Hundreds of people marched from Portland’s Monument Square to City Hall, calling for equal rights Saturday as a part of the People’s March, just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Formerly the Women’s March, People’s Marches took place all over the U.S. on Saturday, including a rally in Washington, D.C.
People’s March organizer Dania Bowie, development and communications coordinator at the Maine Women’s Lobby, said the goal of the event was to demonstrate that “community connection is anti-fascist.”
“It is in collective action that we make bigger differences in our own backyards,” Bowie said in an interview.
The Ideal Maine Social Aid and Sanctuary Band played as protesters gathered in Monument Square with homemade signs and pink hats.
Marchers Melissa Grabler, of South Portland, and her friend Brooke Gordon, of Westbrook, said they wanted to support the Portland march since they couldn’t make it down to the demonstration …