January 21, 2017
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway was filled with protesters Saturday who joined thousands upon thousands in Washington D.C. and across the globe to march for women's rights and in defiance of President Donald Trump, who was sworn into office Friday.
Scenes from the National Women's March flooded social media as the rally took place.
#WomensMarch #Philadelphia beautiful pic.twitter.com/EHHaYp4mOH
— Proud Nasty Woman (@kittens526) January 21, 2017
#WomensMarch #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/3SlQrC5hgZ
— Michelle L Murdock (@MichelleLMurdoc) January 21, 2017
It's packed. Hard to hear/see anything at this point in the rally. #WomensMarch @NewsWorksWHYY pic.twitter.com/ggy5fgcJ5M
— Emily Rolen (@Emily_Rolen) January 21, 2017
Marchers carried signs with messages that ranged from supporting reproductive rights, to calls for equal pay, to criticisms of Trump's rhetoric on the campaign trail.
We march for Love Peace and Joy #WomensMarch Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/lGW1X13s3V
— kristina chang (@ksiechang) January 21, 2017
WOMEN'S MARCH ON PHILADELPHIA @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/YOo2sD5DxU
— IG: DCHESTON88 (@dcheston88) January 21, 2017
Yeah Philly! #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/sgq7XgzFga
— Angie Tseng (@yaytrees) January 21, 2017
Saturdays marches aimed to be more civil and orderly than the chaos that ensued during Friday's D.C. protests, in which more than 200 arrests were made.
#WomensMarch Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/ifMs000T33
— Zachariah PvP (@ZachariahPvP) January 21, 2017
Philadelphia #WomensMarch 2017 pic.twitter.com/P3YNI1J3pq
— Craig (@00Craig) January 21, 2017
You can watch live video of the march, via NBC10, below:
