From Antarctica to the Netherlands, global marches and protests for women's right are held around the world in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., as well as the 600 "sister marches" held across the United States for the Women's March on Washington. See the photos. </s> The Women’s March celebrated its one-year anniversary with hundreds of marches nationwide Saturday.

On Jan. 21, 2017 — the day after President Trump’s inauguration — the flagship Women’s March in Washington, D.C., drew roughly 500,000 people, with between 3 and 5 million participating in marches around the U.S.

According to organizers, it was meant to "send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights.”

On Saturday, galvanized by the #MeToo movement, demonstrations began in Washington, Miami, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and even in places outside the U.S. in cities like Rome, Paris, Athens, Barcelona, and Toronto.

Saturday’s demonstrations came on the first day of the federal government shutdown. Demonstrations are also planned around the U.S. and the globe for Sunday. </s> Protesters, part of a 500,000 strong crowd, attend the Women's Rally on the one-year anniversary of the first Women's March in Los Angeles on Jan. 20. The city's mayor Eric Garcetti, a Democrat, estimated that as many as 600,000 people joined the protest. | Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Imafes Hundreds of thousands protest in D.C., across country on women's march anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marked the first anniversary of the national women's march in cities across the country on Saturday, vowing that last year's massive turnout was only the first stage of a movement protesting President Donald Trump, as many politicians sought to add their voices, too.

According to local media reports, organizers said some 300,000 people attended the rally in Chicago — far more than were expected. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's office said 120,00 people attended a protest there. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, also a Democrat, wrote on Twitter that 600,000 people turned out for its rally.

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At its 2 p.m. peak, last year's Washington march drew some 470,000 marchers in a pointed protest to Trump's inauguration that stunned political observers and galvanized burgeoning opposition to the new president.

This year's focus is on Las Vegas, where marchers will gather Sunday, though news footage showed large swells of protesters in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver. According to the march's official website, protests are planned for both Saturday and Sunday in almost every state and around the world.

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Celebrities attending various events included Jane Fonda, Eva Longoria and Scarlett Johansson. Attorney Gloria Allred attended the Park City, Utah march. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, attended the D.C. march.

"Today we're sending Trump another message, look out your window," Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women, told marchers in Washington. "See us, hear us, feel our power. You can't stop us with your tweets, you can't stop us with your bullying and you can't stop us with your hate speech."

Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez emphasized the number of women running on the party's ticket in November.

"If the Congress, if the White House, if the governorships across America had more women like I see here today, we would be a much better America," Perez said.

In Washington, congressional hopefuls like Nadia Hashimi used the platform to highlight their campaigns. Hashimi is running to replace Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), who has announced his intentions to run for president in 2020 and is not seeking reelection. The Cook Political report rates the seat as a safe Democratic district.

"I attended this march last year. I was outraged,” said Nadia Hashimi, who is running to become the first Afghan woman elected to Congress. “I stood with fellow physicians, ready to demand change, and this year I stand in front of this crowd as a candidate because I decided, like so many of you, that enough is enough, and if we are the majority then we should look like it.”

Trump took to Twitter to give his personal take on the marchers on Saturday afternoon: "Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!"

At a protest in New Jersey, Tammy Murphy, wife of the newly inaugurated Gov. Phil Murphy, told fellow protesters that she had been sexually assaulted in college. According to local media reports, attendees grew silent as Tammy Murphy recounted her assault and encouraged other women to come forward.

"Until today, only a few have heard my story," Murphy said, according to an NJ.com report. "Now, you all know. I tell this today not for me, but really for all of you. Surely, among us is a woman who has been silent about her own story.

While the march was planned before the government shutdown, multiple speakers emphasized that Democratic lawmakers need to hold their ground on legal protections for so-called Dreamers, a key sticking point in the ongoing government funding negotiations.

Trump made the decision to end DACA, an Obama-era immigration executive order, last year, but delayed the repeal until March.

Organizers have said that they are focusing on Nevada because of its importance in November's midterm elections. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton narrowly carried the state in 2016 and Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) is widely viewed as one of the most endangered GOP incumbents — a must-take seat for Democrats in their quest for the majority. </s> A year after millions of people turned out for the Women’s March and took to the streets en masse to protest President Trump’s inauguration, demonstrators gathered on Saturday in cities across the United States, galvanized by their disdain for Mr. Trump and his administration’s policies.

A deluge of revelations about powerful men abusing women, leading to the #MeToo moment, has pushed activists to demand deeper social and political change. Progressive women are eager to build on the movement and translate their enthusiasm into electoral victories in this year’s midterm elections.

Here are some highlights:

• More than 200,000 protesters attended the march in New York on Saturday, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles said 600,000 attended the march there, while organizers of the Chicago march said 300,000 attended that event. Thousands also turned out in Washington, Philadelphia, Austin and hundreds of other cities and towns around the country and world.

