<p>More than a million Americans have taken to the streets from New York to Los Angeles to participate in a women's march in an unprecedented rebuke of President Donald Trump's alleged divisive policies and anti-women views.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The protest came a day after Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.<br /><br />"This is more than just a single day of action, this is the beginning of a movement to protect, defend and advance human rights, even in the face of adversity," declared organisers of the Women's March at the conclusion of the successful protest.<br /><br />Participants of the Women's March said they have joined this because of the alleged divisive policies of the new American president.<br /><br />Five Indian-Americans elected to the Congress enthusiastically joined the march.<br />In Washington DC, organisers said some half a million people participated in the march, while crowd swelled more than this in Los Angeles.<br /><br />In Washington protesters filled Pennsylvania Avenue. In the evening, the crowd moved toward the White House.<br /><br />Filmmaker Michael Moore, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, musician Alicia Keys and other speakers emotionally attacked Trump for his views on immigration, Muslims and women.<br />Metro trains were packed with pink "pussyhat" wearing protesters — a reference to Trump's claim in a 2005 video that he grabbed women.<br /><br />Pop diva Madonna, wearing a black pussyhat, made an impromptu appearance on the protest's main stage near Washington's National Mall.<br /><br />"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--k up," Madonna told the crowd. "It seems as though we had all slipped into a false sense of comfort, that justice would prevail and that good would win in the end."<br /><br />In a sly allusion to the crude remarks Trump made on the tape, many marchers, women and men alike, wore pink “pussy hats” sporting cat ears.<br /><br />Demonstrators in New York City marched toward Trump Tower -- the President's main residence when he's not in the White House -- but were blocked at Fifth Avenue.<br /><br />In Chicago some 150,000 people attended, while in Boston tens of thousands of marchers joined the protest which among others was addressed by Senator Elizabeth Warren.<br /><br />"We can whimper. We can whine. Or we can fight back!. We come here to stand shoulder to shoulder to make clear: We are here! We will not be silent! We will not play dead! We will fight for what we believe in!" Warren said.<br /><br />"This is a do or die battle for us. We need to fight against the onslaught on our human rights," said Monika, a small time documentary maker from New York, who came to Washington DC to attend the women's march.<br /><br />Yesterday, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton came out in support of the march.<br /><br />"Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch. Important as ever. I truly believe we're always Stronger Together," she said in a tweet. <br /></p>
<p>More than a million Americans have taken to the streets from New York to Los Angeles to participate in a women's march in an unprecedented rebuke of President Donald Trump's alleged divisive policies and anti-women views.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The protest came a day after Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.<br /><br />"This is more than just a single day of action, this is the beginning of a movement to protect, defend and advance human rights, even in the face of adversity," declared organisers of the Women's March at the conclusion of the successful protest.<br /><br />Participants of the Women's March said they have joined this because of the alleged divisive policies of the new American president.<br /><br />Five Indian-Americans elected to the Congress enthusiastically joined the march.<br />In Washington DC, organisers said some half a million people participated in the march, while crowd swelled more than this in Los Angeles.<br /><br />In Washington protesters filled Pennsylvania Avenue. In the evening, the crowd moved toward the White House.<br /><br />Filmmaker Michael Moore, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, musician Alicia Keys and other speakers emotionally attacked Trump for his views on immigration, Muslims and women.<br />Metro trains were packed with pink "pussyhat" wearing protesters — a reference to Trump's claim in a 2005 video that he grabbed women.<br /><br />Pop diva Madonna, wearing a black pussyhat, made an impromptu appearance on the protest's main stage near Washington's National Mall.<br /><br />"It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--k up," Madonna told the crowd. "It seems as though we had all slipped into a false sense of comfort, that justice would prevail and that good would win in the end."<br /><br />In a sly allusion to the crude remarks Trump made on the tape, many marchers, women and men alike, wore pink “pussy hats” sporting cat ears.<br /><br />Demonstrators in New York City marched toward Trump Tower -- the President's main residence when he's not in the White House -- but were blocked at Fifth Avenue.<br /><br />In Chicago some 150,000 people attended, while in Boston tens of thousands of marchers joined the protest which among others was addressed by Senator Elizabeth Warren.<br /><br />"We can whimper. We can whine. Or we can fight back!. We come here to stand shoulder to shoulder to make clear: We are here! We will not be silent! We will not play dead! We will fight for what we believe in!" Warren said.<br /><br />"This is a do or die battle for us. We need to fight against the onslaught on our human rights," said Monika, a small time documentary maker from New York, who came to Washington DC to attend the women's march.<br /><br />Yesterday, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton came out in support of the march.<br /><br />"Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch. Important as ever. I truly believe we're always Stronger Together," she said in a tweet. <br /></p>