Nicole Barnes (center) chants with other protesters as she carries a candle during the Women’s March in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2017. “We are not invisible, and nobody is going to speak for us,” Barnes says. “We have a voice. We’ve had it the whole time.” (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)
More than 100,000 demonstrators around the Bay Area and Sacramento joined over 1 million people in Women's Marches and protests across the United States on Saturday, rallying against President Donald J. Trump, particularly on issues of women's rights.
Bay Area protests began Friday morning following Trump's inauguration and lasted well into the evening. Take a look at some photos from protests in San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento, just a few of many regional protests.
San Francisco
Tens of thousands gathered Saturday at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco during the afternoon and then marched into the night through downtown in the wind and rain. On Friday morning after Trump's inauguration, thousands of protesters, many wearing purple rain slickers and pink pussyhats, formed a human chain across the Golden Gate Bridge in solidarity against the new administration.
Thousands of protesters join together to participate in the Women’s March in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 2017. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)Protesters wearing rain jackets and ponchos brave the rain as they march through San Francisco streets during the Women’s March on Jan. 21, 2017. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)Isabel Martinez, a ninth-grader at Gateway High School in San Francisco, watches the parade from the sidewalk. After talking about social movements in school, Martinez chose to come out to the march and participate. “I don’t think Donald Trump has a lot of respect for women. Coming out here gives me a chance to share what I have to say,” Martinez said. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)People danced to MicahTron even as the rain began to pour at the San Francisco Women's March at Civic Center Plaza on Jan 21, 2017. (Lisa Pickoff-White/KQED)San Francisco City Hall on Jan. 21, 2017, after tens of thousands of people joined the Women's March a day after Donald Trump was inaugurated. (Alex Emslie/KQED)Protesters gathered across the Golden Gate Bridge about 10 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2017. The participants linked hands while cheering and wearing purple. Their demonstration acted as a message against President Donald Trump on the day of his inauguration. (Erasmo Martinez/KQED)A demonstrator wearing a Human Rights Campaign cap flashes the peace sign on the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. Protestors gathered across the bridge about 10 a.m., linking hands and cheering. Their demonstration acted as a message against President Donald Trump on the day of his inauguration. (Erasmo Martinez/KQED)Participants in the "Bridge Together Golden Gate" protest. They met on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump. (Erasmo Martinez/KQED)
Oakland
In Oakland, thousands gathered at Madison Park in the morning on Saturday for a march to City Hall. City officials said Frank Ogawa Plaza was at near capacity at 1:30 p.m. with approximately 60,000 demonstrators. The Oakland Police Department reported no arrests during the demonstration.
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Approximately 300 marched through downtown Oakland Friday night, followed by a heavy police presence. One protester was arrested.
Thousands of people crowded Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland during the Women’s March rally on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)Elizabeth Herman of Oakland carried a sign reading "The Future is Female" during the Women’s March in Oakland on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)Protest signs left behind at 19th Street BART Station following the Oakland Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017. (Alex Helmick/KQED)A pink pussyhat sits on a bust of Frank Ogawa at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Jan. 21, 2017, in Oakland. (Adam Grossberg/KQED)
Sacramento
More than 20,000 turned out for the Sacramento Women's March on Saturday, starting off at Southside Park and ending up at the state Capitol, followed by a rally and speeches.
Linda Hsu of Sacramento attended the Women's March to the State Capitol Building on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, with fellow members of the Active Sacramento Lesbians. "Lesbians are the best feminists," she said, and shouted, "We love you all!" to other marchers. (Bert Johnson/KQED)An estimated 20,000 demonstrators marched down the Capitol Mall during the Sacramento Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The march culminated with a rally on the steps of the Capitol Building, with speakers, musicians and poetry performances. (Bert Johnson/KQED)Roshumba Clarke, 56, of Elk Grove gave a poetry reading during the Sacramento Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. "I'm concerned about what's going to happen to the next generation," she said after her performance. (Bert Johnson/KQED)Barbara Wortham of Davis marched down the Capitol Mall during the Sacramento Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. She painted her face with the logo for Planned Parenthood and the hashtags #blacklivesmatter and #nastywomen. (Bert Johnson/KQED)
