Despite this weekend’s snowstorm, hundreds of women came together to march the streets of Toronto. ‘Women March On’ was held on Jan. 19 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Nathan Phillips Square. The event had several guest speakers who addressed issues such as cutbacks to government funding, civil rights made by our provincial government and violence against women. For more information visit the Women’s March website.
Hundreds of women rallied the streets of Toronto. (Photos by Sara Bawar/SheridanSun)
The Raging Asian Women Taiko drummers played during the rally.
Some arrived early to make posters.
A woman poses with her homemade poster at Nathan Phillip Square.
Sisters stand together at Nathan Phillips square.
Women marched on University Avenue to Queens Park.
“This violence has got to end” chanted hundreds.
Making Toronto safe and ending violence against women was the focus for this year’s march.
The movement addressed issues surrounding Indigenous rights.
For Sarah and her friend, this was their first women’s march.
Vegan activists photographed with their posters.
Those who attended signed a petition for change.
Everyone rallied for equal pay and the end of discrimination.
The march originally initiated in solidarity with women in the United States as they coped with the presidency of their new leadership Donald Trump.
Women are rising and bringing awareness about the changes the city needs to make.
