{"id":300,"date":"2017-01-22T13:50:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T13:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/?p=300"},"modified":"2017-01-22T13:51:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T13:51:45","slug":"bacom-womens-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/2017\/01\/22\/bacom-womens-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s March &#8211; Women just wanna have fun-damental rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: right;\">The Women&#8217;s March on Washington<\/h1>\n<p>The<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womensmarch.com\/mission\/\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s March<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>took place in Washington DC on January 21st of this month, following the\u00a0inauguration of\u00a0Donald Trump. Hundreds and thousands of people took to the streets all across the globe in protest\u00a0of the new president.<\/p>\n<p>January 21, 2017 is one for the history books as the #womensmarch is now the BIGGEST\u00a0protest for women&#8217;s rights in recent US history. Women&#8217;s rights are human rights &#8211; which right now people feel are under attack because of Trump&#8217;s presidency. Women\u00a0joined in diversity to show their presence in numbers, too great to ignore. An estimated 500,000\u00a0people marched in Washington alone. An estimated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democraticunderground.com\/10028513120\" target=\"_blank\">2.9 million<\/a> people took part in women&#8217;s marches across the United States. These numbers grow even\u00a0further when you look at how many other cities around the world held their own Women&#8217;s Marches in support of the protest. The New York Times shared<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2017\/01\/21\/world\/womens-march-pictures.html?smid=fb-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\"> images<\/a> of the vast crowds marching.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zin42d8MFS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Organized protests\u00a0like these are made possible because of the Internet. It\u00a0has bought\u00a0people together, from all across the world! It&#8217;s\u00a0allowed us to\u00a0share concerns about particular social and political issues such as this one. Thanks to social media we\u00a0are made more aware of the sorts of things going on around us and the issues facing our society. Social media acts as a uniting force in which celebrities, politicians and the public can communicate and show their support of the Women&#8217;s March, as one.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;We send a bold message to our new government&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Women&#8217;s March.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Being able to share, like, comment and upload means that their is greater awareness and attention to issues of social importance.\u00a0Had it not been for social media being my source of news (&amp;\u00a0I am sure this would be the same for many other people), I probably would never have\u00a0known about this. Social media ties everyone into what is happening here and now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katyperry\/status\/822807419243950080\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-375 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-1.01.53-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-1.01.53-PM.png 482w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-1.01.53-PM-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VanessaHudgens\/status\/822933190494932992\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-376 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-12.56.28-PM.png\" alt=\"Vanessa Hu\" width=\"521\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-12.56.28-PM.png 588w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-12.56.28-PM-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lenadunham\/status\/822828289039466496\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-377 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-12.57.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-12.57.09-PM.png 583w, https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-22-at-12.57.09-PM-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notable activists for women&#8217;s rights, civil rights and LGBTQ rights spoke on the day. Celebrities like America Ferrera &amp; Scarlett Johansson, as well as feminist icon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/biancabeck\/2017\/01\/15\/bacom-thankyou-michelleobama\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gloria Steinem<\/a>,\u00a0were among those to speak at the rally. Other\u00a0well known faces were there in support, Katy Perry, Lena Dunham &amp; Ellen Page were among some of the many to attend.\u00a0Celebrities, politicians and other influential figures with huge followings on social media, took to their <a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/news\/2017\/01\/21\/celebrities-womens-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter, Instagram and Facebook<\/a> accounts to show their support of the Women&#8217;s Marches. As opinion leaders, their support has encouraged others support.<\/p>\n<p>Social media has been a key tool in strengthening the effect of this protest. Without it, the sheer numbers of people protesting would not have been possible. \u00a0As they say, there is strength in numbers.\u00a0The\u00a0#womensmarch, like social media unites us. We are able to share\u00a0our beliefs and thoughts. Which allows us, like in cases like this, to come together to protest against a common cause.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;We are linked.<\/em>\u00a0We are not ranked. And this is a day that will change us forever because we are together.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; Gloria Steinem<\/h3>\n<p>Men and women together, fighting for women&#8217;s rights! Let&#8217;s celebrate this. Unity\u00a0sends a stronger message.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.womensmarch.com\/mission\/<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/01\/21\/politics\/womens-march-highlights\/index.html<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2017\/01\/21\/world\/womens-march-pictures.html?smid=fb-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/news\/a42331\/gloria-steinem-womens-march-speech\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women&#8217;s March on Washington The Women&#8217;s March\u00a0took place in Washington DC on January 21st of this month, following the\u00a0inauguration of\u00a0Donald Trump. Hundreds and thousands of people took to the streets all across the globe in protest\u00a0of the new president. 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