DETROIT – Hundreds descended on Wayne State’s campus Saturday morning in protest of the new president.
Protesters joined the Sister March for Women's March on Washington in conjunction with multiple demonstrations taking place in Lansing, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
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Participants met in the front of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library in the center of campus at about 10 a.m., where they began to march west down Warren Avenue and circled the campus, following Woodward Avenue as they made their way back.
Organizers led the column of marchers with chants of, “her body, her choice,” and, “love trumps hate,” as well as, “protect gay rights.”
Marches across the country have prompted responses from political leaders. Former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who helped inspire the march, voiced her support for the demonstration via twitter.
Thanks for standing, speaking & marching for our values @womensmarch. Important as ever. I truly believe we're always Stronger Together.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 21, 2017
Participants came from all over; some from the city of Detroit, others commuting from the suburbs, while a select few crossed the border from Windsor, Ontario. All gathered to show support for women’s rights and equal rights for all.
As the march circled the campus, motorists were seen honking and holding their fists in the air in a show of support as marchers wielded signs that read, “Make America kind again,” “Fight like a girl,” and, “the future is female.”