Hundreds of thousands of people have joined women's marches across America in protest against President Donald Trump and in support of the #MeToo movement.

Rallies in more than 250 US cities saw demonstrators denounce Mr Trump's views on immigration, abortion, LGBT and women's rights on the anniversary of his inauguration.

Adele, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Whoopi Goldberg were among a host of celebrities who joined the walks, which also voiced support for campaigns against sexual misconduct following the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Many protesters carried signs with anti-Trump messages including "Real news, fake president", while in Oklahoma, demonstrators chanted: "We need a leader, not a creepy tweeter!".

Similar protests were also taking place in cities around the world, with a women's march planned in London on Sunday.

Responding to the protests, Mr Trump wrote on Twitter:

An estimated 500,000 protesters gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday where Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis spoke about her experience as a victim of sexual assault.

Addressing the crowd, Davis said: "I'm always introduced as an award-winning actor but my testimony is one of poverty, my testimony is one of being sexually assaulted and very much seeing a childhood that was robbed from me.

"I know that the trauma of those events are still with me today and that's what drives me to the voting booth, that's what allows me to listen to the women who are still in silence."

Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria criticised the "sexist, racist rhetoric" coming out of the White House as she urged protesters to seize the momentum to fight for equality.

"As we build upon the momentum of MeToo and Time's Up in this movement, we women have the world's attention so let's seize this moment and catalyse a permanent and cultural shift towards fairer and equal treatment in the workplace," she said.

Singer Adele shared a photo on Instagram of herself, Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lawrence holding placards at a women's march as she issued a "power to the peaceful" rallying cry.

Protesters in Rome voicing support for the MeToo movement included actress Asia Argento, who accused movie mogul Weinstein of sexual assault, which he denies.

Several hundred protesters also gathered in Palm Beach, Florida near Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

Hillary Clinton, who lost out to Mr Trump in the 2016 US election, said the women's marches were "a testament to the power and resilience of women everywhere".

She also urged people to show the "same power in the voting booth this year" ahead of November's mid-term elections.

Saturday's marches marked a year since more than one million worldwide rallied on Mr Trump's first day in the White House.</s>(CNN) Thousands of demonstrators filed into the Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas on Sunday, the culmination of a weekend in which dozens of Women's Marches took place in cities across the United States. At each of them, attendees called for women's rights and equality while urging supporters and allies to make their voices heard by voting in this year's midterm elections.

The Las Vegas rally -- expected to be the largest on Sunday -- was the official anniversary rally of last year's Women's Mach in Washington, and was largely focused on using activism to generate concrete action at the ballot box.

"We have to march together, we have to organize together, we have to mobilize together and we have to vote together, even when we don't like one another," said Tamika Mallory, co-chairwoman of the national Women's March organization, in Las Vegas.

"We have the power to change every policy and make every elected official work for us, but they cannot see division among us, because they will go and do nothing for the people," she said. "We must stand up and be loud and be bold."

Sunday's marches were held one year from the day that hundreds of thousands of women, donning pink hats , took to the streets of Washington in a stunning display of resistance to President Donald Trump, whose administration many feared could threaten women's rights.

Besides Las Vegas, marches were schedule in Seattle, Miami, Phoenix and many other cities across the country and around the world.

The demonstrations came one day after hundreds of thousands of men, women and children took to the streets in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and other cities Saturday on the one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration.

Marches weren't limited to the United States. Over the weekend, activists gathered in cities across Europe, including London on Sunday and Rome on Saturday.

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Speakers at the national Women's March rally in Las Vegas turned their gaze on midterm electoral races in Nevada and other states.

"Today is about what we are really gonna do," said Cassady Fendlay, a spokeswoman and board member for the national Women's March organization, about the Las Vegas rally . "It's really about electoral engagement in 2018."

The national organization anticipates holding events similar to the one in Las Vegas in battleground states throughout the year as part of a national effort to energize female voters, said Fendlay.

Nevada was picked as the site of the official anniversary rally in part because of the upcoming races for the US Senate and the governor's office, Fendlay told CNN. It's also a state that has a strong showing of female politicians.

