The Women’s March Has Hundreds Of Sister Marches Around The Globe

On January 21, 2017, people all over the globe will march for everything women’s rights and everything that Donald Trump stands against.

This Saturday, the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States, more than a million people in almost every major city on the planet plan to rally for women’s rights.

The Woman’s March on Washington expects at least 200,000 people to attend. And they’re not alone. There will be Sister Marches all over the world:

Global Sister Marches (Screencap via Womens March on Washington)

Currently, the Women’s March on Washington site lists 616 Sister Marches in cities all over the world. They estimate that 1,364,010 people will attend the sister events.

And then there’s the U.K., with its own set of rallies.

The Women’s March in London expects 27,000 people to meet up at the US Embassy.

"We call on people of all genders to march in London as part of an international day of action in solidarity.We will march for the protection of our fundamental rights and for the safeguarding of freedoms threatened by recent political events. We unite and stand together for the dignity and equality of all peoples, for the safety and health of our planet and for the strength of our vibrant and diverse communities.We will come together in the spirit of democracy, honouring the champions of human rights who have gone before us. Please spread the word, so that our numbers are too great to ignore and the message to the world is clear. The politics of fear and division have no place in 2017."

Edinburgh’s event expects 1000 people, including Caitrona Balfe, the star of the popular TV time travel drama, Outlander.

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It’s 2017 and we are here to say that we will not go back to being your pretty princesses. We will stand together for the rights of all women, everywhere.