The Women’s March on Washington may be getting the most attention, but there will be plenty of other demonstrations planned in Washington, D.C., and across the country this week in preparation for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president. He will take the oath of office on Jan. 20.
Crowds in the nation’s capital aren’t expected to top the record 1.8 million who descended on D.C. in 2008 for President Barak Obama’s inauguration,but officials are still bracing for hundreds of thousands. The largest protest will be the Women’s March, which will take place after the inauguration, on Jan 21, at 10 a.m. An estimated 200,000 people are expected to taked part, according to a First Amendment permit filed with the National Parks Service.The demonstrators will demand recognition for women’s rights and human rights, according to organizers. For those who can’t make the trek to D.C., protesters in cities across the U.S. are planning to hold their own versions of the Women’s March, to take place on Jan. 21. Organizers are also inviting supporters across the nation to participate in a moment of silence at 1 p.m., on the day of the march. RELATED: 1@1 national moment of silence speaks volumes for women In Boston, the Women’s March is expecting 25,000 people, which would make it the city’s largest anti-Trump protest yet. Protesters will gather in Boston Common, stepping off at 11 a.m.
RELATED: Warren, Healey, Walsh to join Women’s March for America In Philidelphia, the Women’s March will gather at 10 a.m. in Logan Square. More than 12,000 have responded on Facebook, saying they will attend.
RELATED:Women organize post-inauguration march on Philadelphia New York City marchers will step off at 11 a.m., from1 Dag Hammarskoljd Plaza, between East 47th and 48th streets, near the United Nations. More than 37,000 have RSVP’d on the event’s Facebook page. A pro-marijuana group is organizing a rally in Washington, to take place during Trump’s inauguration speech. The group, called DCMJ, said it is planning to hand out “4,200 joints of legally-grown cannabis” on Inauguration Day. Organizers are inviting people to light up 4 minutes and 20 seconds into Trump’s inauguration speech. Voters legalized recreational marijuana in the district in 2014. Protests planned for Washington, in the order they will take place:
Most of these organizations were still waiting on final approval of permits by the National Parks Service.