{"id":996,"date":"2017-01-24T12:25:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T12:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/middlesbrough\/?p=996"},"modified":"2017-01-24T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T12:30:14","slug":"womens-march-on-london-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/middlesbrough\/2017\/01\/24\/womens-march-on-london-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"WOMEN\u2019S MARCH ON LONDON January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/middlesbrough\/2017\/01\/24\/womens-march-on-london-january-2017\/attachment\/4500\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-997\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-997 size-full\" src=\"\/middlesbrough\/files\/2017\/01\/4500.jpg\" alt=\"4500\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/middlesbrough\/files\/2017\/01\/4500.jpg 620w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/middlesbrough\/files\/2017\/01\/4500-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The US election proved a catalyst for a grassroots movement of women to assert the positive values that the politics of fear denies.\u00a0 On January 21 2017, the first day of Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency, women-led marches, welcoming all participants, took place across the world, with the largest in Washington D.C..\u00a0 We, the organisers of the London march, called on people of all genders to march in London as part of an international day of action in solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>We marched for the protection of our fundamental rights and for the safeguarding of freedoms threatened by recent political events. We united and stood together for the dignity and equality of all peoples, for the safety and health of our planet and for the strength of our vibrant and diverse communities.<\/p>\n<p>We came together in the spirit of democracy, honouring the champions of human rights who have gone before us. Our numbers were-\u00a0and still are \u2013\u00a0too great to ignore. and the message to the world is clear:\u00a0We\u2019re here, and we aren\u2019t going anywhere!<\/p>\n<p><strong>WITH THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS, WHO INCLUDE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International, Greenpeace, ActionAid UK, Oxfam GB, Women\u2019s Equality Party, The Green Party, Pride London, Democrats Abroad UK, Syria Solidarity Campaign, Unite the Union, Black Pride, Solidarity with Refugees, WOW, NUS, British Scientists for the EU, She Speaks We Hear, Women 4 Refugee Women, 50:50 Parliament, Women in Leadership, The Equality Trust, Verve UK, Daughters of Eve, Womankind Worldwide, The English Collective of Prostitutes, ActionForRefugeesInLewisham, Latin American Women\u2019s Aid, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Soroptimist International, Women in Prison, Stop The War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Left Unity, UK SAYS NO MORE, Inquest, Black Women\u2019s Rape Action Project, Women Against Rape, WinVisible, QueerStrike, Women of Colour Global Women\u2019s Strike, Women\u2019s Aid, Morning Gloryville, Payday Men\u2019s Network, International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network UK, London-Irish Abortion Rights Campaign, Network of Eritrean Women, Women in Leadership Publication, Fourth Wave: London Feminist Activists, \u00a0Gibraltar Women\u2019s Association<\/p>\n<p><strong>The politics of fear and division have no place in 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/northern-england\/files\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1784 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/northern-england\/files\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-008-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender (008)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/northern-england\/files\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1785 size-medium\" 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