'You can change the world.' Thousands join women's march in uptown Charlotte.
"It's been 40 years for some of us, and I'm still having to march, because there are still inequalities in the system," the 55-year-old high school guidance counselor from
"And as long as everyone doesn't have the same rights, then nobody has the same rights," she said.
"At least several thousand" people joined the march that started and ended at
The turnout was considerably larger than last year's, she said, and with more youth than ever bringing a renewed energy. "They even stayed and danced," Meier said with a smile about the crowd, as a band played on stage.
The event was an offspring of the worldwide women's march that emerged the day after President
'We've got to advocate for women'
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"It's important to continue to march because women make up more than half of this country, and we're not represented in that respect," Meier said. "We need more women elected to office, more female representation. We've got to advocate for women."
"I think every year, there's just such a feeling of strength and empowerment to having all of these people who have this similar mindset in one place," said Moore, a 27-year-old high school theater teacher from Statesville.
"A lot of times, depending on where you are, who you're with, you feel very alone in your thoughts or ideas," Moore said. "So it's nice to come and see people of like mind.."
"Equal rights for everyone," Moore said of one of her major issues. "Across the board."
Many at the park held signs with such sayings as, "Men of Quality do not fear Equality;" "You can change the World, Girl"; "Strength in Numbers"; and "Together We Fight For All."
When an anti-abortion protester showed up with a placard and began shouting, about a dozen women encircled him and drowned him out, chanting for him to go home. A Mecklenburg County park ranger escorted the man from the crowd.
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Also at the park before the march,
As they marched on
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"It is very important to support them in any way," he said of women still fighting for equality. "I want to see a woman president, for example ... I want to see women equally paid ... Our responsibility is to help them to change the world."
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