Protesters hold placards during the Women's March in Trafalgar Square in London on January 21, 2017 as part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump. (AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL)
LONDON — Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday as part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump and his derogatory remarks about women.
The largely female crowd, which also had many men and children, marched from the US embassy to Trafalgar Square, chanting “dump Trump” and waving banners demanding equal rights.
“Trump Special Relationship: Just Say No” and “Our Rights Are Not For Grabs — Neither Are We” were among the banners held aloft, along with “We shall overcome” and “Make bigotry wrong again.”
Hannah Bryant, a 34-year-old museum worker, brought her four-year-old daughter — both of them wearing bright pink “pussy hats” worn by US demonstrators.
“I’ve been teaching her about equality and prejudice, and I wanted her to see how many people believe in it,” she said.
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Protesters hold placards during the Women’s March in London on January 21, 2017 as part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump. (AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL)
Oliver Powell, a 31-year-old actor, who called the new US president a “hideous person”, said: “I want the majority of Americans who didn’t vote for him to know they have support across the world.”
“You can’t believe he’s real,” said his friend, 36-year-old Emily Chase.
President Donald Trump leaves the President’s Room of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2107, after he formally signed his cabinet nominations into law. He is joined at far left by his wife, first lady Melania Trump and daughter Tiffany Trump. At far right is Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, with White House counsel Donald McGahn, second from right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
Many marchers were mothers and daughters, joining unionists, feminist groups, rights organizations and London mayor Sadiq Khan in global protest on the day after Trump’s inauguration.
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“It’s a feeling of solidarity — not in our name,” said Jill Pickering, a 56-year-old American student. “I’m angry — I didn’t vote for Trump.”
Protesters hold a home-made placard during the Women’s March in Trafalgar Square in London on January 21, 2017 as part of a global day of protests against new US President Donald Trump. (AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL)
“For me it’s a message of hope,” said her friend Sarah Macdonald, a 51-year-old company director.
“I think that this is going to galvanize the liberal parties, the Democrats (in the US) and the leftist parties in this country that have suffered electoral defeat. What do we have left? Protest.”
Their friend Kirstin Hadley, a 43-year-old lawyer, added: “We have to come out and say we won’t accept this. You cannot be apathetic any more.”
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