marches in the in the U.S resides in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston.
Cities in other countries such as London, Cape Town, Berlin, Sydney and South Africa have also shown their support for the women in America. In Sydney for example, thousands of anti-Trump supporters were downtown. On the street Martin Place, there were about 5,000 people present. The police, however, estimated that there were only 3,000 people there. They chanted “Girl Power vs. Trump Tower” and “Dump the Trump.”
The protesters also chanted “women united will never be defeated” and “when women’s rights are under attack, what do we do, stand up, and fight back.” Approximately, 30 Trump supporters were also in Sydney. The police did their best to keep the pro-Trump supporters from the anti-Trump camp. Protesters also organized in New Zealand’s Capital, Wellington where 700 people were present.
In Cape Town, marchers carried banners with remarks such as “climate change is a women’s issue” and “so over mediocre men running things.” Ghana, Malawi, and Kenya have also staged woman marches.
In many cities around Europe, woman, men, and children alike have joined in the protest. Anti-Trump supporters came together outside of the Pantheon in Rome and carried signs that said “Yes we must” and “Women’s rights are human rights.” Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Germany also had streets filled with protesters. It’s not just citizens in America airing their grievances with Trump, it’s all over the world too, apparently.
