Anti-Trump Inauguration Day protests break out across US, around the globe (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Unable to make it to Washington, DC for the inauguration, hundreds of people took the streets from New York City to Oakland in anti-Trump protests.
In New York, City Council member Jamanee Williams was arrested along with others as over 200 people protested outside Trump Tower.
One activist made use of the Manhattan skyline by flying a small plane over the Hudson River trailing a banner that read, “We outnumber him! Resist.”
The plane came around again a bit lower, allowed me to get a wider shot. "We outnumber him! Resist!" #nyc#hoboken#Inaugurationpic.twitter.com/YDxgEFPO47
— Alex Wellerstein (@wellerstein) January 20, 2017
In Boston, hundreds of protesters chanting, “Education, not deportation,” rallied outside the State House on Boston Common.
Protesters are now shouting "education not deportation" @cbsbostonpic.twitter.com/PPnxbjN7h1
— Mike LaCrosse (@MikeLaCrosseWBZ) January 20, 2017
The crowd of protesters has grown as they've marched through the city over the last hour @cbsbostonpic.twitter.com/MbTzlT4Xu6
— Mike LaCrosse (@MikeLaCrosseWBZ) January 20, 2017
In Chicago, several hundred people rallied in Daley Plaza for their anti-Trump protest, waving Mexican flags during a march.
Hundreds massed at Daley Plaza to protest #Trump. #Inauguration#ResistTrumppic.twitter.com/pFK7Sl4B6K
— Tyler LaRiviere (@TylerLaRiviere) January 20, 2017
Photos from todays #ResistTrump Protest in Daley Plaza. https://t.co/GofqbWKzWR#Trump#J20#Inaugurationpic.twitter.com/wRWMYpKc5J
— Tyler LaRiviere (@TylerLaRiviere) January 20, 2017
Students at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) chanted, “Not my president!” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go!”
Super firey student lead march hits Daley Plaza where hundreds have already been gathering Chicago #ResistTrump#Inaugurationpic.twitter.com/TieozBrse6
— Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) January 20, 2017
There was a bit of a musical twist as well.
A band plays the Darth Vader theme amid a thousands-strong protest outside Trump Tower in Chicago. pic.twitter.com/CJx1Nnw14r
— Brandon Smith (@muckrakery) January 20, 2017
In Maplewood, New Jersey, several hundred Columbia High School children walked out of class and headed to the town hall, as girls chanted, “My body, my choice,” and boys responded, “Her body, her choice.
“Protests today were reflective of the fact that schools are a microcosm of society,” school Supt. Dr. John Ramos told the Village Green. “If we consider what is going on across the country, we should not be surprised that there is a reaction in schools. Some of our students determined to make a social statement. As always, we should pay attention to what our students have to say.”
In Oakland, California, protesters rallied at City Hall, chanting, “No racists, no deportations, no borders!”
Protestors, including the Genderettes, now back outside City Hall in Oakland. pic.twitter.com/aO83TNOla7
— Michael Bodley (@michael_bodley) January 20, 2017
"No borders, no racists, stop deportation." Passing 22nd on Broadway. pic.twitter.com/K8m1dshEUq
— Michael Bodley (@michael_bodley) January 20, 2017
A sign read, “We will not go quietly back to the 1950s,” which seems to hark back to the repressive era for so many - women, gay and lesbians and African-Americans and indigenous groups.
Scenes from downtown LA #Inauguration protest pic.twitter.com/PJeLdwkn8h
— RT America (@RT_America) January 20, 2017
Hundreds were out in Los Angeles, despite heavy rain that lasted hours.
Blow-up Trump with KKK hood in downtown LA protest #Inaugurationpic.twitter.com/xqSylruV3q
— RT America (@RT_America) January 20, 2017
Plenty of banners but no sign of rain stopping in downtown LA #Inauguration protest pic.twitter.com/X9ZZhVS7Ew
— RT America (@RT_America) January 20, 2017
Anti-Trump protesters have gathered in New Zealand and Australia to participate in the first of hundreds of so called global ‘sister marches’ planned for Saturday.
Some 2,000 people, gathered in Wellington, New Zealand for the protests under the slogan #WomensMarchOnWashington.
This Queen! #WomensMarchOnWashington#WomensMarch#Wellingtonpic.twitter.com/ZT7ThXn3ue
— Lauren Mann (@Laurenkashin) 21 января 2017 г.
The Australian chapter later started in Sydney, where around 3,000 demonstrators gathered for a rally in Hyde Park before heading to the US consulate.
Thousands march in #sydney against #trump#womensmarch#womensmarchsydneypic.twitter.com/v4Wj4Kndwj
— Tom Patton (@tmhpatton) 21 января 2017 г.
"Fight like a girl" and “Women’s rights are human rights” were scrawled on some of the placards carried by the protesters.
#WomensMarch#Wellingtonpic.twitter.com/JA30g5RSye
— Jess C (@JessforBrains) 20 января 2017 г.
I march because sexual assault should NEVER be normalised. #WomensMarch#WMNewZealand#whyIMarch#WM_global#WMWpic.twitter.com/p1WlQUZhL2
— Women's March NZ (@WMNewZealand) 20 января 2017 г.
A protester carrying “Tweet this” placard on his rear spotted in Wellington.
#Wellington kicks off #whyIMarch whyIMarch #MarchOnWashington#twitterpic.twitter.com/zJpdSDHqru
— Margot Neas (@MargoNeas) 20 января 2017 г.
Activists worldwide also took part in Inauguration Day protests, from Kathmandu to London, with the campaign slogan, “We build bridges, not walls.”
#bridgesnotwalls in Kathmandu pic.twitter.com/OEHBCcbfJb
— Emily Delap (@emily_delap) January 20, 2017
Activists set off rainbow-colored smoke on London’s Vauxhall Bridge, with the slogan “Queer solidarity smashes borders.”
Queer Solidarity drop bridge banner and light flares in London on #InaugurationDayhttps://t.co/fou4G7mUdV#BridgesNotWallspic.twitter.com/ks78Y6cJOx
— GSN (@gaystarnews) January 20, 2017
Post banner drop celebration on vauxhall bridge #bridgesnotwallspic.twitter.com/8M62Tgao4t
— LGSMigrants (@lgsmigrants) January 20, 2017
A sign reading ‘Open Minds’ was held aloft the Millennium Bridge near St. Paul’s in London.
Joy-giving, decency-celebrating, flag-waving together-bringing on Millennium Bridge. #bridgesnotwalls#TrumpInauguration#MoreInCommonpic.twitter.com/1kzPn8wzjC
— Nick Martlew (@SadMartlew) January 20, 2017
And in Oxford.
#bridgesnotwalls in Oxford today! pic.twitter.com/wpC9lahMQM
— Claire Trévien (@CTrevien) January 20, 2017
Protesters in the city of lights, Paris, also joined in.
...and this just happened! #bridgesnotwalls#PARISpic.twitter.com/Om0590b8yW
— Bridges Not Walls (@Bridgesnotwallz) January 20, 2017
And Berliners said their bridges were built against fascism.
#bridgesnotwalls Berlin on the Oberbaum Brücke previously east/west border. #warningpic.twitter.com/AWJ1lQS1SJ
— Izzy Choksey (@IzzyChoksey) January 20, 2017