"Today, we march in the streets, then we march to vote, then we march into the halls of government -- into statehouses, school boards and the US Congress," said Rep. Dina Titus, who serves the 1st Congressional District of Nevada, via video statement. "So much is at stake, and women can make the difference for our children, our Dreamers, our environment and our economy."

People attend the Women's March on Sunday in Las Vegas.

The singer Cher made an appearance late in the rally, opening with a condemnation of the President and his behavior.

"I have never seen anyone like the President that we have -- I can't even call him the president -- that has been willing to destroy our country for money and power," she said.

Cher encouraged women to get out and "own" the vote, adding, "if you don't have a vote, you don't have a voice."

"This is one of the worst times in our history and that's why I honestly believe that women are going to be the ones that fix it," Cher said. "And that's no b******t because, you know, if you want a job done right, get a woman."

Protesters carry signs as they make their way to Sam Boyd Stadium for the Women's March rally on January 21, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, celebrated the efforts of women of color in elections last year, while urging white women to recognize the role they have to play to help bring change to women of color and their communities.

"It is not up to women of color to save this country from itself. That's on all of us. That's on all of us," Richards told the crowd. "The good news is, when we're in full-on sisterhood, women are the most powerful political force in America."

Why they marched

Politics weren't the only thing on demonstrators' minds. The marches also coincided with the recent #MeToo and Time's Up movements against sexual assault and harassment. Carrying signs , demonstrators voiced their support for women's rights and equality and the cultural shift that has rocked numerous industries and communities in the past few months.

Rachel Baxa marched in Boise, Idaho, with her 2-year-old daughter Georgia in tow.

Baxa said she was motivated to march "by a myriad of things," including a certain "horrific phrase" said by the President.

Rachel Baxa and her 2-year-old daughter, Georgia, march in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday.

"The fact that my daughter would grow up to be something that could be reduced to mere gruesome locker room talk by the type of man who could earn the presidency in this country. I was terrified," Baxa told CNN via Instagram. She said she herself had been sexualized and seen her ability to make choices about her body taken from her.

"I want to take steps to make it clear that subjecting my daughter to the same was not an option," she said. "This is her second march, it will not be her last."

Kari Whaley, 30, brought her 8-year-old son to Sunday's march in Orlando.

"I did not march last year," Whaley told CNN, but "I'm marching this year to empower women to go to the polls in this midterm election."

A protester carries a sign while marching in London on Sunday.

Ellen Bowen participated in her second march this year, also in Miami. But it was her first in the United States, she said. Last year, she was in Toronto "as I couldn't bear being in the USA on Inauguration Day."

Hollie S. Chambers marched in Miami, carrying a sign that said, "A woman's place is in the revolution!"

This year's march was Chambers' first, she told CNN via Instagram. "I recently moved to Florida from NJ," Chambers said, "and wanted to get started in advocacy in my new community."

Anna-Maria Watz joined the Women's March in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday. It was her first, she told CNN.

"I attended this year because 2017 really demonstrated that we need to speak up; raise our voices and opinions," the 45-year-old said, adding that the dawn of the #MeToo movement was a powerful and eye-opening moment for her.

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"And that's why I will take every opportunity to show support in forums like this one today," Watz said. "Every little step we take together for a good cause will take us into a better future."</s>Thousands of women gathered in cities across the United States and around the world on the anniversary of the inauguration of President Donald Trump to call for equal rights in pay and health care, to denounce sexual harassment and to encourage women to run for office.

Marchers also addressed such issues as racial equality, gun control, immigrant protections and conservatives' efforts to defund Planned Parenthood.

Crowd estimates for the march in Washington were down from last year's gathering. But marches also were taking place in New York; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; Chicago; Denver, Colorado; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Palm Beach, Florida, where the president has a vacation home.

Las Vegas is holding its rally on Sunday to coincide with a voter registration drive. Organizers of the drive are targeting states where Democrats and Republicans have about an equal chance of winning, and they're hoping to register 1 million new voters.

The rallies were meant to follow up last year's women's march that took place immediately after Trump's inauguration. Many women at that march indicated their opposition to the current president, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 19 women.

