Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides a compilation of some protest chants that were heard at the Women's March On Washington and/or at sister marches and rallies that were held that same day (January 21, 2017).
If you attended one of these marches or rallies or if you've read about or watched videos/news reports of these marches/rallies, please add to this compilation for the historical record.
I'm particularly interested in documenting chants from sister marches/rallies outside of the United States as I have no examples of those chants.
The Addendum to this post showcases several additional videos of the Women's March On Washington & sister marches throughout the world.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, folkloric, and political purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who organized and attended these women's marches/rallies. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these featured videos.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-womens-march-on-washington-january.html for a companion pancocojams post entitled "The Women's March on Washington January 21, 2017 (with a full live stream, selected comments & time stamps for certain speakers & musical performances)"
Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/07/examples-of-black-civil-rights-chants.html for a pancocojams post on "Examples Of Black Civil Rights Chants & Black Power Chants". Additional pancocojams posts about protest chants can be found by clicking the "African American protest chants" tag below or by using this blog's search feature.
Note that I used the tag "African American protest chants" to refer to the 1960s civil rights protests and don't mean to imply that only African Americans used those chants then or now.
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EXAMPLES OF CHANTS FROM THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON & FROM SISTER MARCHES/RALLIES (January 21. 2017)
These news articles and videos are given in no particular order. Numbers for these sources are assigned for referencing purposes only.
Source #1:
From https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/womens-march.html Women’s March Highlights as Huge Crowds Protest Trump: ‘We’re Not Going Away’ by Amemona Hartcollis and Yamiche Alcindor, January 21, 2017
..."The singer and actress Janelle Monae highlighted the issue of police violence, leading the crowd in a chant of “Sandra Bland! Say her name!”, a reference to the high-profile case where a black woman died in police custody in Texas after being arrested in 2015....
She then brought the microphone to each of the women in “Mothers of the Movement” who had joined her onstage. One by one, they joined in the chant, each inserting the name of her child who had died at the hands of the police.*".
*[Pancocojams Editor: Actually Janelle Monae led those at the rally in an adaptation of her 2015 song “Hell You Talkin Bout”. Her segment of the rally begins at 4:00:17 in this life stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1FyjB8WXQ&t=9094s Women's March on Washington 2017 (FULL EVENT) | ABC News]
....Here’s a rundown of scenes across the country. First up? Location: Washington. Time: 4:43 p.m.
Overheard Chant: “Yes we can” as people walked past the White House…...
Location: Phoenix. Time: 1:01 p.m.
Notable Chant: “Tell me what America looks like! This is what America looks like.”...
Location: Washington. Time: 3:10 p.m.
Notable Chants: “We are the popular vote!”....
Location: New York City. Time: 1 p.m.
Chant: “Don’t take away our ACA” and “Who’s the boss? We are!”
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ACA = Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”)
...Location: Denver. Time: 10:22 a.m.
Popular chant: “March! March! March!”....
Location: Washington. Time: 10:30 a.m.
Popular Chant: “Thank You.” Women were chanting this to the organizers of the march as they kicked off the day’s events."...
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Source #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1FyjB8WXQ&t=9094s Women's March on Washington 2017 (FULL EVENT) | ABC News
Chant in front of the White House
[call & response]
"Whose house?
(our house)"
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[Unison chant during march]
"We ARE the popular vote."
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Source #3
From http://people.com/politics/womens-march-on-washington-america-ferrera/ Women’s March Storms Washington: ‘The Revolution Starts Here,’ Says Madonna by Tierney McAfee, Updated January 21, 2017 AT 7:30PM EST
..."Alicia Keys revved up the crowd shortly before 2 p.m., leading marchers in a chant of “feet on the ground, not backing down” and singing a few lines from her hit “This Girl Is On Fire.”...
Later, Madonna energetically addressed the crowd, exclaiming, “welcome to the revolution of love! To the rebellion. To our refusal as women to accept this new age of tyranny.”
“The revolution starts here,” she also said.
“My question to you today is, Are you ready?” she continued. “I said, Are you ready? Say, Yes, we’re ready!
....One crowd of marchers making their way across the Potomac River from Virginia chanted and sang as they walked: “All I want to say is Trump don’t care about us. All I want to say is Trump don’t care about us.”...
