{"id":44217,"date":"2016-10-18T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T17:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=44217"},"modified":"2016-10-24T20:50:40","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T01:50:40","slug":"chicago-women-call-foul-on-trumps-grab-em-comments-at-gophandsoffme-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-women-call-foul-on-trumps-grab-em-comments-at-gophandsoffme-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago women call foul on Trump\u2019s ‘Grab ’em\u2019 comments at #GOPHandsOffMe protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Anna Foley and Teresa Manring <\/strong><\/p>\n

Women activists in Chicago want Republicans to take their hands off them–quite literally. Nearly 200 of them chanted their outrage early Tuesday morning outside Trump Tower as part of a national movement: #GOPHandsOffMe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Republican party right now has just kind of gotten so far off. They have absolutely no respect for women, they are taking way too much interest in women\u2019s bodies,\u201d said Lindsay Cogan, who helped organize the event. \u201cJust get away. Let me do my own thing with my body,\u201d Cogan added.<\/p>\n

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\"Early<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Protesters began arriving as early as 7:00 a.m. for the #GOPHandsOffMe rally in downtown Chicago. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Protesters<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Protesters rallied at the corner of Wabash and Wacker before marching to Trump Tower. (Teresa Manring\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Protesters<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Protesters chanted, \u201cWomen united, we\u2019ll never be defeated,\u201d as they crossed the Wabash Avenue bridge. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Counter<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
About five counter-protesters were waiting for the #GOPHandsOffMe activists at Trump Tower. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Alicia<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Protest organizer Alicia Swiz addresses the crowd. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Protester<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Protester Sarah Grey chants, \u201cLove trumps hate\u201d with about 200 other protesters across from Trump Tower. (Teresa Manring\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Protesters<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Standing across the street from Trump Tower, the protesters continued to chant. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Protesters<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The protesters\u2019 signs often spoke louder than words. (Anna Foley\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\nArmed with colorful signs, both in content and hue, protesters gathered at the corner of Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue before marching across the bridge to face Trump International Hotel and Tower. They walked to the rhythm of chants like, \u201cLove trumps hate\u201d to protest Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump\u2019s behavior toward women.<\/p>\n