• Several speakers urged women to channel their energy into helping Democrats win races in the upcoming midterm elections. A rally called “Power to the Polls,” organized by the leaders of last year’s Women’s March in Washington, will be held on Sunday in Las Vegas. </s> (NEW YORK) — In Palm Beach, Florida, home to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, several hundred people gathered carrying anti-Trump signs as they prepared to march as part of Saturday’s planned protests.

Across the globe, people hit the streets on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration, marching against his policies and in support of the #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment.

In Palm Beach, a group of women wearing red cloaks and white hats like the characters in the book and TV show “The Handmaid’s Tale” marched in formation, their heads bowed.

Elsewhere around the U.S., people congregated in Chicago; Houston; Richmond, Virginia; and Rhode Island. In Los Angeles, organizers predicted thousands of people, including state officials and celebrities, would march to City Hall.

A protest in New York was among more than 200 such actions planned for the weekend around the world. By mid-morning, people gathered in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver and Raleigh, North Carolina. In Philadelphia, many marchers wore pink cat-ear hats as a show of solidarity, while others carried signs stating opposition to Trump and his policies.

In Chicago, thousands of people gathered in Grant Park. Fawzia Mirza drew cheers from the crowd as she kicked off the event with a reference to the partial government shutdown, which began hours earlier.

“When the government shuts down, women still march,” she said.

She said the event was about channeling women’s energy and “putting that power in the polls.”

Earlier Saturday, dozens of activists gathered in Rome to denounce violence against women and express support for the #MeToo movement. They were joined by Italian actress and director Asia Argento, who made headlines after alleging in 2017 she had been sexually assaulted by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s.

The 2017 rally in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of similar marches created solidarity for those denouncing Trump’s views on abortion, immigration, LGBT rights and more. Millions of people around the world marched during last year’s rallies, and many on Saturday thought about all that’s happened in the past year.

“I’d be lying if I said that I’m not dispirited and discouraged over having to march yet again to register our opposition to this disastrous first year of the Trump presidency,” said Peggy Taylor, a New York tour guide.

She said that last year she felt “a kind of euphoria” walking through the city with hundreds of thousands of participants.

This year, “the hard reality of what lies ahead of us has sunk in,” she said. “I know that we have a long slog ahead of us to undo the damage that this man has inflicted.”

The Republican president on Friday delivered new support to the anti-abortion movement he once opposed, speaking by video to thousands of activists at the annual March for Life.

In New York, scheduled speakers included Ashley Bennett, a Democrat who was elected Atlantic County, New Jersey, freeholder last November. Bennett defeated Republican incumbent John Carman, who had mocked the 2017 women’s march in Washington with a Facebook post asking whether the women would be home in time to cook dinner.

Among the goals of this year’s march are getting more Democrats to run for public office and bolstering voter registration.

In Rome, Argento addressed the criticism she received once she spoke up about her abuse.

“Women are scared to speak and because I was vilified by everything I said, I was called a prostitute for being raped,” she said at the rally. “I wonder how women who received such violence would find the courage to come out as I did, when they saw what happened to me, so I am here to assess the necessity of women to speak out and change things.”

Argento, who’s 42, was strongly criticized by many Italian media and Italian women for not speaking out earlier and was hounded on Twitter with accusations that she sought trouble.

Weinstein has apologized for causing “a lot of pain” with “the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past,” but he has denied “any allegations of non-consensual sex.”

Last year’s march in Washington sparked debate over inclusion, with some transgender minority women complaining that the event seemed designed for white women born female. Some anti-abortion activists said the event did not welcome them.

The organizers for the Sunday rally are striving for greater inclusion this year, with Latina and transgender female speakers, said Carmen Perez, another co-chair of the 2017 Washington march. Women in the U.S. illegally, sex workers and those formerly incarcerated are welcome, she said.

Linda Sarsour, one of the four organizers of last year’s Washington march, said Las Vegas was slotted for a major rally because it’s a strategic swing state that gave Democrat Hillary Clinton a narrow win in the presidential election and will have one of the most competitive Senate races in 2018.

The rallies also laid the groundwork for the recent movement that brought a reckoning for powerful men accused of sexual misconduct, Sarsour said.

“I think when women see visible women’s leadership, bold and fierce, going up against a very racist, sexist, misogynist administration, it gives you a different level of courage that you may not have felt you had,” she said. </s> This weekend, hundreds of thousands of supporters of women’s rights will gather in the nation’s capital to try to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests considered by the Trump administration. But hundreds of smaller events are planned on the statewide level as well.

As NewsOk reports, Oklahomans are expected to rally Saturday in Oklahoma City. About the rally, Lindsey Kanaly, an Oklahoma City attorney, said, “We can no longer complain on Facebook, and here is a chance to actually do something.”

