A year ago next Sunday, around 2,000 people turned out for the People’s Solidarity Rally in Rochester’s Washington Square Park. Simultaneously, millions of people around the world — an estimated 500,000 in Washington, D.C., alone — participated in Women’s March protests the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. Organized and led by women, the national movement […]
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[UPDATED] Photo gallery: Solidarity Rally draws 2,000 downtown
Around 2,000 people gathered in downtown Rochester’s Washington Square Park on Saturday for the People’s Solidarity Rally. Locals rallied against President Donald Trump, who was sworn into office on Friday, and called for peace and inclusion. A string of speakers — including Mayor Lovely Warren, Assembly Member Harry Bronson, Rochester NOW President Jaclyn Richard, and […]
