Hartford Sister Rally Mirrors National Women's March on Washington

As hundreds of thousands of women descend on Washington, D.C. for the National Women’s March on Washington, Connecticut residents held a sister rally of their own in Hartford.

Connecticut residents gathered at the State Capitol Building’s north lawn to stand in solidarity with women across the nation. Organizers expected about 5,000 people to attend but police estimate the crowd was double that - around 10,000 people attended.

Planned for the day after President Donald Trump took office, the march stands for the idea that women’s rights are human rights, no matter what race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, sexual identity, economic status, age or disability.

Participants wanted to represent a wide range of concepts including ending violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQIA rights, workers' rights, civil rights, disability rights, immigrant rights and environmental justice.

“I think it’s very important for us to come out and represent a lot of concerns that are not being addressed by the new administration,” said New Britain resident Victoria Harris Cloud.

Gov. Dannel Malloy threw his support behind the march and what it stands for, declaring Saturday “Women’s March on Washington Day” in the state of Connecticut.

“This day is more than an expression of disappointment as some people will try to say it is. It is an expression of outrage at the direction some people would lead us in,” Malloy said at the Hartford rally.

The governor went on to say that the peopel have an obligation to protect each other's rights. Another speaker asked the crowd to join together peacefully in the face of opposition.

Connecticut was also represented by an estimated 20,000 people who traveled down to Washington, D.C. for the national march.

Events were hosted all across the nation and in places as far as Australia and Antarctica. In Connecticut, there were also events in Stamford and East Haddam.

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