Linda Sarsour awoke Jan. 23, 2017, logged onto the internet and felt sick. The weekend before, she had stood in Washington at the head of the Women’s March, a mobilisation against President Donald Trump that surpassed all expectations.

How Russian trolls helped keep the women’s march out of lockstep

<p>On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald J. Trump&rsquo;s inauguration as the 45<sup>th</sup> President of the United States, more than half million strong marched or rallied on streets of Washington DC&nbsp;in protest of Trump&rsquo;s unconstitutional and bigoted positions on a range of issues including women, LGBTQIA people, people of colour, immigrants, Muslims, indigenous rights. Another half a million marched on the streets of Chicago, and <a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/sistershttps://www.womensmarch.com/sisters">more than </a><a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/sistershttps:/www.womensmarch.com/sisters">4 million people gathered in another 671 marches</a><a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/sistershttps://www.womensmarch.com/sisters"> around the world</a>.</p>

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<p>The march entitled, &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s March&rdquo; was organised by a national committee in the U.S. comprising mostly of women and a couple of men and led by four women - Tamika D. Mallory, Carmen Perez, Linda Sarsour and Bob Bland. The march was planned soon after Trump was elected on November 8, 2016, to happen in DC&nbsp;one day after his inauguration.&nbsp; The mission statement of the march explicitly denounced Trump&rsquo;s campaign rhetoric from the election cycle that demonised and threatened <a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/">&ldquo;immigrants of all status, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown People, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault&hellip;&rdquo;. </a>The goal of the march was to &ldquo;send a bold message&rdquo; to the &ldquo;new government on their first day in office, and to the world that <a href="https://www.womensmarch.com/sisters">women&rsquo;s rights are human rights</a>.&rdquo; The call of the march asked its attendees to wear pink &ldquo;<a href="https://www.pussyhatproject.com/">pussy hats</a>&rdquo; as a symbol of dissent against Trump&rsquo;s sexist remark caught on hot mic about grabbing women&rsquo;s genitals and thereby condoning and trivialising sexual assault.</p>

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<p>As soon as the march was announced, I had decided I wanted to be there in D.C. on Jan 21. I had been distraught, sad and angry by the US&nbsp;election. Having built a solid community of friends and colleagues in the ten plus years my partner and I lived in the US, I took Trump&rsquo;s election very personally. I saw it as a mandate against me, my person - the collective me - the minorities - women, people of color, immigrants, religious minorities, queer people, intellectuals. Not living in the US&nbsp;anymore, in this moment of deep crisis, I was craving the camaraderie of my fellow feminists who were feeling similar outrage.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>I marked myself as an attendee on the Facebook page for the march sometime in late November. There was much excitement about the movement among my friends and colleagues in the US&nbsp;and Americans in Canada. We began exchanging plans of meeting up and marching together. Around mid-December my resolve wavered as I read up on the march and encountered some valid concerns about it.</p>

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<p>The nomenclature of the march as well as its platform was faced with several justifiable critiques in days leading up to Jan 21. The critiques ranged from this being a gender essentialist march to a <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/womens-march-on-washington-sheds-light-on-problem-with-feminism/article33681485/">march by and for white, middle-class feminists</a> who have systematically undermined women of colour and their concerns by ignoring <a href="http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/1/17/14267766/womens-march-on-washington-inauguration-trump-feminism-intersectionaltiy-race-class">&ldquo;intersectional feminism.&rdquo;</a>&nbsp; A march called &ldquo;Women&rsquo;s March&rdquo; that has pussy hats as its symbol, privileges cis identities, essentialising womanhood and women genitalia, <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/24/trans-community-womens-march-protesters-focus-on-female-genitalia-was-oppressive/">alienating trans, intersex and queer individuals</a>.</p>

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<p>Even though of the four, the three co-chairs of the march were women of colour, I became more and more critical of the march&rsquo;s principles. I was afraid that the march&nbsp;would be co-opted by the hegemonic discourse around women&rsquo;s issues, marginalising the most vulnerable in the process. At one point, days before the march, one of the Unity Principles&rdquo; formerly professed to &ldquo;stand in solidarity with sex workers&rsquo; rights movements&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/human-rights-include-sex-workers-rights_us_58806da0e4b0aa1c47ac287f">was dropped from the Women&rsquo;s March platform.</a> I had a long discussion with a colleague at my University and decided, as a scholar who identifies with intersectional feminism, I could not be part of such a divisive movement. I had already dropped my plans for Washington.</p>

