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This Year International Women's Day Has Flavor of Resistance

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International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO | In Manhattan on Wednesday, March 8, several gatherings of women, with the support of allied men, marked International Women's Day by calling for gender equality and an end to violence against women worldwide. With Donald Trump in the White House, the events also carried a strong message of resistance to the new president – on issues ranging from reproductive choice to immigrants rights. In the afternoon, one crowd gathered at Columbus Circle near the Trump International Hotel and marched to Grand Army Plaza at Fifth Avenue just above Trump Tower.

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International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

Uptown in the afternoon, demonstrators gathered outside the Trump International Hotel in Columbus Circle and marched east to Grand Army Plaza at Fifth Avenue, within blocks of Trump Tower.

International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

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International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

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International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

 

International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Midtown Manhattan. | DONNA ACETO

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Later in the day, as dusk approached, demonstrators gathered in Washington Square Park:

International Women's Day demonstrations in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstrations in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO - © Donna F. Aceto - -Not to be Used Without Permission-

International Women's Day demonstration in Washington Square Park. | DONNA ACETO

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