People across the globe once again left the comfort/warmth of their own homes to join the Women’s March. Many came in protest of Donald Trump and the GOP’s racist, sexist, bigoted self-serving policies and corruption. But that was just part of the reason people took the streets. They were also there to rally for issues like universal healthcare, free education, better wages and working conditions, social justice, equal rights, civil rights, lgbt rights, a cleaner environment... a better world.
Below are two videos. The first video contains clips of the Women’s March on January 20, 2018 taken in major cities throughout the country. Both videos were posted by Working Families Party on Facebook. Here is the organization’s status:
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Below is a shorter one-minute video the of the glorious 2017 Women’s March that took place in major cities across America—and around the world.
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Cheers to all the organizers and participants. May the momentum continue. This is what democracy looks like—and we must unite to protect it.
Diarist Note: Apologies for originally posting a video from the wrong year. I’ve edited the text and added another video to show glimpses from both years of the Women’s March.