Over 600 protests were held around the world yesterday as women gathered to march and rally in solidarity one day after the U.S. presidential inauguration.
The purpose of the Women’s march is to speak out against the agenda of Donald Trump.
Senator for California Kamala Harris addressed the crowd in Washington, DC.
Harris says we are all and should be treated as equals.
24 Canadian cities held marches as well including Saint John.
Senator for Illinois Tammy Duckworth also addressed the crowd in Washington, DC, and encouraged women to run for office to become a voice of change.
New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says Hillary Clinton put 65 million cracks in the hardest and highest glass sealing, and says women are now marching for similar reasons.
Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long and Mayor Don Darling both attended a march held here in the city.
@WayneLongSJ and @dondarlingSJ are great supporters of the #saintjohn #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/PlKZ0Ir6Eg
— Chris London (@chris_london) January 21, 2017
So pleased to attend and support today’s #WomensMarch in YSJ. #bekind https://t.co/9HF6aRBQSo
— Don Darling (@dondarlingSJ) January 21, 2017
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor promised snow will keep the March from the streets! #Womensmarch #wmwysj pic.twitter.com/2eSx67xe6Z
— The Feel Good Store (@feelgoodsj) January 21, 2017
