Women’s March protests: Thousands rally against Trump
Thousands have taken part in women’s marches across the US on the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, in a bid to get more female candidates running for office as well as protest against the US president’s policies. Under the name Power to the Polls, the rallies on Saturday were hailed as the beginning of […]
US Scientists Taking Up Unusual Role as Protesters
A Facebook group promoting a Washington “March for Science” has drawn more than 600,000 followers in just a few days. Researchers are increasingly stepping into the uncomfortable roles of advocates as early actions from the Trump administration set off alarm bells in the scientific community. “This is first time in my career I’ve seen scientists […]
PHOTOS: From DC to New York, Chicago to LA, nearly 2 million rally for women
Organizers of the DC March on Washington expected a couple hundred thousand people would turn out for the women’s rights, anti-Donald Trump protest the day after his inauguration. Instead, they got 500,000. The story was the same across the country. 250,000 people in Chicago. 175,000 in Boston. 750,000 in Los Angeles. 100,000 in the Twin […]
PHOTOS: It’s official. The Women’s March has swept the globe
As tens, even hundreds, of thousands of women pour into Washington, DC, for the Women’s March on Washington, thousand of sister marches around the world have already taken place. From Australia to India, the Czech Republic to the UK, thousands of women have taken to the streets in the name of equality, equal rights, civil […]
Students Walk Out, Call for ‘Sanctuary Campus’
As daily protests against the election of Donald Trump continue a week after vote results were announced, more groups of students are staging walkouts. A large number were planned Wednesday at universities across the United States. Some protesters are calling for their campuses to be named “sanctuary campuses.” The campuses would be safe spaces for […]
Hundreds of DC High School Students March Against Trump
Nearly one thousand high school students from Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas walked out of their schools and marched across the city Tuesday in protest of President-elect Donald Trump. A human rights club at Woodrow Wilson High School in D.C. informed students through social media and emailed parents with their intent to organize a walkout […]
Anti-Trump Protests Continue, Focus on Inauguration Day
More protests are planned following the election of Donald Trump as president, with several groups organizing marches on inauguration day in January. Smaller demonstrations are also taking place. Students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C. have planned a walkout Tuesday, after which they plan to walk to the Trump International Hotel. Just one […]
Anti-Trump Protests in US Enter 5th Straight Day
Anti-Donald Trump protesters marching for a fifth straight day were energized Sunday by the president elect’s announcement that he will deport as many as 3 million undocumented immigrants from the United States, with perhaps more to come. One demonstrator in New York City told CNN: “They’re here to stay and we stand in solidarity with […]
US police hunting man who shot anti-Trump protester
A police manhunt is on for a suspect who shot an anti-Donald Trump protester in Portland, Oregon after they got into a confrontation, as demonstrations against the US president-elect continue. Protests have taken place in various parts of the United States since Wednesday after the controversial Republican candidate Trump was elected the 45th US president.
Anti-Donald Trump protesters vow to keep up fight
Thousands have been out in force again in the US, to protest against President-elect Donald Trump. The man who they say is a threat to civil and human rights. The biggest rallies on the fourth night were in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. “Well of course we honour the first amendment.