turnout estimate: There were early signs that crowds in Washington could top those that gathered for Trump's inauguration on Friday, according to Guelph Mercury. City officials said organizers of the Women's March on Washington had more than doubled their turnout estimate to 500,000 as crowds began swelling and subways into the city became clogged with participants. They carried signs with messages such as Women won't back down and Less fear more love and decried Trump's stand on such issues as abortion, diversity and climate change. It wasn't just a Washington phenomenon and it wasn't just women More than 600 sister marches were planned across the country and around the world, and plenty of men were part of the tableau. Joy Rodriguez, of Miami, arrived with her husband, William, and their two daughters, ages 12 and 10. In Washington, Rena Wilson, of Charlotte, North Carolina, said she hopes the women can send Trump a message that they're not going anywhere.
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