Other marchers chanted in sing-song: “Hands too small, can’t build a wall.”"
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"Hands too small" refers to the meme that Donald Trump's hands are very small in proportion to his body. "The wall" refers to the proposed wall between the USA and Mexico that Trump has pledged to have built and -eventually- paid for by the Mexican government.
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Source #4
From http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-baltimore-sister-march-20170121-story.html
An estimated 5,000 people sing, chant, demonstrate at Baltimore's sister Women's March by Lorraine Mirabella
..."We are the ones who make change happen," organizer and retired pastor Donna Martin yelled into a megaphone, fighting to be heard as part of the crowd sang "We Shall Overcome."* "We are here to say that we are not going back. We are here to say that we want a kinder, gentler functioning government."...
Terrace Brooks, a 15-year-old sophomore from Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, came to the demonstration with his mother and then felt compelled to take a turn at the megaphone, leading chants of "Immigrants are welcome here. No hate. No fear."."..
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*"We Shall Overcome" is considered to be the anthem of the 1960s United States civil rights movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1FyjB8WXQ&t=9094s Women's March on Washington 2017 (FULL EVENT) | ABC News (towards the end of that live stream) includes an adapted version of that song that was sung by some protesters at the Women's Washington March included a verse about Donald Trump. The transcription of that song is included in the pancocojams companion post about the Women's marches whose link is given above.
Also, certain other videos of these marches document "We Shall Overcome-and not any other civil rights song- being sung by January 21, 2017 Women's march protestors.
**I wonder if that chant actually begins with the "No hate. No fear". Those words beginning the chant would fit the protest chant pattern better than the longer words beginning the chant. Also, note the similar chant given in Source #5.
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Source #5:
Over two million people flood US cities for women's marches
AFP news agency Published on Jan 22, 2017
More than two million people flooded US cities as women opposed to Donald Trump led a peaceful, stunning rebuke against the new US president that was echoed in sister protests around the world.
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Chant examples from this video:
[unison chant]
Hey hey ho ho
Donald Trump has got to go
"Say it loud
Say it clear
Immigrants are welcome here"
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I couldn't understand the first part of the second line and the video ended before the entire chant was repeated. However, I extrapolated the first three words in that second line from its close similarity to the "Immigrants are welcome here. No hate. No fear." chant noted in Source #4.
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Call: "Show us what democracy looks like
Response: "This is what democracy looks like"
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[unison chant]
"Our bodies
Our choice"
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[unison chant]
Pussy power!
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Source #6
What We Saw at Women's March on Washington
ReasonTV, Published on Jan 21, 2017
On January 21, an estimated 500,000 people attended the Women's March in Washington, D.C. as a protest against incoming President Donald Trump.
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Chant examples from this video:
[unison chant]
"Hey Hey
Ho Ho
Donald Trump has got to go"
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[unison chant]
"This is what democracy looks like"
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Source #7
Hundreds of thousands turn out for Women's March on Washington
The National Published on Jan 21, 2017
Massive turnout forced organizers to re-route planned march toward the White House as demonstrators took to the streets in cities around the world
Click here for the full story: http://cbc.ca/1.3946578
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Chant examples from the march and rally
[unison chant]
"Fired up!
Ready to go."
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[unison chant spoken in a sing song voice]
"This is what democracy looks like"
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[at Washington D.C. rally singer Madonna:
"Say this with me 'We choose love'
Response- We choose love!"
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Source #8
Women's Marches held from coast to coast
CBS Evening News Published on Jan 21, 2017
More than 600 "sister marches" to the Women's March on Washington were planned across the U.S. and around the world. Organizers estimated three million people would march worldwide. Mark Strassmann reports.
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Chant examples from this video:
[unison chant]
"Love trumps hate"
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[unison chant said in sing song voice]
"We’re here to fight
so don’t take back our rights"
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Source #9
From http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/inauguration-2017/women-s-marches-held-around-world-solidarity-d-c-protest-n710331
"Women’s Marches Held Around the World in Solidarity With D.C. Demonstration
by Erik Ortiz and Daniella Silva
"In a global exclamation of defiance and solidarity, millions rallied at women's marches in the nation's capital and cities around the world Saturday to send President Donald Trump an emphatic message on his first full day in office that they won't let his agenda go unchallenged.
