{"id":49396,"date":"2017-01-25T17:05:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T23:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=49396"},"modified":"2017-01-25T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T23:05:13","slug":"sometimes-its-not-all-about-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/sometimes-its-not-all-about-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes, it&#8217;s not all about Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yarilet Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Shouting \u201cwomen\u2019s rights are human rights,\u201d Chicago activists made a bold statement as approximately 250,000 people participated in the Women\u2019s March of Chicago over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Immersed in a sea of furry pink hats and carrying an array of elaborate signs, the protesters, all part of one of the largest human-rights demonstrations ever held, marched through the loop declaring, \u201cThis is what democracy looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the prevailing opinion might have been that the march was against President Donald Trump, the marchers said Saturday that he wasn\u2019t their main priority.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is about women coming together,\u201d said Teresa C\u00f3rdova, director of the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago, which works to increase community development across the city. \u201cAnd promoting that which is most feminine about the universe. I think that the strength and power of women being here together helps through that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Men as well as women attended the Women\u2019s March on Washington, which was part of a worldwide event of feminine solidarity rooted in disdain for Trump\u2019s often derogatory comments about women during his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the growing concern that the new administration will reverse the landmark Roe vs. Wade legislation, the crowds in Chicago and Washington chanted \u201cMy body, my choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am here to fight against and speak out on any injustice and hateful policies that may come up,\u201d said Fran Pelmon, a supporter at the march in Chicago. \u201cI think that we have to take a stand and exercise our constitutional right to march for peace and love in this country, for diversity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The call to action this weekend brought out organizations like Chicago-based Mujeres Latinas en Accion (Latina Women in Action), a group that has worked for over 40 years to empower and advocate for Latina women.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very happy to be here,\u201d said Nohemi Rosales, a student at Colombia College, in her native Spanish. \u201cI\u2019m emotional. I want to cry, because I am with so many women, Latina women that speak Spanish like me. And I\u2019m here to support the women in my family who have been abused, and need the support, even when they\u2019re not here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mothers, daughters and their sons stood side-by-side, reciting affirmations of strength and unity, as they waved the American flag, and a new flag, called the \u201cFlag of the People.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Mother and daughter attend the Women&#8217;s March in Chicago, taking a stand against the anti-immigrant position of the Trump administration on Jan 21.(Yarilet Perez\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yarilet Perez Shouting \u201cwomen\u2019s rights are human rights,\u201d Chicago activists made a bold statement as approximately 250,000 people participated in the Women\u2019s March of Chicago over the weekend. 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