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csziggy

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Sun Jan 22, 2017, 12:51 AM Jan 2017

From Antarctica to Europe: Women's Marches Around the World

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From Antarctica to Europe: Women's Marches Around the World
By Nina Lin
Saturday, Jan 21, 2017

From Antarctica to the Netherlands, global marches and rallies for women's right were held around the world in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the Women's March in Washington, as well as the 600 "sister marches" held across the United States, on Jan. 21, 2017. See the photos.

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Paradise Bay, Antarctica
Some 30 people joined the global Women's March from Antarctica. Linda Zunas tweeted photos of the march from the seventh continent, with demonstrators holding signs reading "Penguins March for Peace" from Paradise Bay, Antarctica, on Jan. 21, 2016.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Demonstrators make their way from the iamsterdam statue in front of the Rijksmuseum towards US Consulate during the Women's March held at Museumplein on Jan. 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Melbourne, Australia
Demonstrators take part in the Melbourne rally to protest against the Trump Inauguration on Jan. 21, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. The marches in Australia were organized to show solidarity with those marching on Washington D.C. and around the world.

More: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Womens-Marches-Around-the-World-411415705.html
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From Antarctica to Europe: Women's Marches Around the World (Original Post) csziggy Jan 2017 OP
amazing! lillypaddle Jan 2017 #1
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