An estimated 175,000 people crowded Boston Common to protest the Trump presidency on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, just as it has begun, and Arlingtonians were among them.
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From Jan. 21, 2017: Many jammed into T cars at Alewife, including a group of town Democrats who met for coffee in East Arlington before walking to the station. As they strolled at a clip, the group, some wearing pussy hats, drew blasts from car horns and smiles from passersby.
They included, from left in photo, Cam Sacarny, BethAnn Friedman, Anita Pliner and Sue Doctrow, with Tony Vogel, in foreground.
For many, the worst part of the day was the subway sardine crush. Cars were full at Alewife, and yet those on the platforms, from Davis to Kendall, still tried to push on.
Some got off at Charles and walked.
Set free at Park, they emerged to a day ablaze with protesters carrying a variety of signs in the shadow of the State House.
The stream of people — part of 600 protests worldwide, with supporters numbering possibly 3 million — moved with purpose toward a stage on the Common, where speakers held forth. Read what The Globe’s Shirley Leung says were five memorable moments.
Many of the signs that those gathered carried, some by children, expressed an outrage at sexism and racism as well as a positive view of feminism.
The uncommonly warm January day reflected hope in a a kind of power that differed from the “America-first” attitude expressed in Trump’s inaugural address, as one Globe columnist, Yvonne Abraham, explained.
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This viewpoint was published Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017.
