By Lin Taylor
LONDON, July 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With colourful banners, loud chants and pots and pans banging, tens of thousands of people marched through central London to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s stance on climate change, refugee policies, and treatment of women.
Organisers estimated more than 80,000 people demonstrated in London against Trump’s first official visit to Britain as president, and other protests were expected in major cities around the country.
“Trump represents everything I hate: racism, bigot, misogynist, xenophobe. As a mother of daughters I want to show that he can’t treat women like he does,” said Diana Yates, 67, as demonstrators cheered and drivers honked horns in support.
“It’s not just that he made comments about women, his policies have been so divisive. We want to make a stand but also unite as many people as we can,” Aisha Ali-Khan, an organiser of Women’s March London, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Supporters carried placards saying “Dump Trump” and “Our rights are not up for grabs and neither are we”, while others sang “Trump’s going home, Trump’s going home, he’s going!” in reference to a popular English football song.
