From Asheville to Washington D.C, New Orleans to Chicago, MILLIONS of us hit the streets again this weekend for the Woman’s March, proving that in the U.S. and around the globe there is a sustained and impactful movement demanding equality for all.
Yet these marches weren’t about women’s issues — but of fundamental human rights that must be addressed together as a society — this includes all communities that are relentlessly marginalized by the status quo, by sexual misconduct and by policy choices that puts lives at stake. What we saw this weekend was a call, nay a SHOUT, for restorative justice, and a strong show of resistance against the forces that get in the way of this goal.
So take a look at just a few of the amazing moments of the Women’s March in the U.S. — from encouraging to energizing, this was a weekend to remember!
1. So who showed up you ask? Millions of people in dozens of towns and cities across the U.S.:
1) Check out 2018 @WomensMarch from Cheyenne, San Diego, Fort Worth, Ricmond, NYC, Chicago, Philly, Orange County, Charlotte, Denver, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Reno, Asheville, Albany, Greenville, Denton, Morristown, Oakland, Seattle, Park City #WomensMarch2018 (more in thread) pic.twitter.com/z9wI0AuUQt
— Rafael Shimunov (@rafaelshimunov) January 21, 2018
2. Great signs aplenty in NYC:
3. Philly, the city of sisterly love:
Photo from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway #WomensmarchPhilly pic.twitter.com/bQakpottnV
— Elayne (laynie) (@laynier) January 20, 2018
4.This girl knows what’s up:
What she said. #womensmarch2018 pic.twitter.com/dRK3Fx95hH
— Millennial Money Fix (@millmoneyfix) January 20, 2018
5. L.A., speaking her truth:
6. Art, prayer and resistance at the Indigenous Womxn’s March in Portland, Or:
Music, prayer, unity at Indigenous Womxn's March https://t.co/3NInAJgS5t pic.twitter.com/2OO7jroUP1
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) January 22, 2018
7. Sharks and women put up a united front in San Francisco: #ResistanceShark
8. Washington D.C is SO fierce!
9. Geaux New Orleans, Geaux!
We’re in NOLA! #WomensMarch2018 #solidarity pic.twitter.com/4OInafeoYt
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) January 20, 2018
10. Asheville, you’re lookin’ good in your resistance colors:
11. It’s never too cold for a march in Chicago:
Time-lapse view of Grant Park, Chicago during #WomensMarch2018 #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/OCfLSeIFTH
— Nathan G (@nwg83) January 20, 2018
And the U.S. was by no means alone, as demonstrations were seen in cities all around the world — like this group — rising up while in Antarctica!
Photos from #WomensMarch on every continent — yes, including #Antarctica https://t.co/iaidvd5ivq pic.twitter.com/mWfUWMnwts
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) January 23, 2017
As discouraging as this past year has felt for so many of us, may this weekend be a reminder that the resistance is as strong and vibrant as ever, and together we have the power to make lasting change for all.