"Welcome to your first day, we will not go away!" marchers in Washington chanted."
....Denver
"Larry Ryckman ✔ @larryryckman
People chanting: "Love not hate, makes America great." #WomensMarchdenver"...
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Source #10
From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/23/1624189/-Women-s-March-on-America-My-DC-experience
Women's March on America - My DC experience By amyo28, 2017/01/23 · 17:29
..."We walked around the outskirts and had fun looking at signs and joining in cheers. “This is What Democracy Looks Like,” and “Whose Streets, Our streets.”...
We went up to the Ellipse, where there was small fence (with openings) creating a barrier between it and the Mall, and a fairly large crowd. We hung out by the fence and watched the marchers come in, did some more chanting. “Whose House, Our House,” “This is What Democracy Looks Like.” We went inside the fence and decided to get up closer to the White House before it got more crowded.
After chanting a bit more, we decided happily to call it a day and head to Union Station to get dinner.
But leaving the march might have been the best part. As we were walking down the street, a man was chanting, Her Body, Her Choice, and then all the women would chant back, My Body, My Choice. It was the most moving part of the event for me."...
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This article also includes a photograph what that writer wrote may be "a strong contender for best sign" at that march. The sign has a drawing of Dr. Seuss's cat in the hat character with the words written in the style of Dr. Seuss's book Green Eggs And Ham:
"I do not like you down my shirt.
I do not like you up my skirt.
I do not like you near my rump
I do not like you Donald Trump"
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The words after "I do not like you" were written in bold font.
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ADDENDUM - Additional Videos & Photographic Article Of Marches/Rallies (January 21, 2017)
Example #1: Women's March: Massive Protests Across U.S., World
Wall Street Journal Published on Jan 22, 2017
The Women's March on Washington on Saturday extended across the U.S. and around the world. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to rebuke President Trump on his first full day in office. Photo: Getty Images
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Example #2: Women's Marches Around The World Draw Millions
The Huffington Post, Published on Jan 23, 2017
Millions of protesters marched worldwide on Saturday, Jan. 21 in support of women's right, minority rights and against President Trump's rhetoric and policies. From the Women's March in Washington D.C. to the countless sister marches that took place on every continent around the world, crowds exceeded expectations. If you marched, comment below to tell us about what it meant to you.
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Example #3:
From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/37-stunning-photos-from-womens-marches-around-the-world_us_58811ee7e4b096b4a23090f8
38 Stunning Photos From Women’s Marches Around The World
Solidarity on seven continents.
01/22/2017 07:36 pm ET
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Example #4:
From https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/21/world/womens-march-pictures.html?_r=0
Pictures From Women’s Marches on Every Continent
Crowds in hundreds of cities around the world gathered Saturday in
conjunction with the Women’s March on Washington. UPDATED JAN. 22, 2017
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The Women's March on Washington January 21, 2017 (with a full live stream, selected comments & time stamps for certain speakers & musical performances)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides information about the January 21, 2017 Women's March On Washington For Solidarity, with special attention given to that marches' rally. This post also includes an article excerpt about that event and a live stream video of a substantial portion of that rally with time stamps for certain speakers and musical performances. Those text and photographic articles also call attention to "sister marches" that were held on January 21, 2017 all around the world, including Antartica.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, political, and inspirational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all the organizers & participants of this march/rally and of other women's marches/rallies in the United States and throughout the world. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of this featured live stream video.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/protest-chants-from-womens-march-on.html for a companion pancocojams post entitled "Protest Chants From The Women's March On Washington & From Sister Marches (January 21, 2017)"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON
From https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/
"Mission & Vision
We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families - recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.
OUR MISSION
The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us - immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault - and our communities are hurting and scared. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all.
HEAR OUR VOICE.
'It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.'
— Audre Lorde"
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UPDATE: January 23, 2017 Numbers for Women's March On Washington And Sister Marches (in the USA)
From https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/the-significance-of-millions-in-the-streets/514091/? utm_content=bufferf704f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer The Significance of Millions in the Streets by Conor Freidersdorf, January 23, 2017
Saturday’s unprecedented show of opposition punctured a core myth of the Trump presidency. Will it change his behavior? And can it be sustained?
