![]() “When you take away those rights democracy goes out the window. “It’s important for anyone and everyone to get together and make a statement and let people know protesting is still a right,” Taub said. She said protesting goes hand in hand with democracy. Taub said she had marched in D.C for women’s reproductive rights in the 1990s with her then 7-year-old daughter, who was now marching in Toronto with her husband. The tone and tenor of our government is so divisive and mean-spirited that I think it’s important to rally around and be together and say we won’t stand for this.” Jersey City resident Harriet Taub, 63, said, “There was never a moment from the time I heard about the march that I didn’t want to be a part of it. ![]() All people did was part and begin chanting, ‘Love trumps hate’.” “Everyone was kind when those men with the Jesus signs came through. ![]() Those people carried signs against abortion and homosexual rights. Vanderhaden said she was overwhelmed by the love and support of the protestors, even when people who were against the march made their way through the crowd. They belong home with their children.’ I was more than happy to testify against him a few years later when he was being sued by a former Hispanic employee.” “ ‘All they really want is enough money to buy a good pretty pocketbook. “I remember at one point my boss called me in and said, ‘I don’t know why they allow women to be put into important roles,’ ” she said. Vanderhaden said she has experienced workplace discrimination in the past because of her gender, when she worked in data security. “I remember at one point my boss called me in and said, ‘I don’t know why they allow women to be put into important roles.’ ” – Eileen Vanderhaden, 74 But this march for some reason, seeing all those women and men with a singular purpose, was so thrilling for me I had a lump in my throat the whole day.” “I marched for women’s rights in the ’90s and against the Vietnam and Iraq wars. the day of the inauguration, which is understandable,” said Cohen.Įileen Vanderhaden, 74, who has lived in Hoboken for 24 years, was one of the marchers. ![]() “Some people were ill, others decided to attend the march in New York City instead, and we had one family who decided not to go because of the violence in D.C. Participants had to be at the buses by 4:30 a.m.Ĭohen, one of the trip’s organizers, said 206 local people made the trip to D.C. “I hope today is the beginning of a movement to keep the next four years moving forward and not allow this administration to pull us back,” said Hoboken resident Liz Cohen on one of the buses, as the group rolled down to D.C. The protest was said to be the largest in U.S. Hoisting signs such as “Nasty woman in training,” “These boobs were made for marching,” “My body my choice,” “Women’s rights are human rights,” “Dump Trump,” “Don’t tread on me,” “Men of quality do not fear equality,” and “Keep your tiny hands off my rights,” the women and men spent six hours in the nation’s capital before heading home. Similar protests were held in New York, Toronto, and London. 21 to march for women’s rights and for civil rights for disadvantaged groups. Also during his first week, he has said he’d investigate what he believes to be up to 5 million illegal votes in his election and has said he’ll build a wall on the border with Mexico.ĭozens of women and a handful of men from Hoboken, Jersey City, and other local towns took 14 buses from Hudson County to Washington, D.C. 20, Donald Trump has signed 12 executive orders, including one that weakens the reach of the Affordable Care Act and one that says federal dollars may not go to organizations that provide abortion services (including some that provide contraception and counseling). Since taking the office of president on Friday, Jan.
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