From London to Antarctica women march in solidarity with Americans
From London to Antartica, hundreds of thousands of women around the world marched in solidarity with Americans.
People of all ages in 160 cities in 60 countries mobilised on Saturday to show their support for those attending the Women's March on Washington. Across seven continents, protestors brandished homemade signs and posters emblazoned with calls for equality and anti-Trump slogans.
The largest marches took place in London, Paris, Berlin and Sydney.
LONDON
More than 100,000 people took to the the streets of London and marched from the U.S. Embassy in Grosvenor Square to Trafalgar Square.
UK protests have also been held in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol.
Londoners' signs touched on a wide range of issues, including women's rights, LGBTQ rights, domestic violence, sexual violence and reproductive rights.
Hundreds of women wielded posters displaying the words: "Pussy grabs back." And many groups chanted those words as they marched.
Princess Leia also made an appearance at London's march.
Protestors' signs ranged from poignant messages about equality to artistic and witty displays of creativity.
"I can't believe I still have to protest this fucking shit!" read one sign.
SYDNEY
About 10,000 people took to the streets of Sydney for a sister march on Saturday.
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Infants and children were among the protestors at Sydney's march.
PARIS
Several thousand Parisians gathered at the Place du Trocadero, near the Eiffel Tower, for a sister march.
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BERLIN
A large crowd of women and men attended a protest in front of Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany.
ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD
Hundreds of smaller sister marches also took place across the globe, from Africa to Antartica.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Antarctica
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Auckland, New Zealand
Bangkok, Thailand
Barcelona, Spain
Macau, Macau
Nairobi, Kenya
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
