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As many as 500 people turned out for a “sister march” in the Kenyan capital, the crowd a diverse mix of Americans, Kenyans, and sympathetic expats of other nationalities united in concern about changes promised by President Donald Trump -- and what those changes could mean for gender inequality, human rights, and progressive policies globally. (Photo by Nichole Sobecki/GroundTruth)
Rights

‘Sister march’ in Nairobi draws hundreds: ‘I can’t afford to sit this out’

People participate in a “sister march” in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on January 21, 2017. (Photo by Nichole Sobecki/GroundTruth)
Rights

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
About 70 people gathered in downtown Yangon, Myanmar to show support for the Women's March on Washington and sister marches around the world. (Photo by Nan Tin Htwe/GroundTruth)
Rights

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
Rights

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
Hedwig Reicher, a German actor, wears a "Columbia" costume during the 1913 Suffragist Parade. (Photo via Library of Congress)
Rights

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
A mother, self-identifying as a "third-generation suffragette," helps her daughter prepare for the Women's March on Washington in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Beth Murphy/GroundTruth Films)
Video

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
The Women's March on Washington will take place this Saturday, Jan. 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Sister marches will also be held in other major U.S. cities as well as various countries around the world. (Photo by Tom Thai/Flickr User)
Rights

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
Organizers of the march say its purpose is to “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.” (Photo by Roger/Flickr)
Rights

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
Americas

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
Glenn Scott, 60, a member of the Chippewa tribe and a Vietnam veteran, participates in a march of over 2,000 veterans from the Oceti Sakowin Camp to the police road block on Backwater Bridge on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Thousands of veterans deployed to Standing Rock to support the protest movement, offering to act as a human shield against police force. (Photo by Angus Mordant/GroundTruth)
A New Light

Documenting conflict, solidarity and snow at Standing Rock

In August, the seven bands of the Sioux gathered at the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers outside...

Dec 22, 2016
President-elect Trump questioned the One China Policy earlier this week, stating that he's not sure why the U.S. has to honor it. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
War and Peace

Here’s what Trump needs to know about the ‘One China’ policy

Trump might’ve made a foreign policy mistake that doesn’t reduce nuclear threats from North Korea or resolve issues...

Dec 16, 2016
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