Jessica Ball Current Events 1/22/17

Current Event: Women’s March

                Yesterday morning of January 22^nd, there was a women’s march protesting Donald Trump, and his presidency.  The marches occurred in all 50 states, and 32 countries around the world from Belarus, to New Zealand, and an estimated 2.6 million people participated. Demonstrators protested rights such as reproductive rights, immigration laws, and civil rights. There are many reports saying that women feel very empowered after going to their city’s march because all of the love and support that was shown. There were also various speakers and performers that joined along to support the cause. So far Donald Trump and his family have gone out of their way to ignore the 2.6 million people from across the world that are protesting him.

                I find it odd but not that surprising that Trump has not responded to this yet but it is concerning because there is a good chance that there may be no real change. Obviously we aren’t getting a new president any time soon, but hopefully some real change will come out of this huge event. This is really a big part of history when men, women, and children all got together to protest hatred and demonstrate love, acceptance, and kindness. Even if no real change comes out of these protests, at least the love and empowerment is still there for everyone to look to if things start to go badly. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/womens-march.html?_r=0