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As Trump Takes Office, Thousands Head For Women's Marches On D.c., Chicago

... she'd first brought up the idea as a joke, nothing seemed more perfect to Ellison than to take her bachelorette party to the Women's March on Washington, seeing it as a way to unite friends from throughout the country over their shared concern for the future of women's rights. "Bachelorette parties now are about going out and getting drunk, but it's supposed to be a get-together that makes sense for a group of friends," said Ellison, a 32-year-old artist. "For me, it feels right that my group of friends would make (the party) a call to action.". Women, men and children throughout Illinois spent Thursday and Friday gearing up for their trips to the nation's capital, where they will join an expected 200,000 people nationwide for the Women's March on Washington on Saturday, one day after President Donald Trump 's inauguration. The rally is expected to be the largest gathering in response to Trump's election and an effort to show his administration that women's rights cannot be ignored. Read the story. As thousands of Illinoisans packed into cars and ...

Thousands Fill Loop After Women's March Rally In Chicago Draws Estimated 250,000

... of plans, Corey Escue said she was unfazed because it meant more people could witness history and have their voices heard. Nancy Bishop, a 77-year-old grandmother from Glenview, who used a walker, said she hadn't planned to march. For her, it was about being counted. "Marching for me is really an oxymoron now," she said. "When you gather like this, it makes you more likely to actively participate in our democracy.". Marikah Davin, 27, ran into demonstrators marching through the Loop was she was getting off the Blue Line at Jackson with her friends. They joined the crowd marching through the Loop without ever making it to the rally. Read the story. "We voted, but we still feel a lot of anger and worry," Davin, of the Ukrainian Village neighborhood, said as she held up her sign, which read "Love trumps Trump." "I didn't realize how warm and loving (this march) would ...

Nwi Residents Pack Chicago Streets For Women's March

... Dominique Barnes, of Dyer, said she had never felt prompted to do anything like this rally or march before, but she felt a call this time to march for women's reproductive rights, she said. Joan Machucal, of Ogden Dunes, said she came to the march to show that Northwest Indiana issues are important and should be addressed. Among them are unemployment, affordable housing, poverty and immigration, she said. Dolores Kinsey, of Hobart, said she has great support in her union and Women of Steel organization, but she is well aware she works in a male-dominated workforce at a steel company. "I know personally I march because I still train male co-workers on my job only to have their questions directed to a man with less experience that isn't in fact training them," Kinsey said. Kathy Galdina, of Schererville, has retired, but she said she wants to ensure that women still working have equal pay and can make their own choices for their bodies. From her time working at Donald Trump 's casino in Gary, Galdina said she has ...

Celebrities Join The Throngs At The Washington Women's March

... Scarlett Johansson. "Together, we will fight, resist, and oppose every single single action that threatens the lives and dignity of any and all of our community," said Ferrera, who is the chair of the organizing group's "Artist's Table," to loud cheers from the massive crowd. "Our safety and freedoms are on the chopping block.". Ashley Judd. Amanda Voisard / For the Washington Post. Ashley Judd speaks before the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017 in Washington. (Amanda Voisard / For the Washington Post). Later in the program, Judd gave an animated performance of a poem called "Nasty Woman," written by a young woman in her home state of Tennessee, that took jabs at President Donald Trump. "I feel Hitler in these streets, a mustache traded for a toupee." she said. "I'm not as nasty as your daughter being your favorite sex symbol.". Johansson's message was personal, as she shared stories of how her family and friends had relied on Planned Parenthood, which is facing budget cuts under the new GOP administration. The actress said elections had felt like "great weight on ...

Illinoisans March In Washington

... Despite alarm about Trump, her heart beats faintly. And hopefully. “I think it would be nice to see the first woman president," she said. “I’d like to see that when I’m alive.”. Bridget Gainer, Lakeview, Chicago. Read the story. Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat who lives in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, marched in a noisy, boisterous sea of humanity in the nation’s capital. Gainer said she and her relatives decided once the D. C. march was being organized that they had to be here. “As mothers, we need to teach our children you need to stand up for your rights,” Gainer said. “It’s not enough to just talk about it. You need to show up for people.”. The three kids in Gainer’s group sported red, embroidered wool caps. One said “Nasty Girl.” Another read: “What Meryl said.” A third said: “Feminist.”. Under ...

Some Women Stay Away From Women's March Over Abortion Issue

... pro-life stance reduces women to nothing more than walking incubators,” one defender of abortion rights wrote. “The Pro Life movement has tried to destroy Roe v. Wade ever since it was upheld by the Supreme Court!” another wrote, referring to the 1973 decision that legalized the procedure nationwide. “Absolutely they should not be a part of the Women's March.”. Linebaugh was crushed. Why couldn’t these women see that “everybody could be together for the same cause and still have and respect different viewpoints?”. “I sat there and literally cried.”. The ruckus began when the Atlantic reported Monday that the march organizers had recognized the New Wave Feminists , a Dallas-based antiabortion group, as one of hundreds of official partners. Hours later, the organizers issued a statement apologizing for “this error” and dropped the group from the ...

