Swathes of protesters are pictured
making their way through the streets of London on Saturday. While the
march organisers' 'mission and vision' statement never mentions Trump
the unifying factor among those turning out appeared to be a loathing
for the new US president
Thousands of protesters make their way through the streets of London during the Women's March on Saturday
The Women's March on London (pictured
is Trafalgar Square) is being held in conjunction with others taking
place in cities across the world to promote women's and human rights.
Organisers announced on stage that 80,000 people had taken part in the
event
Hundreds of people walk through Bristol. One placard says 'we shall overcomb' another says 'not up for grabs'
A huge cut out of Trump's face was carried during the march in London on Saturday
Protesters gather at the rally in Trafalgar Square after the Women's March on Saturday
Some photos show women wearing the
p***yhats, many also donning Hillary Clinton and 'Nasty Woman' shirts on
their way to Washington
In Washington a woman holds a sign saying 'science over opinion' another signs says 'history has its eyes on you'
Women with pink hats and signs begin to gather early and are set to make their voices heard in Washington
Photos show women wearing the hats and donning Hillary Clinton and 'Nasty Woman' shirts.
The 'P***yhat project' started as a campaign to outfit people marching in the Women's March on Washington.
Groups
of women wearing the hats are doing so in order to show solidarity, as
well as reclaim the loaded term used by Trump in the now infamous Access
Hollywood recording.
Mr Trump's
presidential campaign was plunged into crisis after a 2005 tape
recording came to light of him bragging to TV host Billy Bush about
groping women and that he can 'grab them by the p***y' because of his
celebrity status.
A city official in
Washington says the turnout estimate for the Women's March on the
National Mall now stands at 500,000 people. That's more than double the
initial predictions.
Ugly Betty star America Ferrera, who helped organise the Washington protest, spoke in front of a crowd of around 500,000
The Shady Grove metro stop in DC was completely packed with protesters at 8.30am on Saturday morning
Kevin
Donahue is Washington's deputy mayor for public safety and justice. He
says on Twitter that organizers of the march are increasing the turnout
estimate to half a million.
There were
early signs across Washington that Saturday's crowds could top those
that gathered on Friday to watch President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Metro
subway stations and train cars are full in many locations, while
ridership on Friday was well off the numbers from Barack Obama's first
inaugural.
The march's National Park
Service permit estimated a turnout of 200,000, but the District of
Columbia's homeland security chief had previously predicted turnout
would be higher.
Women with bright pink hats and signs begin to gather early in Washington
Protesters outside the American Embassy in London in a march to promote women's rights in the wake of the US election result
In Cardiff
former classical singer Charlotte Church joined around 1,000 protesters
on the women's march. Charlotte, 30, joined in chants holding a
cardboard sign adorned with the feminist phrase: 'I didn't come from
your rib, you came from my vagina.'
Singer Camilla Kerslake and her boyfriend former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw were seen at the march in London
An aerial view of central London shows thousands of women and marching through the city on Saturday
Some of the
signs referenced Donald Trump's famous combover hairstyle (left) others
campaigned against his views on climate change
Protesters carry placards and balloons in London in a march to promote women's rights in the wake of the US election result
A marchers holds up a sign saying 'I am woman hear me roar' as she takes part in the peaceful protest
'Don't just
watch - march! This concerns us all,' one sign said as marchers left
Grosvenor Square, London. A women dressed as 'the statue of taking
liberty' (left) walked with protesters
Hundreds of people walk through Bristol with signs saying 'because I want to march forwards not backwards'
Hundreds of people walk through
Bristol in a Women's March, to protest against President Donald Trump on
his first full day in power
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and
first lady Melania Trump thank guests during the inaugural Armed Forces
Ball as part of the celebrations following Trump's inauguration
'I felt really sad that somebody who has his views has been elected into a very powerful seat.'
Signs at the march included the slogans 'We Reject The Comb-Over Con', 'Dump Trump' and 'Feminism is Pro-Human'.
The
movement states on its website that the US election 'proved a catalyst
for a grassroots movement of women to assert the positive values that
the politics of fear denies'.
Organisers
of the London march are calling for people to join them 'as part of an
international day of action in solidarity' on President Trump's first
full day in the Oval Office.
Marchers say they want to vent against an incoming administration they fear will roll back women's rights.
'Women's rights are humans rights,' one sign says, another reads 'woman's place is in the resistance'
Protesters make their way through the streets of London with a life size cut out of former President Barack Obama
Protesters carry placards in London in a march to promote women's rights in the wake of the US election result
Two young
girls protest Donald Trump's presidency in Edinburgh, Scotland. A woman
wears an apron with the slogan 'march for all woman kind'
Women sing at the 'March of Women against Trump' protest in Rome, Italy
In Rome women sang as they started to march again Trump on Saturday
Activist Sarah Annay Williamson holds a placard and shouts slogan during the Women's March rally in Kolkata, India
Women and men attend a protest in front of Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany
People gather to protest the election of America's President Donald Trump in the city of Lancaster, UK
Protesters hold 'nasty women' placards during the Women's March rally, in Geneva, Switzerland