1/19/17 : TRUMP INAUGURATION PROTEST RALLY
In the immediate lead-up to January’s presidential inauguration on November 20th, I travel once again to Columbus Circle, where a crowd noticeably larger in size and fervent in spirit has assembled to protest the now-imminent dangers a Trump administration would pose to marginalized groups,
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as well as the American populace and citizens of countries around the world who might find their daily lives affected by a foreign leader. “I think everybody’s still somewhat appalled with the results,” says Jahaira, a young woman who considers protesting Trump something of a no-brainer. “I’ve been [protesting] today, tomorrow, and the day after.” Many of Jahaira’s fellow protestors have similarly persistent mindsets, digging into the sidewalks outside Trump strongholds such as the tower in Columbus Circle for what is beginning to feel like something approaching the long run. For these citizens, vocal dissent is the best weapon against the potentially overwhelming notion of a near-half decade spent in a Trump-led country.
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