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Demonstrators at the Women's March in Washington, D.C. on January 19, 2019. (Photo: Susan Melkisethian/flickr/cc)
Ocasio-Cortez Delivers Powerful Call for Justice as Third Women's March Kicks Off
"Women's rights are human rights," declared fellow freshman lawmaker Rep. Ilhan Omar at a rally in Minn.
Jan 18, 2019
"Justice is about the water we drink. Justice is about the air we breathe. Justice is about how easy it is to vote. Justice is about how much ladies get paid. Justice is about if we can stay with our children after we have them for a just amount of time."
So declared Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday, as the third annual Women's March brought thousands of women to the streets of cities across the globe, though tensions within the movement have created rifts.
The freshman lawmaker was among the speakers at a march in New York City.
\u201c'Oftentimes the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table.' \u2014 Watch @AOC's inspiring Women's March speech #WomensWave #WomensMarch2019\u201d— NowThis (@NowThis) 1547928777
Social media users captured images from the many affiliated marches that took place:
\u201cAmerica is for all of us. \u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u270a\ud83c\udffe\u201d— NYCLU (@NYCLU) 1547921822
\u201cWomen's rights are workers rights. \nWomen's rights are LGBTQ+ rights. \nWomen's rights are environmental rights. \nWomen's rights are disability rights. \nWomen's rights are immigrant rights.\n \nWomen's rights are human rights \u270a\ud83c\udffd\n\n#WomensMarch\u201d— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar) 1547926447
\u201cIt\u2019s lit \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25at the #WomensMarch2019. The #WomensWave is incredible\u270a\ud83c\udffe. This is truly what #Democracy looks like!!!@HipHopCaucus #WomensMarch #BreakingNews #Think1000\u201d— Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali (@Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali) 1547916470
\u201cWomen make waves by the thousands at Washington D.C.'s #WomensMarch\u201d— Truthdig (@Truthdig) 1547920719
\u201c#LosAngeles County @MomsDemand volunteers at today's @wmnsmarchla 2019. #womenswave #womensmarch2019 #WomensMarch #GunSense #KeepGoing #ExpectUs\u201d— China Kat Sunflower \ud83c\udf3b (@China Kat Sunflower \ud83c\udf3b) 1547933873
\u201cWOMEN'S MARCH: From London to Berlin to Rome, from New York to Washington, D.C., and in cities across the world, women and their allies are marching and protesting in the 3rd annual #WomensMarch\u201d— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Bloomberg Quicktake) 1547909311
\u201c"We want a #leader, not a #creepy tweeter!" #WomensMarch #Denver #Colorado #march #protest #equality #equalitydiversityandinclusion #democracy #democracynow\u201d— Jennifer L. Blanck (@Jennifer L. Blanck) 1547925174
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"Justice is about the water we drink. Justice is about the air we breathe. Justice is about how easy it is to vote. Justice is about how much ladies get paid. Justice is about if we can stay with our children after we have them for a just amount of time."
So declared Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday, as the third annual Women's March brought thousands of women to the streets of cities across the globe, though tensions within the movement have created rifts.
The freshman lawmaker was among the speakers at a march in New York City.
\u201c'Oftentimes the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table.' \u2014 Watch @AOC's inspiring Women's March speech #WomensWave #WomensMarch2019\u201d— NowThis (@NowThis) 1547928777
Social media users captured images from the many affiliated marches that took place:
\u201cAmerica is for all of us. \u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u270a\ud83c\udffe\u201d— NYCLU (@NYCLU) 1547921822
\u201cWomen's rights are workers rights. \nWomen's rights are LGBTQ+ rights. \nWomen's rights are environmental rights. \nWomen's rights are disability rights. \nWomen's rights are immigrant rights.\n \nWomen's rights are human rights \u270a\ud83c\udffd\n\n#WomensMarch\u201d— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar) 1547926447
\u201cIt\u2019s lit \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25at the #WomensMarch2019. The #WomensWave is incredible\u270a\ud83c\udffe. This is truly what #Democracy looks like!!!@HipHopCaucus #WomensMarch #BreakingNews #Think1000\u201d— Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali (@Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali) 1547916470
\u201cWomen make waves by the thousands at Washington D.C.'s #WomensMarch\u201d— Truthdig (@Truthdig) 1547920719
\u201c#LosAngeles County @MomsDemand volunteers at today's @wmnsmarchla 2019. #womenswave #womensmarch2019 #WomensMarch #GunSense #KeepGoing #ExpectUs\u201d— China Kat Sunflower \ud83c\udf3b (@China Kat Sunflower \ud83c\udf3b) 1547933873
\u201cWOMEN'S MARCH: From London to Berlin to Rome, from New York to Washington, D.C., and in cities across the world, women and their allies are marching and protesting in the 3rd annual #WomensMarch\u201d— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Bloomberg Quicktake) 1547909311
\u201c"We want a #leader, not a #creepy tweeter!" #WomensMarch #Denver #Colorado #march #protest #equality #equalitydiversityandinclusion #democracy #democracynow\u201d— Jennifer L. Blanck (@Jennifer L. Blanck) 1547925174
"Justice is about the water we drink. Justice is about the air we breathe. Justice is about how easy it is to vote. Justice is about how much ladies get paid. Justice is about if we can stay with our children after we have them for a just amount of time."
So declared Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday, as the third annual Women's March brought thousands of women to the streets of cities across the globe, though tensions within the movement have created rifts.
The freshman lawmaker was among the speakers at a march in New York City.
\u201c'Oftentimes the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table.' \u2014 Watch @AOC's inspiring Women's March speech #WomensWave #WomensMarch2019\u201d— NowThis (@NowThis) 1547928777
Social media users captured images from the many affiliated marches that took place:
\u201cAmerica is for all of us. \u270a\ud83c\udfff\u270a\u270a\ud83c\udffb\u270a\ud83c\udffe\u201d— NYCLU (@NYCLU) 1547921822
\u201cWomen's rights are workers rights. \nWomen's rights are LGBTQ+ rights. \nWomen's rights are environmental rights. \nWomen's rights are disability rights. \nWomen's rights are immigrant rights.\n \nWomen's rights are human rights \u270a\ud83c\udffd\n\n#WomensMarch\u201d— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar) 1547926447
\u201cIt\u2019s lit \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25at the #WomensMarch2019. The #WomensWave is incredible\u270a\ud83c\udffe. This is truly what #Democracy looks like!!!@HipHopCaucus #WomensMarch #BreakingNews #Think1000\u201d— Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali (@Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali) 1547916470
\u201cWomen make waves by the thousands at Washington D.C.'s #WomensMarch\u201d— Truthdig (@Truthdig) 1547920719
\u201c#LosAngeles County @MomsDemand volunteers at today's @wmnsmarchla 2019. #womenswave #womensmarch2019 #WomensMarch #GunSense #KeepGoing #ExpectUs\u201d— China Kat Sunflower \ud83c\udf3b (@China Kat Sunflower \ud83c\udf3b) 1547933873
\u201cWOMEN'S MARCH: From London to Berlin to Rome, from New York to Washington, D.C., and in cities across the world, women and their allies are marching and protesting in the 3rd annual #WomensMarch\u201d— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Bloomberg Quicktake) 1547909311
\u201c"We want a #leader, not a #creepy tweeter!" #WomensMarch #Denver #Colorado #march #protest #equality #equalitydiversityandinclusion #democracy #democracynow\u201d— Jennifer L. Blanck (@Jennifer L. Blanck) 1547925174
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