Over the past year, stories about unequal pay for women and sexual harassment by powerful men have come to the forefront of the national conversation. Dozens of men, including movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, NBC morning news host Matt Lauer, and Democratic Senator Al Franken, lost or resigned their jobs over allegations of sexual harassment.

Women also marched Saturday in Rome; Kampala, Uganda; Frankfurt, Germany; and Osaka, Japan, to protest sexual harassment. Marches were planned in Beijing; Buenos Aires and Nairobi, Kenya.

On Friday, anti-abortion activists held their own march in Washington, an annual event known as March for Life. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the crowd via video from the White House Rose Garden.

"We are with you all the way," Trump told the anti-abortion demonstrators. Pence told the crowd the president was "the most pro-life president in American history."</s>Hundreds of people gathered at the MLK Promenade and marched through Downtown Binghamton in support of equality and women's rights on Saturday. The display was just one of the many similar taking place all across the United States one year after President Donald Trump was inaugurated.

"I'm here in support of human rights, I'm here in support of women's rights to own and govern their lives as American citizens...I stand for justice and I stand for community," said Paulette Hall, March Participant.

Others say they found power and support being surrounded by other women who were motivated to create change.

"I hope that women in particular see enough support out there to validate their own experiences and opinions and speak their own truth and take more power and control over their lives in the world that we live in," said Chauna D'Angelo, Muckles' Ink Owner.

"It's important that we as women as a community, as a global community continue to fight for the rights of people that are still largely marginalized," said Simone Hernandez, Binghamton University sophomore.

All women alike came together, which one Binghamton University student found energizing.

"I think there's a lot of messages happening here and just the fact that there's a platform to say them and that we have such a politically active group on this campus is a really amazing thing to see," said Zoe Shannon, Binghamton University sophomore.

There were even some men in the crowd who stood behind the women in support of their cause.

"Regardless of gender you deserve equal rights or equal pay or just to be treated fairly and as a human being with dignity," said Ed Comp, JCSD Substitute Teacher.

It's believed that hundreds of thousands of women marched in similar displays all across the United States on Saturday for the 2nd Women's March.</s>NASHVILLE, Tenn (WKRN) – An estimated crowd of more than 15,000 took part in the Women’s March in downtown Nashville Saturday.

The crowd of women, men and children, marched for women’s rights, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, workers’ rights, civil rights, disability rights, immigrant rights, environmental justice, health care access and more.

The second annual Women’s March falls on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Rep. Brenda Gilmore, who served as chairwoman of the Nashville march, said she hopes the event sparks change in communities long after the march is over.

“We want the message to go out to all the women and even men who support women and women’s issues, that we want them to vote and we want them to run,” said Rep. Gilmore. “When women run, they win. And we want to encourage them and empower them so they can go back into their communities and make a positive difference.”

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry spoke to the crowd at Public Square Park.

“My message today is really simple: that we all need to be using our voices and the power of the vote to make sure we are expressing what we want to see happen in our community,”

Similar events were held across the United States of America and across Tennessee, including Memphis, Knoxville, Johnson City and Chattanooga.</s>BERLIN — Thousands took to the streets of European capitals, among them Berlin, Paris and London, on Sunday as part of the global “Women's March” movement.

One day after large crowds attended protests across the United States and all over the world, including in Rome, Sydney and Buenos Aires, it was northern Europe's turn. While those who marched rallied against a number of issues — such as the gender pay gap or perceived injustices in the Middle East — they all appeared to share a common dislike for President Trump. The number of rally participants worldwide was lower than the millions who took to the streets a year ago, but the “resistance” against Trump still drew hundreds of thousands.

Under the slogan “Time's Up,” speakers such as women's rights activists Helen Pankhurst were invited to raise more public awareness for persistent gender inequalities and the global #MeToo movement in London on Sunday. Hundreds attended the rally.

In Berlin, about 500 people — including Americans, Germans, Palestinians, Israelis and Finnish citizens — turned up at a rally near the iconic Brandenburg Gate, waving banners against xenophobia and misogyny.

