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anti-capitalistlesbianwitch:

Flights Packed With Women’s March Participants Are Cheering All The Way To DC

I’m so proud! Give ‘em hell!

YEEEEEES

I love this – but keep this in mind, these people, look at them now – these people will be painted in the press and by Dump and Co. as violent disrupters.  Just watch.  

micdotcom:

People in 57 countries plan to participate in Women’s March sister protests

  • The Women’s March initially had its sights set domestically, but a new report from its organizers claims it’s now inspired enough interest to span the globe.
  • In a Jan. 17 press release, the event’s leaders stated that in addition to the “sister marches” planned to take place in all 50 of the United States, “57 countries on six continents” have also planned mirror events.
  • The report says that if online RSVPs are to be believed, the number of participants worldwide stands to surpass 1 million. Read more

Women’s March on Washington set to be one of America’s biggest protests

berniesrevolution:

It began as a spontaneous feminist rallying cry via social media. It has morphed into what is expected to be one of the largest demonstrations in American history – a boisterous march about a smorgasbord of progressive issues, and an extraordinary display of dissent on a president’s first day in office peppered with knit pink hats.

Before the bunting and barriers are even cleared away from Friday’s inauguration of Donald Trump, hundreds of thousands are likely to attend the Women’s Marchon Washington the following day, 21 January.

“A march of this magnitude, across this diversity of issues has never happened before,” said Kaylin Whittingham, president of the association of black women attorneys. “We all have to stand together as a force no one can ignore.”

The Women’s March now has almost 200 progressive groups, large and small, signing on as supporting partners. The issues they represent are as varied as the environment, legal abortion, prisoners’ rights, voting rights, a free press, affordable healthcare, gun safety, racial and gender equality and a higher minimum wage. Men are invited.

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Women’s March on Washington set to be one of America’s biggest protests