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<p>As the day of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration drew closer, a sense of deep sorrow descended in my household as among millions across the world. Meanwhile, the Women&rsquo;s March was gaining more and more momentum. A few days before Jan 21, I learned from a colleague that there would be a Women&rsquo;s March in Calgary and worldwide. The night before, I decided I could not sit this one out. I had to be out on the street. I needed to do this for the sake of self-care. And the issue at hand was bigger than my reservations about the platform of the March itself.</p>

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<p>The Calgary march anticipated about 1000 attendees. When I joined the March in downtown Calgary on that chilly morning, there were at least 5000 strong. The crowd was made of mostly white women, but there were men too and children and the elderly, marching in unity with people of color, native people, queer people, people with disabilities, people of all genders, and people of no gender and all religions. It was exhilarating as we marched the short mile from the square to the city hall chanting, &ldquo;this is what democracy looks like&rdquo; and other chants. Outside city hall, we heard from artists, activists, and singers mostly women of color calling for inclusivity and dissent against bigotry and fascism.&nbsp; We chanted and sang along. There was great signage all around, two of my most favourites, one being &ldquo;Make America Think Again&rdquo; and the other that read &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe I am protesting this crap again in 2017 and I am 75&rdquo; by a fierce senior white woman. I saw some of our students in the crowd too. There were a couple of women and a handful of men who were Trump supporters, all carrying signs of &ldquo;Women for Trump&rdquo;, including the men.&nbsp; &ldquo;It is nice to see these gender-bending men in the crowd&rdquo;, I told my friends tongue and cheek.</p>

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<p>As my feet grew colder from the freezing wind, I found it reassuring to see that the passion that is humanity is still alive. In the evening, I sat with a hot beverage in the comfort of my home as photos of marches from around world popped up on my social media. It warmed by heart. It was one of those rare days when being on social media was as gratifying as being out on the streets. To see thousands of otherwise perhaps apolitical people, some who are not even affected directly, people outside of the US, rising up against hate, shoulder to shoulder with the some of the most vulnerable was all heartening.&nbsp; For the first time since November 8, I felt calm. I was not alone in feeling what I had been feeling.</p>

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<p>The first seven days of the Trump Presidency following the Women&rsquo;s March has been nothing but shocking and filled with deep trepidations. He has issued a series of executive orders that attacks the most marginalised in the US&nbsp;and globally. And every executive order and every day of the week has brought thousands out on the streets protesting and fighting to protect those attacked by his orders. This perhaps is the silver lining of the Trump era. It will make activists out of regular people across the world. It will perhaps make for a more compassionate and empathetic collective. &nbsp;So, we can hope?&nbsp;</p>


On January 21, 2017, the day after Trump?s inauguration, millions marched in protest against his unconstitutional and bigoted position