"President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Friday. On Saturday, perhaps 3 million Americans turned out for street protests, united mostly by opposition to him.
That is unprecedented.
The crowd estimate is drawn from the work of Erica Chenoweth at the University of Denver and Jeremy Pressman at the University of Connecticut, who tracked down figures from newspapers and other sources around the United States, put them in a spread sheet, cross-checked multiple sources when available, and linked to them all. Adding up their “low” estimates suggests 3.33 million protesters took to the streets. Add up their high estimates and you arrive at a total of 4.63 million protesters. Knock one million people off the low estimate just for kicks and you’ve still got one of the most massive single-day protests in American history. And they’re still adding data from smaller towns that were late to report turnout."...
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These numbers don't include the number of participants at sister marches worldwide on January 23, 2017.
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Update: January 23, 2017:
Here's more information about the number of people who participated in these January 21, 2017 marches/rallies:
..."the power structure in the US never expected to see such a large unified movement against the draconian policies of the Trump administration. This is an unprecedented moment in history that should not be underestimated. In fact, this mass convergence may actually be the beginning of a new peaceful social revolution.
Here are some of the estimates on the numbers of people who marched and rallied:
Washington DC 500,000
New York City 250,000
Chicago 250,000
Boston 175,000
Denver 150,000
Portland 100,000
Austin 50,000
London 100,000
Toronto 60,000"...
Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/24/1624237/-Millions-Worldwide-March-Against-Trump-Birth-of-A-New-Social-Revolution
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FEATURED VIDEO: Women's March on Washington 2017 (FULL EVENT) | ABC News
ABC News , January 21, 2017 [6 hours plus]
Women's March on Washington 2017 | The National Mall is seeing a hundreds of thousands of visitors for the second day in a row as people are starting to gather in the capital for the Women's March. A number of high-profile speakers are expected to address those at the rally, including Gloria Steinem, Planned Parenthood's president Cecile Roberts, and director Michael Moore.
Warning: Viewer discretion advised during live streaming coverage
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Various time stamps from that live stream:
Note: In my opinion, that rally's speakers and performers were all phenomenal. I'm noting the time stamps for the following speakers/performers as I think they are some of that rally's speakers/performers who are most widely known in the USA.
Michael Moore (movie producer/activist) - 1:22:21
Ashley Judd (actress, reciting spoken word written by Tennessee teenager Nina Donovan] - 1:41:11
Van Jones (commentator, activist) - 1:59:50
Cecile Roberts (Planned Parenthood's president) - 2:14:42
Maxine Waters (US Congresswomen) speaks and introduces a number of other women from the United States Congress and from the Senate (Kamala Harris; Senator Harris also provides comments during this portion) - as does Senator Tammy Duckworth) - beginning at 2:31:33
Mothers Of The Movement [some of the mothers of Black men who have lost their lives to police violence]- 3:51:00
Alicia Keys [vocalist reciting spoken word and singing an adapted version of "This Girl Is On Fire"] - 3:54:17
Janelle Monae [vocalist commenting about the march and singing "Hell You Talking About"] - 4:00:17
Angela Davis (professor/activist) - 4:15:21
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Please add more time stamps in the comment section below.
For instance, I know that Gloria Steinem spoke at this rally, but I don't know. And I'm really impressed with the comments that were made by Tamika [last name?] and other organizers of this march/rally, but I don't have all of their time stamps and don't want to add one and not the others.
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Two chants & two adapted [?] verses to "We Shall Overcome" that I noted from that live stream of that Washington D. C. rally/march
Chant in front of the White House
[call & response]
"Whose house?
[our house]"
repeat several times
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Unison chant during march
"We ARE the popular vote."
repeat several times
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/protest-chants-from-womens-march-on.html for a pancocojams post about protest chants from the women's march on Washington and from sister marches/rallies (January 21, 2017.
