Why Londoners are standing in solidarity with the U.S. at the Women's March

LONDON — This Saturday tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in Women's Marches around the world to protest Donald Trump's first day in office. 

People in 160 cities —including Washington D.C. and London — from 60 countries are expected to take part. 

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The organisers of London's march say that hosting a sister march was "instinctive" because the city has long been a "bastion of liberal values and championing those values across the world".

"I think we are at a particular point in history when it is becoming increasingly important for people to step up and get out of their comfort zones and confront prejudice in all its forms," explains Kerry Haggerty, one of the women behind the London march.  Read more...

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