“Who run the world? Girls.” And this past weekend, the world united in sanctity with females and equality for all. Many people across the country have seen the election of Trump as an attempt at division, but as the past few days have shown, it has proven to actually bring the nation together.

On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America. The inauguration was peaceful, even with all of the protesters that attended. The next day, the protests continued in Washington D.C. and others started up around the world.

“Thank you to the millions of people around the world who, on January 21st, came together to raise our voices, But our march forward does not end here. Now is the time to get our friends, family, and community together and MAKE HISTORY.” Posted by womensmarch.com in regards to the glorious event that took place last Saturday, the 21st.

The Women’s March Organization is run by a community of passionate women’s rights activists and other humanitarians who organize peaceful marches and protests for equality. Their mission states, “We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.” Originally, the organizers only expected 500,000 marchers, but that number skyrocketed into more than three million activists displaying their support across the world, from Washington D.C. to Russia, France, Australia, Kenya, India, and many other parts of the world and throughout America. Among those in attendance were a handful of our favorite celebrities including Madonna, Alicia Keys, Emma Watson, John Legend, Connor Franta, Troye Sivan, and Nick Offerman.

Even some of our own fellow Kadets went to local marches to support the cause. “What I loved about the women’s march on Saturday is that it was the most peaceful, thoughtful, intellectual, and diverse crowd that I’ve ever been in, that we were there for lots and lots of different reasons, that all kinds of people were represented, and nobody threw canned food,” commented Stephanie Austgen, an English teacher at AAHS, who attended rallies both in Denver and Colorado Springs.

Another Kadet, Roman Philson, also attended the women’s march in Colorado Springs.

“The Women’s March was a powerful experience. At the march, there were easily thousands of people from all walks of life and of every age, race, and gender. It really transcended a political movement. It was a call to stand up for the voices of not only women but for all discriminated groups: the disabled, Hispanics, refugees, LGBT, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and Muslims. Coming from a family of immigrants, refugees, African Americans, and LGBT, this march was especially important to me, on top of supporting my mother and sisters,” said Philson

One of the most intriguing parts of the worldwide marches were the signs that people came up with and brought. While many signs were very politically charged, many were also very humorous and had a good message. Some of our favorites were:

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The purpose of the women’s marches were not only to capitalize on the importance of women’s rights and equality after the election of who some would call a misogynistic president; the marches also highlighted the rights of minorities and the LGBTQ+ community.

To much of a surprise, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to speak about the marches, responding positively and in support of the activists raising their voices. Many people were expecting him to blow up and be very insensitive, but he was, impressively, very mature about the whole situation.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton also took to Twitter to speak about Saturday’s marches.

In the end, that day will go down in history as the moment people all around the world came together to support one another no matter gender, race, or religion. On that day, we were all equal. We were all the same. We were one.