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Since the beginning of this Saturday (19), thousands of people, including many women, have gathered near the White House in Washignton, starting point of the mobilization. Several protesters wore a pink cap, which became the emblem of the movement.
Other parades were held in several cities across the country, such as New York and Los Angeles. In 2018, the demonstrations brought together more than 500,000 people, because of the #MeToo movement, against badual badault. Event organizers appealed to a large number of protesters in 2019 after the victory of 131 women in mid-term elections in the United States last November, strengthening their presence in Congress.
The movement "began with demonstrations against Trump, but today it has become a means of giving visibility to the problems faced by women around the world," Ann-Carolyn said on Saturday. One of the demonstrators. In New York, Leah Maguire, 36, said she had participated in the march "on behalf of her children and the future". "Since birth, it has become increasingly clear that we are doomed if we do not change," he said.
Activist Linda Sarsour, an American and Palestinian national, is another co-chair of the "March" and refuted the allegations, claiming that the organization existed to "fight discrimination in all its forms," 39, homophobia to anti-Semitism ". But tensions have pushed many women to attend a side event, the "March On". This Saturday, the two mobilizations took place separately.
For Nikki Leger, a 63-year-old New Yorker, divisions are inevitable given the scale of the movement. But she regrets that tensions feed the arguments of the right and the far right.
A coalition of progressive Jewish organizations, called "Jewish Resistance", was present at the Women's March in New York to reject allegations of anti-Semitism. "It's a way to show that we want a strong, united movement," said Beth Miller of the Jewish Voice for Peace group.
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