In Texas, women’s marches are planned across the state, including one in Amarillo.

Other marches are planned for Dallas and Austin. Nearly a million people are expected to participate in hundreds of marches planned for all over the world.

The organizers of these events say they are not protests, but are instead a way to “promote women’s equality and defend other marginalized groups.” </s> (CNN) Thousands of demonstrators filed into the Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas on Sunday, the culmination of a weekend in which dozens of Women's Marches took place in cities across the United States. At each of them, attendees called for women's rights and equality while urging supporters and allies to make their voices heard by voting in this year's midterm elections.

The Las Vegas rally -- expected to be the largest on Sunday -- was the official anniversary rally of last year's Women's Mach in Washington, and was largely focused on using activism to generate concrete action at the ballot box.

"We have to march together, we have to organize together, we have to mobilize together and we have to vote together, even when we don't like one another," said Tamika Mallory, co-chairwoman of the national Women's March organization, in Las Vegas.

"We have the power to change every policy and make every elected official work for us, but they cannot see division among us, because they will go and do nothing for the people," she said. "We must stand up and be loud and be bold."

Sunday's marches were held one year from the day that hundreds of thousands of women, donning pink hats , took to the streets of Washington in a stunning display of resistance to President Donald Trump, whose administration many feared could threaten women's rights.

Besides Las Vegas, marches were schedule in Seattle, Miami, Phoenix and many other cities across the country and around the world.

The demonstrations came one day after hundreds of thousands of men, women and children took to the streets in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and other cities Saturday on the one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration.

Marches weren't limited to the United States. Over the weekend, activists gathered in cities across Europe, including London on Sunday and Rome on Saturday.

#PowerToThePolls

Speakers at the national Women's March rally in Las Vegas turned their gaze on midterm electoral races in Nevada and other states.

"Today is about what we are really gonna do," said Cassady Fendlay, a spokeswoman and board member for the national Women's March organization, about the Las Vegas rally . "It's really about electoral engagement in 2018."

The national organization anticipates holding events similar to the one in Las Vegas in battleground states throughout the year as part of a national effort to energize female voters, said Fendlay.

Nevada was picked as the site of the official anniversary rally in part because of the upcoming races for the US Senate and the governor's office, Fendlay told CNN. It's also a state that has a strong showing of female politicians.

"Today, we march in the streets, then we march to vote, then we march into the halls of government -- into statehouses, school boards and the US Congress," said Rep. Dina Titus, who serves the 1st Congressional District of Nevada, via video statement. "So much is at stake, and women can make the difference for our children, our Dreamers, our environment and our economy."

People attend the Women's March on Sunday in Las Vegas.

The singer Cher made an appearance late in the rally, opening with a condemnation of the President and his behavior.

"I have never seen anyone like the President that we have -- I can't even call him the president -- that has been willing to destroy our country for money and power," she said.

Cher encouraged women to get out and "own" the vote, adding, "if you don't have a vote, you don't have a voice."

"This is one of the worst times in our history and that's why I honestly believe that women are going to be the ones that fix it," Cher said. "And that's no b******t because, you know, if you want a job done right, get a woman."

Protesters carry signs as they make their way to Sam Boyd Stadium for the Women's March rally on January 21, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, celebrated the efforts of women of color in elections last year, while urging white women to recognize the role they have to play to help bring change to women of color and their communities.

"It is not up to women of color to save this country from itself. That's on all of us. That's on all of us," Richards told the crowd. "The good news is, when we're in full-on sisterhood, women are the most powerful political force in America."

Why they marched

Politics weren't the only thing on demonstrators' minds. The marches also coincided with the recent #MeToo and Time's Up movements against sexual assault and harassment. Carrying signs , demonstrators voiced their support for women's rights and equality and the cultural shift that has rocked numerous industries and communities in the past few months.

Rachel Baxa marched in Boise, Idaho, with her 2-year-old daughter Georgia in tow.

Baxa said she was motivated to march "by a myriad of things," including a certain "horrific phrase" said by the President.

Rachel Baxa and her 2-year-old daughter, Georgia, march in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday.

"The fact that my daughter would grow up to be something that could be reduced to mere gruesome locker room talk by the type of man who could earn the presidency in this country. I was terrified," Baxa told CNN via Instagram. She said she herself had been sexualized and seen her ability to make choices about her body taken from her.

"I want to take steps to make it clear that subjecting my daughter to the same was not an option," she said. "This is her second march, it will not be her last."

Kari Whaley, 30, brought her 8-year-old son to Sunday's march in Orlando.

"I did not march last year," Whaley told CNN, but "I'm marching this year to empower women to go to the polls in this midterm election."

A protester carries a sign while marching in London on Sunday.

