Fourth annual Women’s March San Diego in photos
San Diego joined the national Women’s March
The pink crafted hat is representative of the Women’s March. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle.
January 21, 2020
For the fourth year in a row, San Diego joined diverse cities across the country in the annual Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Waterfront Park.
The first Women’s March took place in January 2017, as a response to President Donald Trump’s election. Every year since, women across the nation had gathered to march.
The program included performances from different local musicians, followed by a Kumeyaay Blessing. This year, the event hosted speeches of civil, disability, immigrant, LGBTQ+, reproductive and women’s rights, as well as environmental justice and ending violence.
“When we first march it was most definitely in reaction to the presidential election of 2016, but it’s important for us to keep marching because the conditions that existed before 2016 that led to Trump’s election are not gonna go away when Trump is no longer in office,” said Poppy Fitch, the march’s director, who also works in the San Diego Community College District disAbility Support Programs and Services (DSPS) office.
Take a look at the march.
Women’s March is meant to be inclusive to all of the minorities, this year it included speeches from the LGBTQ+ community. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
“Si se puede, si se puede, (We can do it, we can do it),” chanted immigrant rights activist Rosa Lopez alongside the crowd. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
One important subject of the march is to end violence and rape culture. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
Women’s March took place at Waterfront Park, Jan 18. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
Women’s March started as a reaction to President’s Trump 2016 election and his comments about women. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
Some signs feature references to pop culture. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
“The fault was not mine nor where I was, nor what I was wearing” a popular lyric in Latin America that sings against violence towards women. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
This is the fourth Women’s March. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
People of all ages participate in the march. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
This year the march was delayed to make space for all of the participants to finish their speeches. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
After the speeches, people marched at Harbor Drive. Photo by Melisa Cabello-Cuahutle