“I’m an artist living in Berlin, and I’m here because most museums are run by men, and we female artists can’t get in. We are devalued and struggling,” protester Melodie Ebner said. “It doesn’t matter what country we are in — women are more than 50 percent of the global population, and we need to get out of the house and on the street.”

“I hope the protest will show the world that we are here and ready to fight for these issues,” Emelie Sederholm, a 23-year old Finnish citizen now living in Berlin said.

Others also voiced concerns about what they perceived to be a weakening of the global “resistance” against Trump and his policies.

“Last year there were about five times as many people here,” said Jeremy Pine, 39, from Florida. “We’re here today to protest a lot of different issues — poor governance of the U.S. administration, misogynistic behavior, xenophobia, and Trump’s agenda to take away rights from nonwhite people all over the world. Populism is on the rise globally.”

Pine also referred to the rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that has steadily gained support in recent years. After the far right here had been restricted to the political sidelines for more than half a century, the rise of the AfD in general elections last September allowed it to gain access to parliament as the first far-right party in contemporary German history.

Still, Berlin is a role model for many here, especially as U.S. leadership is waning. With a year of Trump’s “America First” agenda, the United States' role in the world has dramatically changed. The top-rated global power in the world is now Germany, outranking the United States for the first time in a recent Gallup poll. Whereas confidence in U.S. leadership has fallen from 48 percent to 30 percent within the past year, approval with German leadership remains unchanged at 41 percent.

“We protest the politics of Trump and his shameless sexist behavior. For him only money is important. His America-first politics is very dangerous,” said Husein Chawick, 65, who also attended the rally to protest the recent imprisonment of Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year old Palestinian activist.

Ten-year old Bodhi Werner-Salsbury, his brother, Indigo, and his parents were echoing that sentiment. The family only moved to Berlin from Fort Collins, Colo., half a year ago, but kept watching developments unfold back at home with dismay.

“We have Muslim relatives, so Trump’s ban on Muslims is personal for us,” the 10-year old said.

Clad in pink and vowing to vote, activists around the globe flood streets for another Women's March

Protesters gather for a second Women’s March in nation’s capital</s>In a second day of US demonstrations for women's rights and against President Donald Trump, marchers took to streets of Las Vegas on Sunday.

The rally aimed to highlight the need for political organization ahead of mid-term congressional elections set for later this year.

"We have to march together, we have to organize together, we have to mobilize together and we have to vote together, even when we don't like one another," said Tamika Mallory, co-chairwoman of the national Women's March organization, in Las Vegas.

"We have the power to change every policy and make every elected official work for us.... but we must stand up and be loud and be bold."

Demonstrators in the desert city marched and chanted "Power to the polls."

Some waved signs saying, "You can't fix stupid but you can vote it out," "The president of the US is a racist," and "We're not gonna take it sisters."

Saturday, demonstrators took to the streets en masse around the United States banging drums and donning pink hats for a second Women's March opposing the president -- a year to the day since Trump's inauguration, when more than three million people turned out nationwide to voice opposition to Trump.

Hundreds of thousands of marchers assembled in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Chicago, Denver, Boston and other cities nationwide.

Many donned pink knit "pussy hats" -- a reference to Trump's boast of his license to grope women without repercussions.</s>If you’re unable to hit the streets for the 2018 Women’s March today, Jan. 20, fret not. We have the live stream for the nationwide event! Watch here!

Listen, we’d all like to participate in one of the marches happening on January 20, but sometimes it’s just not possible or practical. Life gets in the way of our grand plans! It’s okay, though, because there are several options to watch the events at home and still feel like part of the protest — even if it’s just behind a screen. The official Women’s March live stream will feature footage of the events happening around the world, including New York City and Washington, DC, where the largest marches are taking place.

Those marches start at 11:00am and 11:30am ET respectively (LA starts at 8:30am PT/11:30am ET). While the same turnout from the 2017 protests isn’t expected, thousands of women, femmes, and male allies are still preparing to hit the streets in the name of equal rights and justice for all women. Something else cool? If you don’t have access to a computer to watch the live stream, or just want some company, you can head to the Women’s March site to find viewing parties in your area! All you have to do is type in your city or zip code to find the one nearest you. What a great way to make some friends and get involved!

