Thousands of protesters, dawning pink headwear and wielding frank signage, marched San Francisco's City Hall yesterday afternoon, chanting "together we rise" in glorious unison. Similar demonstrations — of equal candor and conviction — were seen throughout the Bay Area, as well.
“We are fighting for immigrant rights," Malia Cohen, a former San Francisco supervisor who now is chairwoman of the state Board of Equalization, said atop the main stage to a vivacious crowd that stretched as far as the eye could see.
(For context: According to Mercury News, organizers reported about 5,000 attended the Oakland demonstration, while San Jose saw 7,500 protesters, indicating San Francisco’s march was the most attended. ABC7, however, also says 30,000 went to the SF rally before the traversing.)
"We are fighting for civil rights [...] we are fighting for LGBTQIA rights [...] we are fighting for environmental justice,” she added, per the Chronicle.
Now in its fourth year, the Women’s March movement was born from a sense of urgency soon after Trump’s 2016 presidential win. And this year's theme? Together We Rise.
“This is 2020, ladies and gentlemen," Cohen adds. "And we got some cleaning up to do, so as we are marching down Market Street, remember that in November ... march to the ballot.”
Take a look at some of yesterday's most memorable, female-empowering moments in the Bay Area that plumed on Twitter.
San Francisco:
We are lining up! pic.twitter.com/wltArc0clB
— Women's March SF (@wmarchsf) January 18, 2020
Our youth contingent! pic.twitter.com/Qu2ATFyHBz
— Women's March SF (@wmarchsf) January 18, 2020
Empowered, Inspired, & proud to be a feminista. #WomensMarch2020 #WomensMarchSF pic.twitter.com/nZLd4ZJfq1
— Gisselle Perez (@giisselleperez3) January 19, 2020
A few more pictures from today's San Francisco Women's March. #WomensMarch2020 #WomensMarchSF #Womenrising2020 #ProtestSigns pic.twitter.com/ItRrkvoPoO
— Joanna Adler (@loft305) January 19, 2020
Nothing has felt more uniting than the #WomensMarchSF and let’s just say my posters weren’t subtle 🤷🏼♀️😂 pic.twitter.com/lOgBrAYBSL
— Hailee Riechers (@HaileeRiechers) January 19, 2020
Favorite sign so far - more to post later! #WomensMarch2020 #WomensMarch #WomensMarchSF pic.twitter.com/Jo8mbGsjOi
— Joanna Adler (@loft305) January 18, 2020
#WomensMarchSF Emperor Norton joined the March! (Love the checklist too! #BoyBye) pic.twitter.com/jazzVHJDuR
— Carole Meyde (@CaroleTheMeyde) January 19, 2020
Oakland:
Look at this MASSIVE crowd in Oakland, California. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/VyEFzZEVfF
— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) January 18, 2020
Great time at Oakland's @womensmarch pic.twitter.com/jCXT2IxFqJ
— Paola Laverde (@plaverde64) January 19, 2020
Today at the #WomensMarch in Oakland. pic.twitter.com/GjmmdRocod
— Stacy Fahrenthold (@SDFahrenthold) January 19, 2020
MAKE IT COUNT! Oakland #WomensMarch brought the East Bay together today to fight for equal rights, equal pay, and to make sure we are COUNTED in the 2020 Census. Women are essential to our country’s political and economic power! pic.twitter.com/nS6y3HroyK
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) January 19, 2020
@womensmarch @Oakland is marching @SidewithLove pic.twitter.com/mgkKyTp2lk
— Lucia Savage (@SavageLucia) January 18, 2020
San Jose:
HERE WE GO! I'm here for @SJSpotlight at San Jose's Women's March 2020. The crowd is DEAFENING! 🎉🙌 pic.twitter.com/fGBDzxXDdT
— Loan-Anh Pham (@theLoanAnhLede) January 18, 2020
Good day for #WomensMarch here in San Jose! #WomensMarch2020 pic.twitter.com/ec5qzDDfuy
— IndivisibleLG (@tww_lg) January 18, 2020
Joining my fellow sisters at the Women’s March this morning in San Jose! pic.twitter.com/QAWOYofV2m
— Dev Davis (@DevDavisCA) January 18, 2020
#WomensMarch San Jose pic.twitter.com/ckEJ7tKuxj
— Manzanita K Farrell (@manzanita_sw) January 18, 2020
Democracy is alive in San Jose. Women’s March 2020. #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/lbZds4kNnZ
— Nina (@ninas_Mktg) January 18, 2020
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Image: Twitter via @Laureen4animals