One year ago, in the preamble of March 8 when we celebrate International Women’s Day and women around the world historically articulate and promote strikes, thousands of women in the United States were protesting against Donald Trump taking over the White House as President-elect. The act was a landmark and, as activist argue, the feminist movement was able to keep momentum throughout 2017, articulating fiercely for the #MeToo movement, a hashtag against sexual harassment, and now for #TimeIsUp, against gender inequality at the workplace. SPW reported the feminist debate on the hashtag as well as critics from French feminists headed by Catherine Deneuve.
This year, the rally not only voiced the feminist agenda concerns but also aimed at the November midterm elections, where Democrats are expected to build resistance against the Republican Executive and as previously shown by their win at state elections in 2017.
In order to celebrate one year from this historic day, women returned to rallying in the US and found solidarity around the world as others women’s marches erupted. We thank especially our contributor Magaly Marques, who was on the ground for the event in Los Angeles and has kindly reported this historic day twice, in 2017 in Washington and now in 2018.
SPW has gathered a preliminary collection of news and articles on this day:
Voices From the Women’s Marches – The New York Times
Women Aren’t Just Marching Against Trump—They’re Running Against Trumpism – The Nation
One Year Later, the Women’s March Returns – Mother Jones
The Other Women’s March on Washington – The Cut
DC Women’s March brings protesters to National Mall – CNN
What Women’s March Co-Chairs Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez, & Linda Sarsour Are Doing Next – Elle Magazine
What Happens When Women Fight Back – The Nation
Women’s Marches Across the World, in Photos and Voices of Protest – The New York Times
Donald Trump Is Not a Stable Genius, but You Should Be – The Nation
This weekend, they marched. In November, they vote – CNN
Women’s March London: Crowds take to streets for ‘Time’s Up’ rally against sexual harassment and gender inequality – Evening Standard
Women’s March: What’s changed one year on? – BBC
On Anniversary Of Women’s March, A Las Vegas Rally With A Tighter Focus: The Midterms – NPR
Women Overwhelmingly Want Democrats to Win This Year’s Midterm Elections – TIME
Republicans are clueless: The pink wave is cresting – The Washington Post
A New Mood at the Washington, D.C., Women’s March – The New Yorker
Women and independents drive advantage for Democrats ahead of midterm elections, Post-ABC poll finds – The Washington Post
Thousands join Women’s March in London for gender equality – The Guardian
Las Vegas rally marking Women’s March anniversary puts focus on voting – The Guardian
Women’s March: thousands of Australians rally in solidarity – The Guardian
Why this man went viral at the women’s march – Them
We’ve always been nasty – Them
‘We’re sex workers and we vote’: Women’s March event shines light on a marginalized group – Yahoo
Kerry Porth: Why feminism must include the fight for sex workers’ rights – Georgia Straight
Multimedia
Rally against sexual harassment held in London – video – The Guardian
Thousands rally across US one year after Women’s March – video report – The Guardian