Almost 10 years ago, Chien-Chi Huang sat in the audience of a Massachusetts Health Disparities Council meeting, taken...
Jan 21, 2017
‘Sister march’ in Nairobi draws hundreds: ‘I can’t afford to sit this out’
NAIROBI, Kenya — The dusty road leading into Karura Forest is busy with bikers, walkers and dogs on...
Jan 21, 2017
Vignettes from ‘sister marches’ around the world
HUNDREDS OF thousands of people poured into the streets of Washington, D.C. today and in "sister marches" across the...
Jan 21, 2017
In Myanmar, ‘solidarity picnic’ draws would-be marchers
YANGON, Myanmar — On sunny day in this bustling city, dozens of people gathered to show solidarity for...
Jan 21, 2017
Trump’s sparsely attended inauguration is a warm-up act for the Women’s March
WASHINGTON — With the subdued air of a reunion tour that sold just enough tickets to avoid cancellation and...
Jan 21, 2017
How marches have transformed over the last 100 years
ON JULY 9, 1978, protesters gathered for a march across Washington D.C.’s Constitution Avenue, in what was slated...
Jan 20, 2017
Video: A mother and daughter explain why they march
The women's democratic national committee in DC was a gathering place today for people to prepare for tomorrow's Women's...
Jan 20, 2017
Women’s March is ‘a sign’ of disconnect between politicians and people
Maina Kiai is the United Nations special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly. (Photo by...
Jan 20, 2017
Earth burns through temperature record for third year in a row
In what has become an alarmingly frequent refrain since the turn of the 21st century, climate scientists reported...
Jan 20, 2017
Marching beyond Washington: Calling for women’s rights worldwide
Women around the world are expected to gather on Saturday to call for "parity and equity at all...
Jan 18, 2017
At this point, income inequality may be a world ’emergency’
Half of the world’s wealth belongs to just eight men, according to a recent report from Oxfam America,...
Jan 16, 2017
