Journalism of Courage
Thousands of protesters, primarily women, gathered in Washington on Saturday to voice opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration. (AP photo)
The demonstrators, some wearing the signature pink hats from the larger 2017 protest against Trump’s first inauguration, rallied across multiple locations in the city. (AP photo)
At Franklin Park, one of three starting points for the "People’s March," participants braved light rain to advocate for gender justice and bodily autonomy. Other groups assembled at parks near the White House, focusing on issues such as democracy, immigration, and local Washington concerns. (AP photo)
The march culminated at the Lincoln Memorial, with police cars, sirens blaring, monitoring the event as demonstrators moved between locations. Vendors sold items like People’s March flags and buttons with slogans such as #MeToo and “Love trumps hate.” (AP photo)
Protests against Trump’s inauguration this year are notably smaller than in 2017, partly due to divisions within the US women’s rights movement following Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris in November. (AP photo)
Abortion rights and other women’s issues featured prominently in the march. (AP photo)
Reproductive rights organizations collaborated with civil rights, environmental, and women’s groups to organize the march, aiming to challenge Trump’s agenda as he prepares to take office on Monday. (AP photo)
Trump won all seven battleground states and the popular vote in the November election. (AP photo)
