Thousands gather for Women's March rallies across the US

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By LYNN BERRY

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women’s March rallies focused on issues such as climate change, pay equity, reproductive rights and immigration.

Hundred showed up in New York City and thousands in Washington, D.C. for the rallies, which aim to harness the political power of women, although crowds were noticeably smaller than in previous years. Marches were scheduled Saturday in more than 180 cities.

The first marches in 2017 drew hundreds of thousands of people to rallies in cities across the country on the day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. That year’s D.C. march drew close to 1 million people.

In Manhattan on Saturday, hundreds of people who gathered at separate events in Foley Square and Columbus Circle planned to converge at Times Square as part of a “Rise and Roar” rally.



Women take part in a rally before the Women's Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 in New York. Hundred showed up in New York City and thousands in Washington, D.C. for the rallies, which aim to harness the political power of women, although crowds were noticeably smaller than in previous years. Marches were scheduled Saturday in more than 180 cities. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)


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[walkingman]

1. The Great Hope for America!

[trueblue2007]

2. DARN!!! I DIDN'T KNOW THE MARCH WAS TODAY. i can't go, i have a horrible cold.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I was all ready to go

and woke up puking at 3 AM and I am so fucking pissed off! I have been planning this for over a month too.
I attended the other three and the weather is nice here. Shit, shit, shit!

I am glad the thousands of women attended, despite bad weather in many places.

THANK YOU RESISTERS!

[riversedge]

3. AMAZING drumming today in NYC at #WomensMarchNYC---listen.......

Wish I was there.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[riversedge]

5. Wow. The women's march broke from their planned route to go to the Trump hotel. And do this 👇🏻

Wow.

The women’s march broke from their planned route to go to the Trump hotel.

And do this 👇🏻

Link to tweet

?s=20


Suzanne Du Charme
@SuzanneDuCharme
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Replying to
@JoshuaPotash
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@LtUhura2017
I can't understand what they're chanting.



Joshua Potash
@JoshuaPotash
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Hope this helps!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rapist_in_Your_Path



Suzanne Du Charme
@SuzanneDuCharme
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Thank you.

[SunSeeker]

6. K & R

[littlemissmartypants]

7. More information about the group chant here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/113811846

And here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/125560160

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/06/chilean-anti-rape-anthem-becomes-international-feminist-phenomenon

Chilean anti-rape anthem becomes international feminist phenomenon
A Rapist in Your Path performed by women at mass protests
Performances staged across Latin America and Europe
Charis McGowan in Santiago
Fri 6 Dec 2019 02.45 EST

A Chilean protest song about rape culture and victim shaming has become a viral anthem for feminists around the world.

Un Violador en Tu Camino – A Rapist in Your Path – was first performed in late November as Chile’s nationwide uprising against social inequality pushed into its second month.

Videos of the song – and its accompanying dance moves – quickly went viral, spreading across Latin America and the world, with performances taking place in Mexico, Colombia, France, Spain and the UK.

The song was written by Lastesis, a feminist theatre group based in the city of Valparaíso, who credited Chile’s women protesters for helping spread the work around the world.

“It was never intended to be a protest song – the women of the marches transformed it into something more” said Paula Cometa, speaking on behalf of the group, whose other members are Sibila Sotomayor, Daffne Valdés, and Lea Cáceres.

A Rapist in Your Path is based on the work of the Argentinian theorist Rita Segato, who argues that sexual violence is a political problem, not a moral one.

The lyrics describe how institutions – the police, the judiciary and political power structures – uphold systematic violations of women’s rights: “The rapist is you/ It’s the cops/ The judges/ The state/ The president.”

[nitpicker]

8. Link to DW

https://www.dw.com/en/womens-march-thousands-protest-against-donald-trump/a-52056068