RantCrush Top 5: January 23, 2017

On Saturday, millions of women took to the streets in cities all over the country, as well as around the world, to protest sexism and bigotry. More than 600 marches took place in all 50 states. Organizers said almost 5 million protesters participated nationwide, in an unprecedented demonstration against the new POTUS. The largest march was in Washington D.C., which saw half a million protesters; many wearing pink hats with cat ears–so-called “pussy hats.” The peaceful protest in D.C. did not yield any arrests, unlike the protests during the inauguration when as many as 235 people were arrested in Washington alone.

Thank you to every single person who joined us in the streets yesterday. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/a0vebWEDVl

— Women’s March (@womensmarch) January 22, 2017

Celebrities like America Ferrera, Michael Moore, and Madonna gave powerful speeches and performed. “We march today for the moral core of this nation, against which our new president is waging a war,” said Ferrera. Veteran activist Gloria Steinem said she had just talked to the sister march in Berlin: “They asked me to send a special message: We in Berlin know that walls don’t work.”

These are some of my favorite signs from the #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/0qMsqBQLKe

— Relatable Tweets! (@relatabIe) January 22, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.