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Host Rallies: Coast Plan and Canadian Communities

host rallies: Participants in those original marches say their fears about the incoming administration have come to pass, but say other social forces have put wind in their sails and made them feel their cause is further ahead now than it was a year ago, according to National Observer. On Saturday's one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration, at least 38 Canadian communities from coast to coast plan to host marches, rallies or other events. As dozens of communities across Canada prepare to host rallies marking the anniversary of last year's historic Women's March on Washington, those tasked with organizing the events said they feel a sense of momentum that they could not have predicted when they first took to the streets in 2017. ; At that time, more than half a million women converged on the U.S. capital in protest of freshly inaugurated President Donald Trump, whose secretly recorded remarks about taking sexual liberties with women fuelled accusations of misogyny both before and after his election. Sara Bingham, co-executive director of Women's March Canada, says the high number of planned events is just one sign of the momentum that believers in the cause are feeling. They're mystified and amazed that they can affect change in such a quick way. It's incredibly positive and optimistic and exciting, Bingham said of the mood among local organizers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.