Trump’s re-election sparks another women’s march — but it’s not about women

“These are different times” — Carolyn Egan, International Women’s Day Toronto.

In January 2017, protesters (60 000+) gathered in Nathan Phillips Square, in support of the Women’s March in Washington. Approximately 30 mirror events were organized across Canada, including Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Credit: pk mutch

It’s 2025. Donald Trump is the U.S. President — again. In response, another women’s march initiated by The Women’s March consortia in the U.S. is planned for Saturday, January 18, 2025.

Except this time, it’s not called the Women’s March. It’s been re-branded as the “People’s March”.

Same reason for marching (Trump’s election). New name. New Approach. New Message.

Why the change? Are feminists submitting? Let’s take a walk backwards.

The historic 2017 Women’s March was started by just one person on November 9, 2016, just after Trump was elected the first time, without the popular vote, over a woman candidate. Teresa Shook, a retired white woman, lawyer, feminist, and grandmother concerned about Trump’s election, posted a call to march on a pro-Hillary Clinton Facebook page called “Pantsuit Nation” (2.9 million subscribers at the height of Clinton’s election campaign). Reports say that within 24 hours, hundreds of thousands said yes to marching. The idea essentially went viral.

Sensing the rage and energy, a coalition between four core incorporated feminist nonprofits including the Women’s March Network (project…