If you’re new to the Women’s March events, here’s a primer on what they’re all about — and why people are marching. Their mission statement: “We believe that Women’s Rights are Human Rights and Human Rights are Women’s Rights. We must create a society in which women – including Black women, Native women, poor women, immigrant women, disabled women, Muslim women, lesbian queer and trans women – are free and able to care for and nurture their families, however they are formed, in safe and healthy environments free from structural impediments.”

HollywoodLifers, are you watching the Women’s March online from home? Let us know!</s>LANSING, Mich (WLNS) – Lansing residents joined hundreds of cities around the world Sunday marching in support of women’s empowerment.

Hundreds took part in the women’s march here in the Capital City with a message of unity and hope.

6 News spoke to several people at the rally who say it was about more than just women’s rights, it’s about supporting, and sticking up for, people in all walks of life.

“This is our second annual women’s march in Lansing, statewide march for Michigan,” explained march organizer Sarah Eisenberg. “We’re here to bring women and allies from all genders across the state together to talk about how to make Michigan a socially just, equitable place that respects the rights of everyone here.”

Sunday marked the anniversary of last year’s women’s march in Washington, which happened a day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration .</s>Thousands of demonstrators gathered in cities across the United States Sunday for a second day of Women's Marches, calling for equality and respect while urging supporters to make their voices heard by voting in this year's midterm elections.

Sunday's marches were held one year from the day hundreds of thousands of women, donning pink hats, took to the streets of Washington in a stunning display of resistance to President Donald Trump, whose administration many feared could threaten women's rights.

The largest of the marches on Sunday was expected to take place in Las Vegas, but others were scheduled in Seattle, Miami, Phoenix and many other cities across the country and around the world.

The demonstrations came one day after hundreds of thousands of men, women and children took to the streets in Washington, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and other cities Saturday on the one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration.

But marches weren't limited to the US. Over the weekend, activists gathered in cities across Europe, including London on Sunday and Rome on Saturday.

And politics weren't the only thing on demonstrators' minds. The marches also coincided with the recent #MeToo and Time's Up movements against sexual assault and harassment. Carrying signs, demonstrators voiced their support for women's rights and equality and the cultural shift that has rocked numerous industries and communities in the past few months.

Rachel Baxa marched in Boise, Idaho, with her 2-year-old daughter Georgia in tow.

Baxa said she was motivated to march "by a myriad of things," including a certain "horrific phrase" said by the president.

"The fact that my daughter would grow up to be something that could be reduced to mere gruesome locker room talk by the type of man who could earn the presidency in this country. I was terrified," Baxa told CNN via Instagram. She said she herself had been sexualized and seen her ability to make choices about her body taken from her.

"I want to take steps to make it clear that subjecting my daughter to the same was not an option," she said. "This is her second march, it will not be her last."

This year, attendees are hoping their voices can generate concrete action at the ballot box.

Kari Whaley, 30, brought her 8-year-old son to Sunday's march in Orlando.

"I did not march last year," Whaley told CNN, but "I'm marching this year to empower women to go to the polls in this midterm election."

Ellen Bowen participated in her second march this year, also in Miami. But it was her first in the United States, she said. Last year, she was in Toronto "as I couldn't bear being in the USA on Inauguration Day."

Hollie S. Chambers marched in Miami, carrying a sign that said, "A woman's place is in the revolution!"

This year's march was Chambers' first, she told CNN via Instagram. "I recently moved to Florida from NJ," Chambers said, "and wanted to get started in advocacy in my new community."

Kelley Robinson, Planned Parenthood's national organizing director, told CNN on Saturday that many of the women who marched last year have been inspired to run for office themselves.

"It's a time where we're not just showing up -- folks are saying that, 'Hey, we actually need to be sitting in those chairs,'" Robinson said. "You know, so everyone who was out in the airports rallying last year and marching in the streets, many of them are now sitting in state legislatures across the country.

"It's a powerful moment that we're in."
Hundreds of thousands protest for a second day throughout the United States in support of women's rights.