Sister Event: Shelburne March

sister event: Sister marches like the one in Shelburne aimed to show solidarity with the marchers in Washington and support a range of issues the marchers were protesting, according to The Chronicle Herald. Organizers Lauren Race and Sue Renaud were pleased that over 50 people mostly women, but some men, as well showed up at the Shelburne march, especially since it was an impromptu event organized only 48 hours before the march began. The Shelburne march was a sister event one of many throughout the U.S., Canada and the world to the main march held in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the Washington march was to protest newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump, over fears that his administration will roll back the clock on women's rights, as well as gains made by other minority groups. Some participants drove more than 100 kilometres to join in the Shelburne march. One of the reasons I wanted to do something was because I want women in the States to know that they're not alone, Race added. Renaud said it was important to her to hold this protest because I knew when Trump when elected back in November that women's rights were basically going to go downhill with him as president. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.