On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, more than half million strong marched or rallied on streets of Washington DC in protest of Trump’s unconstitutional and bigoted positions on a range of issues including women, LGBTQIA people, people of colour, immigrants, Muslims, indigenous rights. Another half a million marched on the streets of Chicago, and more than 4 million people gathered in another 671 marches around the world. The march entitled, “Women’s March” was organised by a national committee in the U.S. comprising mostly of women and a couple of men and led by four women - Tamika D. Mallory, Carmen Perez, Linda Sarsour and Bob Bland. The march was planned soon after Trump was elected on November 8, 2016, to happen in DC one day after his inauguration. The mission statement of the march explicitly denounced Trump’s campaign rhetoric from the election cycle that demonised and threatened “immigrants of all status, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown People, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault…”. The goal of the march was to “send a bold message” to the “new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights.” The call of the march asked its attendees to wear pink “pussy hats” as a symbol of dissent against Trump’s sexist remark caught on hot mic about grabbing women’s genitals and thereby condoning and trivialising sexual assault. The goal of the march was to “send a bold message” to the “new government on their first day in office" (Others) × As soon as the march was announced, I had decided I wanted to be there in D.C. on Jan 21. I had been distraught, sad and angry by the US election. Having built a solid community of friends and colleagues in the ten plus years my partner and I lived in the US, I took Trump’s election very personally. I saw it as a mandate against me, my person - the collective me - the minorities - women, people of color, immigrants, religious minorities, queer people, intellectuals. Not living in the US anymore, in this moment of deep crisis, I was craving the camaraderie of my fellow feminists who were feeling similar outrage. I marked myself as an attendee on the Facebook page for the march sometime in late November. There was much excitement about the movement among my friends and colleagues in the US and Americans in Canada. We began exchanging plans of meeting up and marching together. Around mid-December my resolve wavered as I read up on the march and encountered some valid concerns about it. I was afraid that the march would be co-opted by the hegemonic discourse around women’s issues, marginalising the most vulnerable in the process × The nomenclature of the march as well as its platform was faced with several justifiable critiques in days leading up to Jan 21. The critiques ranged from this being a gender essentialist march to a march by and for white, middle-class feminists who have systematically undermined women of colour and their concerns by ignoring “intersectional feminism.” A march called “Women’s March” that has pussy hats as its symbol, privileges cis identities, essentialising womanhood and women genitalia, alienating trans, intersex and queer individuals. Even though of the four, the three co-chairs of the march were women of colour, I became more and more critical of the march’s principles. I was afraid that the march would be co-opted by the hegemonic discourse around women’s issues, marginalising the most vulnerable in the process. At one point, days before the march, one of the Unity Principles” formerly professed to “stand in solidarity with sex workers’ rights movements” was dropped from the Women’s March platform. I had a long discussion with a colleague at my University and decided, as a scholar who identifies with intersectional feminism, I could not be part of such a divisive movement. I had already dropped my plans for Washington. As the day of Trump’s inauguration drew closer, a sense of deep sorrow descended in my household as among millions across the world. Meanwhile, the Women’s March was gaining more and more momentum. A few days before Jan 21, I learned from a colleague that there would be a Women’s March in Calgary and worldwide. The night before, I decided I could not sit this one out. I had to be out on the street. I needed to do this for the sake of self-care. And the issue at hand was bigger than my reservations about the platform of the March itself. The Calgary march anticipated about 1000 attendees. When I joined the March in downtown Calgary on that chilly morning, there were at least 5000 strong × The Calgary march anticipated about 1000 attendees. When I joined the March in downtown Calgary on that chilly morning, there were at least 5000 strong. The crowd was made of mostly white women, but there were men too and children and the elderly, marching in unity with people of color, native people, queer people, people with disabilities, people of all genders, and people of no gender and all religions. It was exhilarating as we marched the short mile from the square to the city hall chanting, “this is what democracy looks like” and other chants. Outside city hall, we heard from artists, activists, and singers mostly women of color calling for inclusivity and dissent against bigotry and fascism. We chanted and sang along. There was great signage all around, two of my most favourites, one being “Make America Think Again” and the other that read “I can’t believe I am protesting this crap again in 2017 and I am 75” by a fierce senior white woman. I saw some of our students in the crowd too. There were a couple of women and a handful of men who were Trump supporters, all carrying signs of “Women for Trump”, including the men. “It is nice to see these gender-bending men in the crowd”, I told my friends tongue and cheek. As my feet grew colder from the freezing wind, I found it reassuring to see that the passion that is humanity is still alive. In the evening, I sat with a hot beverage in the comfort of my home as photos of marches from around world popped up on my social media. It warmed by heart. It was one of those rare days when being on social media was as gratifying as being out on the streets. To see thousands of otherwise perhaps apolitical people, some who are not even affected directly, people outside of the US, rising up against hate, shoulder to shoulder with the some of the most vulnerable was all heartening. For the first time since November 8, I felt calm. I was not alone in feeling what I had been feeling. The first seven days of the Trump Presidency following the Women’s March has been nothing but shocking and filled with deep trepidations. He has issued a series of executive orders that attacks the most marginalised in the US and globally. And every executive order and every day of the week has brought thousands out on the streets protesting and fighting to protect those attacked by his orders. This perhaps is the silver lining of the Trump era. It will make activists out of regular people across the world. It will perhaps make for a more compassionate and empathetic collective. So, we can hope?