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In a scene of people in front of the White House (standing more than marching), some people are singing verses from the 1960s Civil Rights song "We Shall Overcome". The singers aren't linking arms, or holding hands, or swaying side to side as is often characteristic of this song. {Visit http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-we-shall-overcome-civil-rights-song.html for a pancocojams post about this song.)
A man is heard singing this improvised verse about Donald Trump (with a few people joining in)
"Down with Donald Trump
Down with Donald Trump
Down with Donald trump
Today
Deep in my heart
I do believe
Down with Donald Trump
Today"
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Another person starts another verse of that song and a number of people with the verse
"Black and White together
Black and White together
Black and White together someday
Deep in my heart
I do believe
Black and White together
someday."
Black and Whie together
Black and White together
someday"
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EXCERPTS FROM TWO DAILY KOS DISCUSSION THREADS ABOUT THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON (January 21, 2017)
These excerpts are given in no particular order. Both of these discussion threads contain photographs and videos of various January 21, 2017 Women's marches.
Excerpt #1:
From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/21/1623203/-Women-s-March-On-Washington-and-everywhere-else-much-MUCH-larger-than-expected Women's March On Washington (and everywhere else) much, MUCH larger than expected By Mark Sumner
2017/01/21
"300,000 in New York City. 125,000 in Boston. 50,000 in Austin, Texas. 15,000 in St. Louis. 10,000 in Portland, ME.
Across the country, the numbers for the Women’s March have turned out to be not just high, but higher than anyone would have predicted. Cities that had expected two thousand got ten. Areas that had planned on ten thousand got a hundred.
The overflow crowds are also happening in Washington, D.C. where so many have turned up that it’s proving difficult to actually march....
Something similar happened in Chicago, where 150,000 protesters showed up....
Across the country, the numbers for the Women’s March have turned out to be not just high, but higher than anyone would have predicted. Cities that had expected two thousand got ten. Areas that had planned on ten thousand got a hundred.
While the rally will go on, the march portion of the Women's March on Chicago has been canceled after a mushrooming crowd of 150,000 packed the downtown event Saturday.
In Washington, the numbers have dwarfed those of Trump’s inauguration.
A city official in Washington says the turnout estimate for the Women's March on the National Mall now stands at 500,000 people. That's more than double the initial predictions.
That was at 9:40 AM. It’s still growing."...
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In comparison, approximately 250,000 person are estimated to have attended the January 20, 2017 United States presidential inauguration.
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Here are selected comments from this discussion thread (with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only.)
2. jamie @dylanohollands
"#WomensMarch is the biggest inaugural protest in HISTORY. i'm so proud."
1:53 PM - 21 Jan 2017
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2. Jonathan Riley @JonRiley7
"Shout out to all the women (and men and non-gender conforming folks) protesting in the cold today to stand up to bigotry in the White House!"
8:05 AM - 21 Jan 2017
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3. Ivan Boothe @rootwork
"I will NOT be silent because silence = complicity"#womensmarchpdx#womensmarch@WomenMarchPDX"
2:39 PM - 21 Jan 2017
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4. TRPChicago biryanifan, Jan 21 02:58:58 PM
"Why care if Trump doesn't care. Or more likely, if Trump acts like he doesn't care. We care.
The audience for this is the world. Other countries. The press. Other elected officials. The GOP. Voters. Other Democrats. Us!
The scope of today’s message will not be lost if it is repeated in Congressional offices, letters to the editor, responses to opinion polls. On ACA, to be sure, but other topics as well.
2018 is coming."
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2018 are National Congressional elections in the USA.
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5. genocideisnews statsone Jan 21 · 03:15:56 PM
"Protests and demonstrations are not only about influencing those in power. Sometimes they are, but that’s not their only function.
They’re also about building popular power, inspiring solidarity, building connections, and birthing new movements. This is happening, right now, in hundreds of cities across the country.
This is the first step in a long campaign. Trump doesn’t care about this step, and that doesn’t matter. By the time he cares, these movements will be too powerful to stop.
“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.” (You may have heard a more famous, invented quote supposedly said by Mahatma Gandhi. The preceding quote, and likely the source of the misattribution, was said by activist Nicholas Klein in 1918.)"*
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This comment included this hyperlink: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi#Misattributed
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Excerpt #2:
From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/21/1623163/-Women-s-March-on-Everywhere-fantastic-images-from-across-the-nation Women's March on Everywhere—fantastic images from across the nation
By Mark Sumner
2017/01/21 · 12:00
Massive crowds aren’t just limited to the National Mall. It’s everywhere. Everywhere...
