Women's March Stockholm och Me Too Sweden arrangerar manifestationen Look Back, March Forward på årsdagen av Women s March-manifestationen som blev den största folkdemonstrationen i USA:s historia och spred sig snabbt till att bli en av världens största manifestationer någonsin.  (Janerik Henriksson/TT / TT NYHETSBYRÅN)

Över 1 000 i manifestation för ett jämlikt samhälle

Över 1 000 personer samlades i dag i centrala Stockholm för att under parollen ”Look back, march forward” manifestera för ett jämlikt samhälle där kvinnor inte diskrimineras eller trakasseras.

”Look back” handlar enligt initiativtagare Lena Bjurner om att titta på de framgångar som skett under året, medan ”March forward” handlar om den förändring som återstår.

– March forward står för att det finns mycket kvar att göra. Ingen kan göra det ensam men alla kan göra något, och gör alla något så blir vi väldigt starka tillsammans, säger hon till TT.

Rörelsen ”Women’s march” uppstod under januari 2017 i protest mot att Donald Trump valdes till USA:s president.

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2018 Women's March
Wikipedia (en)
The 2018 Women's March held on January 20, 2018, on the anniversary of 2017 Women's March, was a reprise protest march with coordinated mass rallies, attracting hundreds of thousands of participants, in hundreds of cities, towns and suburbs in the United States, with sister rallies in Canada, Britain, Japan, Italy and other countries. Some of the largest rallies in the United States were held in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta. By 2018, Women's March U.S., along with protesting President Trump and his administration’s policies on "immigration, healthcare, racial divides" and other issues, new themes gained momentum including "Power to the Polls". Power to the Polls carries a new message with a focus on increasing voter participation through new voter registrations, encouraging more women, as "strong advocates for women’s rights", to run for office. By January 2018, the #MeToo movement had become a "a galvanizing force at many of the rallies". The Women's March Global, under the theme of "Look Back, March Forward" included at least 38 rallies in Canada on January 20 with some in major cities such as Toronto and Calgary, attracting thousands. More events are planned by Women's March for January 21, 2018 including the launch of the national voter registration tour in Las Vegas, a "key battleground state in the 2018 midterm congressional elections." The march took place the day after the shutdown of the federal government when Senators were unable to reach a "compromise regarding a short-term spending bill or an immigration proposal".
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