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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jan 22, 2017, 06:23 AM Jan 2017

Women's rally fills Falls Park in Greenville amid worldwide protests

A sea of umbrellas and protest signs filled Falls Park in the cold rain as Greenville joined hundreds of thousands across the world Saturday who organized under the banner of women's rights, one day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

The event — a sister rally to the main Women's March on Washington that sparked thousands more marching on major cities in Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia and North and South America — was billed as a non-partisan gathering.

But the messages that echoed throughout the presidential campaign opposite Trump's statements and policies were made clear in Greenville's signature venue, both in words from speakers and in protest signs.

"Keep your tiny hands off my healthcare." "Mind your own uterus." "Girls just want to have FUNdamental rights."

Read more: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2017/01/21/womens-rally-fills-falls-park-amid-worldwide-protests/96889616/

Crowd estimates: 2,000 at Falls Park and 500 at Clemson.

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Women's rally fills Falls Park in Greenville amid worldwide protests (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP
Greenville, not Greensboro unc70 Jan 2017 #1
Oops, I'll bet that corrected. TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #2
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