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Comments from this discussion thread:
"Elizabeth Warren at Boston #WomensMarch: "We can whine. We can whimper. Or we can fight back."
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The VergeVerified account
"@verge
The Women’s March movement is taking place on every continent, even Antarctica http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/21/14345528/womens-march-movement-antarctica?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter "
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Stacey Knott @stacey_knott_
"Marchers taking part in the #WomensMarch here in Accra Ghana"
6:32 AM - 21 Jan 2017 · Accra, Ghana
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Isaac Simonelli @DiceTravels
"Sisters' March Nairobi. So amazing to see the community to come together #whyIMarch #sistermarch #Inauguration #nairobi #WomensMarch
4:38 AM - 21 Jan 2017 · Nairobi, Kenya"
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ExpatGirl westyny Jan 21 · 12:38:33 PM
"Cape Town, Dublin, Sydney, Marseille, London, Rome, Berlin, Budapest...the list goes on and on."
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TrueBlueMajority ExpatGirl Jan 21 · 01:53:02 PM
"A guy in line with me at the bagel store had photos from Sydney and video from DC that friends sent him on his phone"
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bobbygoode Jan 21 · 02:00:10 PM
"“Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!” — Frederick Douglass" [19th century African American activist]
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This pancocojams post provides information about the January 21, 2017 Women's March On Washington For Solidarity, with special attention given to that marches' rally. This post also includes an article excerpt about that event and a live stream video of a substantial portion of that rally with time stamps for certain speakers and musical performances. Those text and photographic articles also call attention to "sister marches" that were held on January 21, 2017 all around the world, including Antartica.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, political, and inspirational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all the organizers & participants of this march/rally and of other women's marches/rallies in the United States and throughout the world. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of this featured live stream video.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/protest-chants-from-womens-march-on.html for a companion pancocojams post entitled "Protest Chants From The Women's March On Washington & From Sister Marches (January 21, 2017)"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON
From https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/
"Mission & Vision
We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families - recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.
OUR MISSION
The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us - immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault - and our communities are hurting and scared. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.
In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.
We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all.
HEAR OUR VOICE.
'It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.'
— Audre Lorde"
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UPDATE: January 23, 2017 Numbers for Women's March On Washington And Sister Marches (in the USA)
From https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/the-significance-of-millions-in-the-streets/514091/? utm_content=bufferf704f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer The Significance of Millions in the Streets by Conor Freidersdorf, January 23, 2017
Saturday’s unprecedented show of opposition punctured a core myth of the Trump presidency. Will it change his behavior? And can it be sustained?
"President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Friday. On Saturday, perhaps 3 million Americans turned out for street protests, united mostly by opposition to him.
That is unprecedented.
The crowd estimate is drawn from the work of Erica Chenoweth at the University of Denver and Jeremy Pressman at the University of Connecticut, who tracked down figures from newspapers and other sources around the United States, put them in a spread sheet, cross-checked multiple sources when available, and linked to them all. Adding up their “low” estimates suggests 3.33 million protesters took to the streets. Add up their high estimates and you arrive at a total of 4.63 million protesters. Knock one million people off the low estimate just for kicks and you’ve still got one of the most massive single-day protests in American history. And they’re still adding data from smaller towns that were late to report turnout."...
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These numbers don't include the number of participants at sister marches worldwide on January 23, 2017.
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Update: January 23, 2017:
Here's more information about the number of people who participated in these January 21, 2017 marches/rallies:
..."the power structure in the US never expected to see such a large unified movement against the draconian policies of the Trump administration. This is an unprecedented moment in history that should not be underestimated. In fact, this mass convergence may actually be the beginning of a new peaceful social revolution.
Here are some of the estimates on the numbers of people who marched and rallied:
Washington DC 500,000
New York City 250,000
Chicago 250,000
Boston 175,000
Denver 150,000
Portland 100,000
Austin 50,000
London 100,000
Toronto 60,000"...
Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/24/1624237/-Millions-Worldwide-March-Against-Trump-Birth-of-A-New-Social-Revolution
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FEATURED VIDEO: Women's March on Washington 2017 (FULL EVENT) | ABC News
ABC News , January 21, 2017 [6 hours plus]
Women's March on Washington 2017 | The National Mall is seeing a hundreds of thousands of visitors for the second day in a row as people are starting to gather in the capital for the Women's March. A number of high-profile speakers are expected to address those at the rally, including Gloria Steinem, Planned Parenthood's president Cecile Roberts, and director Michael Moore.
Warning: Viewer discretion advised during live streaming coverage
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Various time stamps from that live stream:
Note: In my opinion, that rally's speakers and performers were all phenomenal. I'm noting the time stamps for the following speakers/performers as I think they are some of that rally's speakers/performers who are most widely known in the USA.
Michael Moore (movie producer/activist) - 1:22:21
Ashley Judd (actress, reciting spoken word written by Tennessee teenager Nina Donovan] - 1:41:11
Van Jones (commentator, activist) - 1:59:50
Cecile Roberts (Planned Parenthood's president) - 2:14:42
Maxine Waters (US Congresswomen) speaks and introduces a number of other women from the United States Congress and from the Senate (Kamala Harris; Senator Harris also provides comments during this portion) - as does Senator Tammy Duckworth) - beginning at 2:31:33
Mothers Of The Movement [some of the mothers of Black men who have lost their lives to police violence]- 3:51:00
Alicia Keys [vocalist reciting spoken word and singing an adapted version of "This Girl Is On Fire"] - 3:54:17
Janelle Monae [vocalist commenting about the march and singing "Hell You Talking About"] - 4:00:17
Angela Davis (professor/activist) - 4:15:21
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Please add more time stamps in the comment section below.
For instance, I know that Gloria Steinem spoke at this rally, but I don't know. And I'm really impressed with the comments that were made by Tamika [last name?] and other organizers of this march/rally, but I don't have all of their time stamps and don't want to add one and not the others.
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Two chants & two adapted [?] verses to "We Shall Overcome" that I noted from that live stream of that Washington D. C. rally/march
Chant in front of the White House
[call & response]
"Whose house?
[our house]"
repeat several times
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Unison chant during march
"We ARE the popular vote."
repeat several times
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/protest-chants-from-womens-march-on.html for a pancocojams post about protest chants from the women's march on Washington and from sister marches/rallies (January 21, 2017.
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In a scene of people in front of the White House (standing more than marching), some people are singing verses from the 1960s Civil Rights song "We Shall Overcome". The singers aren't linking arms, or holding hands, or swaying side to side as is often characteristic of this song. {Visit http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-we-shall-overcome-civil-rights-song.html for a pancocojams post about this song.)
A man is heard singing this improvised verse about Donald Trump (with a few people joining in)
"Down with Donald Trump
Down with Donald Trump
Down with Donald trump
Today
Deep in my heart
I do believe
Down with Donald Trump
Today"
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Another person starts another verse of that song and a number of people with the verse
"Black and White together
Black and White together
Black and White together someday
Deep in my heart
I do believe
Black and White together
someday."
Black and Whie together
Black and White together
someday"
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EXCERPTS FROM TWO DAILY KOS DISCUSSION THREADS ABOUT THE WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON (January 21, 2017)
These excerpts are given in no particular order. Both of these discussion threads contain photographs and videos of various January 21, 2017 Women's marches.
Excerpt #1:
From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/21/1623203/-Women-s-March-On-Washington-and-everywhere-else-much-MUCH-larger-than-expected Women's March On Washington (and everywhere else) much, MUCH larger than expected By Mark Sumner
2017/01/21
"300,000 in New York City. 125,000 in Boston. 50,000 in Austin, Texas. 15,000 in St. Louis. 10,000 in Portland, ME.
Across the country, the numbers for the Women’s March have turned out to be not just high, but higher than anyone would have predicted. Cities that had expected two thousand got ten. Areas that had planned on ten thousand got a hundred.
The overflow crowds are also happening in Washington, D.C. where so many have turned up that it’s proving difficult to actually march....