March of the millions: Reflections on global women?s march against Trumpism

<p>Women poured into Washington on Saturday to express concern, anger and outrage over Donald Trump&#39;s taking over as the 45th US president, in the &quot;Women&#39;s March on Washington.&quot;</p>

<p>That demonstration inspired many more nationwide, with more than two million people flooding the streets of US cities for a peaceful day of protest. Here are the views of some who spoke to AFP.</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;Furious&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
Jennifer Behr, a fashion accessory designer from Brooklyn, arrived from Baltimore on a train packed with passengers wearing pink &quot;pussy&quot; hats, one of the symbols of the protest.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s important we assert our majority and we have a large physically presence&quot; to show President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in Congress &quot;that they cannot railroad our country,&quot; said Behr, 42.</p>

<p>&quot;I am furious at Trump&#39;s treatment of women and how he talks about women,&quot; she said.</p>

<p>She was especially incensed about the &quot;decades of Republican attacks&quot; on Democrat Hillary Clinton &quot;and trying to undermine her as a strong women throughout her career.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;Part of history&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
A group of high schoolers from Chicago who had chartered an overnight bus to the rally chanted and waved a banner that read &quot;Illinois youths grab &#39;em by da&quot; above a picture of a cat.</p>

<p>&quot;I&#39;m part of history and one day will tell my children about this,&quot; said 16-year-old Maria Iman, whose parents are from Mexico.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;They didn&#39;t have a voice -- I wanted to be here showing them that their voice does matter.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;He&#39;s a narcissist&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
Christina Coughlin flew in from San Francisco, joining up with five friends who also journeyed to the US capital for the demonstration.</p>

<p>&quot;I live in San Francisco -- I learned that I cannot be complacent in that place of safety where it is very liberal and socially conscious,&quot; the 39-year-old said. &quot;I can&#39;t just relax into that; I have to stand up for things.&quot;</p>

<p>Her friend Tanya Gaxiola, 39, flew in from Tucson, Arizona with her husband.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;He&#39;s a narcissist and seeks approval, and this is a big display of disapproval,&quot; she said of the new president. &quot;Hopefully it will affect him. Hopefully, it catches his attention.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;Protect our rights&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
Trisha Norman, 72, traveled from North Carolina for the protest and clutched a sign that read &quot;Beware of the Gaslighter in Chief&quot; -- a reference to a form of manipulation featuring denial, misdirection and outright falsehoods to sow doubt and confusion.</p>

<p>&quot;I want protect our rights,&quot; she said, and to &quot;bring attention that when people are standing together, they will be strong.&quot;</p>

<p>- Muslims not &#39;terrorists&#39; -&nbsp;<br />
Norman was accompanied by her sister Barbara Hilton, 62, who wore a pink &quot;pussyhat,&quot; the knitted caps marchers have adopted in a sly allusion to Trump&#39;s crude sexual references to women.</p>

<p>&quot;The family of my husband are immigrants,&quot; said Hilton. &quot;They are Muslim. Not one is a terrorist.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;So against&#39; Trump</strong><br />
Kim Lee-Wilkins came from Maryland specifically to protest against Trump&#39;s efforts to repeal Obama&#39;s signature accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.</p>

<p>But a lot more than that was at stake, she said.</p>

<p>The 60-year-old African American said she fears a return to the ugly days of racial segregation.</p>

<p>&quot;Now we are going back to where we were in the 50s, and I am not going to stand for it,&quot; she said.</p>

<p>Trump &quot;doesn&#39;t stand for me, he doesn&#39;t stand for the majority of the people around here, so I am here to make a stand and my voice will be heard,&quot; she said.</p>

<p>&quot;Most of America is very open to human rights, religious rights, everything, and that&#39;s what these people are standing for right now.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;Protesters on a plane&nbsp;</strong><br />
Kathy Small flew in from Flagstaff, Arizona for the march.</p>

<p>&quot;The plane was filled with people who were coming from little towns to come here,&quot; said the 67-year-old professor.</p>

<p>She found it &quot;remarkable&quot; that the crowds were thin for Trump&#39;s inauguration on Friday.</p>

<p>&quot;It doesn&#39;t look anything like Obama&#39;s inauguration where I think the country was genuinely happy as a whole,&quot; she said.</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;Can&#39;t rob us&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
Mara Naaman brought her two kids to the New York march, where organisers claimed a crowd count of half a million.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;I don&#39;t want the world to feel that he represents all of us,&quot; the 42-year-old said. &quot;When you see all of the women out today you feel like he can&#39;t rob us.&quot;</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;&#39;A beautiful sea of humanity&#39;&nbsp;</strong><br />
Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Andrew Neiman said the gathering was the largest he had seen in the city in his three decades on the job in the city where organisers estimated a turnout of 750,000.</p>