Chicago's Youngest Protesters Raise Their Voice At Women's March Chicago

... "Dump Trump" sign alongside two of her school friends and their moms at the Women's March on Chicago , she did her best to match the slogans other marchers were chanting — even though she didn't understand all of them. "It's been a challenge explaining all the 'kitty cat hats,' which everyone is calling something else," said Lena Parsons, who brought Margot to the march alongside her infant son and 7-year-old daughter. "But I thought it was so important to show them that they can come out and be safe with people who believe what they believe.". Parsons was one of thousands of protesters who carried their children, pushed them in strollers or held their hands as they marched and chanted Saturday. Many wanted their kids — who have spent most or all their lives in a Barack Obama presidency — to understand their voice had value, they said, and they wanted the kids to see they had people ...

37 Photos From Women's Marches Around The World

... " makes their way from the iamsterdam statue in front of the Rijksmuseum towards U. Consulate during the Women's March held at Museumplein on January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images. Demonstrators make their way from the iamsterdam statue in front of the Rijksmuseum towards U. S. Consulate during the Women's March held at Museumplein on January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos Getty Images. Demonstrators pose for a picture as they make their way from the iamsterdam statue in front of the Rijksmuseum towards U. S. Consulate during the Women's March held at Museumplein on January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images. A demonstrator with a pink flower in his hair joins the crowd as they make their way from the iamsterdam statue in front of the ...

Women's March Participants Meet In Oak Park

... of President Donald Trump. Willard and her twin daughters were among several hundred marchers waiting Friday afternoon at Austin Gardens for buses to drive them overnight to the nation's capital for a protest primarily focused on gender equality and women's access to reproductive healthcare that's expected to draw thousands from around the country. The march participants were to spend Saturday in Washington, D. C., and return to Oak Park on an overnight bus that evening. The marchers were predominantly female, ranging in age from elementary school students to senior citizens. Some participants carried hand-made placards, and many wore knit caps topped with cat ears in varied shades of pink. The beanies are part of a grassroots campaign, which originated following Trump's election and has since promoted wearing the caps as a symbol of solidarity among those protesting his presidency, rhetoric and policy proposals. Several passing cars honked repeatedly in support of those waiting for their chance to march on Washington. Willard's daughter, Megan, a 13-year-old student at Oak ...

250,000 People Protest At Women's March On Chicago, Organizers Say

... young parents and Muslims, among other topics. And the way they could address those issues, speakers said over and over again to cheers, was by calling and writing to lawmakers, holding Trump accountable, running for office and helping and encouraging women and other minorities. "When women fight back there's no going back anymore!" one woman cried out to loud cheers from the diverse crowd. People rose to their feet and clapped when she shouted, "We are the power! We are the women!". Radford said the march gave a voice to many issues because they had been put under the spotlight by "negative campaign rhetoric" and that she and other organizers wanted people to step out of their comfort zone to help others. "I think everyone who was involved in the march should feel empowered," Radford said. "There's a lot of help out there that needs to be done.". Organizer Jaquie Algee said there were no incidents at the march, adding there had been "nothing but love." She hopes Trump will have a "serious change of mind" and will use the women's marches — which were ...

4 Generations Head To Women's March On Washington

... Anne Caldwell, 36, of Oak Park, are the younger half of the group. Along with them on the 14-hour Rally Bus trip from Chicago was the little girl’s great-aunt, Christina Caldwell, 60, from Cypress, Calif., and her great-grandmother, Clara Caldwell, 87, of Rock Island. Clara had suggested the trip to her family, she said, because she wants Ascencion to remember how many women were willing to come out to fight for girls like her. “I want what every woman wants for their children and grandchildren — and great-grandchildren,” Clara said. “For them to be able to earn a living on their own, to be respected and to have the right to make decisions about their own body.”. Clara, who is a longtime member of the American Association of University Women and has been an activist as long as her family can remember, learned about the march from friends in that group who are also participating. They’ll meet up with more members of AAUW ...

Hundreds Of Thousands Flood Dc For Women's March

... as Myanmar and Australia. 'Do Not Try to Divide Us': Steinem at DC Women's March. Gloria Steinem spoke at the Women's March in Washington, DC, amidst a foggy sky and thousands of people wearing pink hats. "This is the upside of the downside," she said gesturing to the crowd. "This is an outpouring of energy and democracy like I have never seen in my very long life." (Published Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017). The rallies were a peaceful counterpoint to the window-smashing unrest that unfolded on Friday when self-described anarchists tried to disrupt the inauguration. Police used pepper spray and stun grenades against demonstrators. More than 200 people were arrested. But the Women's March on Washington didn't yield a single arrest, according to D. C. Homeland Security Director Christopher Geldart. Southwest Flight Lights Go Pink for Women's March. In Chicago,  organizers canceled the march portion of their event for safety reasons after the overflow crowd reached an estimated 250,000. Demonstrators rallied near Grant Park instead. Rosie Perez, Whoopi Goldberg, and Taylor Schilling of "Orange is the New Black" help kick off the Women's March in New York City Saturday. ...