Something similar happened in Chicago, where 150,000 protesters showed up....
Across the country, the numbers for the Women’s March have turned out to be not just high, but higher than anyone would have predicted. Cities that had expected two thousand got ten. Areas that had planned on ten thousand got a hundred.
While the rally will go on, the march portion of the Women's March on Chicago has been canceled after a mushrooming crowd of 150,000 packed the downtown event Saturday.
In Washington, the numbers have dwarfed those of Trump’s inauguration.
A city official in Washington says the turnout estimate for the Women's March on the National Mall now stands at 500,000 people. That's more than double the initial predictions.
That was at 9:40 AM. It’s still growing."...
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In comparison, approximately 250,000 person are estimated to have attended the January 20, 2017 United States presidential inauguration.
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Here are selected comments from this discussion thread (with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only.)
2. jamie @dylanohollands
"#WomensMarch is the biggest inaugural protest in HISTORY. i'm so proud."
1:53 PM - 21 Jan 2017
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2. Jonathan Riley @JonRiley7
"Shout out to all the women (and men and non-gender conforming folks) protesting in the cold today to stand up to bigotry in the White House!"
8:05 AM - 21 Jan 2017
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3. Ivan Boothe @rootwork
"I will NOT be silent because silence = complicity"#womensmarchpdx#womensmarch@WomenMarchPDX"
2:39 PM - 21 Jan 2017
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4. TRPChicago biryanifan, Jan 21 02:58:58 PM
"Why care if Trump doesn't care. Or more likely, if Trump acts like he doesn't care. We care.
The audience for this is the world. Other countries. The press. Other elected officials. The GOP. Voters. Other Democrats. Us!
The scope of today’s message will not be lost if it is repeated in Congressional offices, letters to the editor, responses to opinion polls. On ACA, to be sure, but other topics as well.
2018 is coming."
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2018 are National Congressional elections in the USA.
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5. genocideisnews statsone Jan 21 · 03:15:56 PM
"Protests and demonstrations are not only about influencing those in power. Sometimes they are, but that’s not their only function.
They’re also about building popular power, inspiring solidarity, building connections, and birthing new movements. This is happening, right now, in hundreds of cities across the country.
This is the first step in a long campaign. Trump doesn’t care about this step, and that doesn’t matter. By the time he cares, these movements will be too powerful to stop.
“First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.” (You may have heard a more famous, invented quote supposedly said by Mahatma Gandhi. The preceding quote, and likely the source of the misattribution, was said by activist Nicholas Klein in 1918.)"*
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This comment included this hyperlink: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi#Misattributed
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Excerpt #2:
From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/01/21/1623163/-Women-s-March-on-Everywhere-fantastic-images-from-across-the-nation Women's March on Everywhere—fantastic images from across the nation
By Mark Sumner
2017/01/21 · 12:00
Massive crowds aren’t just limited to the National Mall. It’s everywhere. Everywhere...
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Comments from this discussion thread:
"Elizabeth Warren at Boston #WomensMarch: "We can whine. We can whimper. Or we can fight back."
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The VergeVerified account
"@verge
The Women’s March movement is taking place on every continent, even Antarctica http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/21/14345528/womens-march-movement-antarctica?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter "
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Stacey Knott @stacey_knott_
"Marchers taking part in the #WomensMarch here in Accra Ghana"
6:32 AM - 21 Jan 2017 · Accra, Ghana
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Isaac Simonelli @DiceTravels
"Sisters' March Nairobi. So amazing to see the community to come together #whyIMarch #sistermarch #Inauguration #nairobi #WomensMarch
4:38 AM - 21 Jan 2017 · Nairobi, Kenya"
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ExpatGirl westyny Jan 21 · 12:38:33 PM
"Cape Town, Dublin, Sydney, Marseille, London, Rome, Berlin, Budapest...the list goes on and on."
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TrueBlueMajority ExpatGirl Jan 21 · 01:53:02 PM
"A guy in line with me at the bagel store had photos from Sydney and video from DC that friends sent him on his phone"
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bobbygoode Jan 21 · 02:00:10 PM
"“Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!” — Frederick Douglass" [19th century African American activist]
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