<p>&quot;I have actually really enjoyed my day today,&quot; he said. &quot;It is a beautiful sea of humanity. It was wonderful.&quot;</p>

<p>Cassy Clarke, an elementary school teacher, said she &quot;was never someone who goes into the streets, but since Trump go elected I protested twice and intend to go as often as needed.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;Today made me proud to be an American again.&quot;</p>

<p>(AFP)</p>


'I am furious at Trump's treatment of women and how he talks about women,' said one woman

Women poured into Washington on Saturday to express concern, anger and outrage over Donald Trump's taking over as the 45th US president, in the "Women's March on Washington." That demonstration inspired many more nationwide, with more than two million people flooding the streets of US cities for a peaceful day of protest. Here are the views of some who spoke to AFP. 'Furious' Jennifer Behr, a fashion accessory designer from Brooklyn, arrived from Baltimore on a train packed with passengers wearing pink "pussy" hats, one of the symbols of the protest. "It's important we assert our majority and we have a large physically presence" to show President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in Congress "that they cannot railroad our country," said Behr, 42. "I am furious at Trump's treatment of women and how he talks about women," she said. She was especially incensed about the "decades of Republican attacks" on Democrat Hillary Clinton "and trying to undermine her as a strong women throughout her career." 'Part of history' A group of high schoolers from Chicago who had chartered an overnight bus to the rally chanted and waved a banner that read "Illinois youths grab 'em by da" above a picture of a cat. "I'm part of history and one day will tell my children about this," said 16-year-old Maria Iman, whose parents are from Mexico. "They didn't have a voice -- I wanted to be here showing them that their voice does matter." 'He's a narcissist' Christina Coughlin flew in from San Francisco, joining up with five friends who also journeyed to the US capital for the demonstration. "I live in San Francisco -- I learned that I cannot be complacent in that place of safety where it is very liberal and socially conscious," the 39-year-old said. "I can't just relax into that; I have to stand up for things." Her friend Tanya Gaxiola, 39, flew in from Tucson, Arizona with her husband. "He's a narcissist and seeks approval, and this is a big display of disapproval," she said of the new president. "Hopefully it will affect him. Hopefully, it catches his attention." 'Protect our rights' Trisha Norman, 72, traveled from North Carolina for the protest and clutched a sign that read "Beware of the Gaslighter in Chief" -- a reference to a form of manipulation featuring denial, misdirection and outright falsehoods to sow doubt and confusion. "I want protect our rights," she said, and to "bring attention that when people are standing together, they will be strong." - Muslims not 'terrorists' - Norman was accompanied by her sister Barbara Hilton, 62, who wore a pink "pussyhat," the knitted caps marchers have adopted in a sly allusion to Trump's crude sexual references to women. "The family of my husband are immigrants," said Hilton. "They are Muslim. Not one is a terrorist." 'So against' Trump Kim Lee-Wilkins came from Maryland specifically to protest against Trump's efforts to repeal Obama's signature accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. But a lot more than that was at stake, she said. The 60-year-old African American said she fears a return to the ugly days of racial segregation. "Now we are going back to where we were in the 50s, and I am not going to stand for it," she said. Trump "doesn't stand for me, he doesn't stand for the majority of the people around here, so I am here to make a stand and my voice will be heard," she said. "Most of America is very open to human rights, religious rights, everything, and that's what these people are standing for right now." Protesters on a plane Kathy Small flew in from Flagstaff, Arizona for the march. "The plane was filled with people who were coming from little towns to come here," said the 67-year-old professor. She found it "remarkable" that the crowds were thin for Trump's inauguration on Friday. "It doesn't look anything like Obama's inauguration where I think the country was genuinely happy as a whole," she said. 'Can't rob us' Mara Naaman brought her two kids to the New York march, where organisers claimed a crowd count of half a million. "I don't want the world to feel that he represents all of us," the 42-year-old said. "When you see all of the women out today you feel like he can't rob us." 'A beautiful sea of humanity' Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Andrew Neiman said the gathering was the largest he had seen in the city in his three decades on the job in the city where organisers estimated a turnout of 750,000. "I have actually really enjoyed my day today," he said. "It is a beautiful sea of humanity. It was wonderful." Cassy Clarke, an elementary school teacher, said she "was never someone who goes into the streets, but since Trump go elected I protested twice and intend to go as often as needed." "Today made me proud to be an American again." (AFP)

Fury, concern over Trump presidency