Women's rally in Raleigh draws thousands in solidarity with DC march
RALEIGH -- Thousands of women and men filled the streets of downtown Raleigh on Saturday, the day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 45th president. The march was one of hundreds in cities around the country, showing solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington.
Organizers for Raleigh event estimated the crowd at 17,000, but there was no official tally. A spokesman for the Raleigh Police Department said the department does not give estimates of crowd sizes. In Charlotte, the police estimated that at least 10,000 had turned out for the march there. Thousands also marched in Asheville, Greensboro and Wilmington.
In Raleigh, the women and their supporters – black, white, Latina, Asian, Indian, gay, straight, rich and poor, young and old – converged on downtown from all over the Triangle, gathering at City Plaza. By mid-morning, the streets and sidewalks were nearly logjammed as people marched down Fayetteville and Martin streets toward a rally in Moore Square, chanting and carrying homemade signs along the way.
“Women’s Rights Are Human Rights” read one sign. “Love Trumps Hate” another sign insisted.” “Now You’ve Pissed Off Grandma” and “Kindness Matters” read two more. A woman pushed a stroller with a sign posted in front of her baby that read, “My Mommy Is A Nasty Woman.” Still others held aloft signs demanding equitable health care for all Americans.
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