Ellen Bowen participated in her second march this year, also in Miami. But it was her first in the United States, she said. Last year, she was in Toronto "as I couldn't bear being in the USA on Inauguration Day."

Hollie S. Chambers marched in Miami, carrying a sign that said, "A woman's place is in the revolution!"

This year's march was Chambers' first, she told CNN via Instagram. "I recently moved to Florida from NJ," Chambers said, "and wanted to get started in advocacy in my new community."

Anna-Maria Watz joined the Women's March in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. It was her first, she told CNN.

"I attended this year because 2017 really demonstrated that we need to speak up; raise our voices and opinions," the 45-year-old said, adding that the dawn of the #MeToo movement was a powerful and eye-opening moment for her.

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"And that's why I will take every opportunity to show support in forums like this one today," Watz said. "Every little step we take together for a good cause will take us into a better future." </s> Women (and men) didn’t just march in Washington, D.C., on Saturday — they marched worldwide. While more than half a million people turned out in the nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington, hundreds of thousands of others participated in 650 other “sister marches” across the 50 states and in select cities around the world. Globally, people turned out in larger numbers than anticipated, with the number of marchers in D.C. far surpassing the tally of those who attended the presidential inauguration. Estimates at the Mall placed the total attendees at 500,000 marchers; so many people they almost didn’t get the chance to formally march. Similar numbers were reported in New York and Los Angeles, with large amounts of people turning out in cities such as Boston, Denver, and London.



As of Saturday evening, an estimated 4,625,000 people attended marches in cities as close as New York and as far away as Antarctica.

Click ahead to see photos from the marches around the globe. </s> BERLIN — Thousands took to the streets of European capitals, among them Berlin, Paris and London, on Sunday as part of the global “Women's March” movement.

One day after large crowds attended protests across the United States and all over the world, including in Rome, Sydney and Buenos Aires, it was northern Europe's turn. While those who marched rallied against a number of issues — such as the gender pay gap or perceived injustices in the Middle East — they all appeared to share a common dislike for President Trump. The number of rally participants worldwide was lower than the millions who took to the streets a year ago, but the “resistance” against Trump still drew hundreds of thousands.

Under the slogan “Time's Up,” speakers such as women's rights activists Helen Pankhurst were invited to raise more public awareness for persistent gender inequalities and the global #MeToo movement in London on Sunday. Hundreds attended the rally.

In Berlin, about 500 people — including Americans, Germans, Palestinians, Israelis and Finnish citizens — turned up at a rally near the iconic Brandenburg Gate, waving banners against xenophobia and misogyny.

“I’m an artist living in Berlin, and I’m here because most museums are run by men, and we female artists can’t get in. We are devalued and struggling,” protester Melodie Ebner said. “It doesn’t matter what country we are in — women are more than 50 percent of the global population, and we need to get out of the house and on the street.”

“I hope the protest will show the world that we are here and ready to fight for these issues,” Emelie Sederholm, a 23-year old Finnish citizen now living in Berlin said.

Others also voiced concerns about what they perceived to be a weakening of the global “resistance” against Trump and his policies.

“Last year there were about five times as many people here,” said Jeremy Pine, 39, from Florida. “We’re here today to protest a lot of different issues — poor governance of the U.S. administration, misogynistic behavior, xenophobia, and Trump’s agenda to take away rights from nonwhite people all over the world. Populism is on the rise globally.”

Pine also referred to the rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that has steadily gained support in recent years. After the far right here had been restricted to the political sidelines for more than half a century, the rise of the AfD in general elections last September allowed it to gain access to parliament as the first far-right party in contemporary German history.

Still, Berlin is a role model for many here, especially as U.S. leadership is waning. With a year of Trump’s “America First” agenda, the United States' role in the world has dramatically changed. The top-rated global power in the world is now Germany, outranking the United States for the first time in a recent Gallup poll. Whereas confidence in U.S. leadership has fallen from 48 percent to 30 percent within the past year, approval with German leadership remains unchanged at 41 percent.

“We protest the politics of Trump and his shameless sexist behavior. For him only money is important. His America-first politics is very dangerous,” said Husein Chawick, 65, who also attended the rally to protest the recent imprisonment of Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year old Palestinian activist.

Ten-year old Bodhi Werner-Salsbury, his brother, Indigo, and his parents were echoing that sentiment. The family only moved to Berlin from Fort Collins, Colo., half a year ago, but kept watching developments unfold back at home with dismay.

“We have Muslim relatives, so Trump’s ban on Muslims is personal for us,” the 10-year old said.

Clad in pink and vowing to vote, activists around the globe flood streets for another Women's March

Protesters gather for a second Women’s March in nation’s capital
Hundreds of thousands protest in D.C., with thousands of protesters turning out in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities throughout the United States and the world in cities such as Rome, Italy internationally, in support of women's rights.