An Inside Look At The Women's March On Washington
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Hundreds of thousands of people are preparing to participate in more than 250 women's marches around the world.
The solidarity movement is for women's and civil rights and one, if not the biggest showings, is expected in Washington, D.C.
The large scale solidarity movement comes less than 24-hours after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, but several march organizers insist the march is not an anti-Trump march - it is a march on rights, especially women's rights.
Organizers said the women's march is meant to show global support for women's rights, human rights and social justice.
And on Saturday morning, the people pouring into Washington D.C. to fight for those rights.
More women and men! #WomensMarch we the people pic.twitter.com/x4HTpMbWL0
— Shako Liu (@shakofilm) January 21, 2017
Holy smoke!!! There is a sea of people walking across the Capital to the #WomensMarch Awesome! pic.twitter.com/1ShSKnXcZY
— Luis V. Gutiérrez (@RepGutierrez) January 21, 2017
And here is a view of the from above...
#WomensMarch in #DC view from the roof of VOA towards #USCapitol pic.twitter.com/JBY4MAhep3
— niki (@nikipapadog) January 21, 2017
Washington Senator, Patty Murray tweeted a picture of the crowd, stating "Together we will fight, and together we will win."
Together we will fight, and together we will win. -PM #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/uBDuPV9jYt
— Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) January 21, 2017
And the crowds continued to grow throughout the morning.
At the #WomensMarchOnWashington. Exciting energy everywhere!!! #WhyIMarch
— ????Christy Hudson???????? (@dinoroc74) January 21, 2017
Equality for ALL!!! Make America Kind Again!! pic.twitter.com/1SKPirZ052
This says it all Womens March on Washington pic.twitter.com/2QPvuC2nDe
— Marlene Cintron (@marleneforthebx) January 21, 2017
And here is an aerial view of the crowd, once the march was underway Saturday afternoon.
Supporters young and old, attending the march - cheering on human rights.
Paws up girls! @womensmarch #MarchOnWashington #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/pZh5H8KMc6
— C.B. Fletcher (@CBFCreates) January 21, 2017
Dissent is patriotic. #ACLU #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/EOtatilpsT
— ACLU of WV (@ACLU_WV) January 21, 2017
#WomensMarch So proud. Let the rights of the WOMEN be CRYSTAL CLEAR- felt, heard, and understood. What do you all think about this? pic.twitter.com/6yif6JRwbu
— Cody (@codysaintgnue) January 21, 2017
Thank you to all of the young people. Especially our youth ambassadors! #WMWYouth #WomensMarch ????: @ktparkerphoto pic.twitter.com/2Ca3JSW6uf
— Women's March (@womensmarch) January 21, 2017
Nasty (old) women are out here today #womensmarchonwashington pic.twitter.com/PrO5rTNVDc
— Alanna Vagianos (@AlannaVagianos) January 21, 2017
Hundreds carried signs throughout the march reading...
We demand ethical leadership,
Keep your rosaries, off my ovaries,
Keep your laws off my body,
Don't normalize, don't rationalize, don't close your eyes - Stand Up! Stay Strong! Resist!
The rights should never stop coming!
Men of quality do not fear equality!
The march on Washington was said to have a crowd of 600,000.
Happening now in D.C.! We just heard 600,000!! #WomensMarch #HeretoStay pic.twitter.com/MVZ9gxMVMK
— United We Dream (@UNITEDWEDREAM) January 21, 2017
It's OFFICIAL #WomensMarchOnWashington is biggest inaugural protest in HISTORY. Sorry Mr. Trump, THIS is what a populist movement looks like pic.twitter.com/mREzlQnUAy
— ????????Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) January 21, 2017
Women fill the steps of the National Gallery of Art
Women fill the steps of the National Gallery of Art #WomensMarchonWashington pic.twitter.com/kcBy55kwH3
— Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) January 21, 2017
View of The Mall as each section fills up one by one.
View of The Mall as each section fills up one by one. #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/XYuapPFtOG
— James West (@jameswest2010) January 21, 2017
She believed she could. So she did. #WomensMarch #WashingtonDC pic.twitter.com/ZqBLWvTNuo
— Isabella Steele ???? (@MsBellaSteele) January 21, 2017
Shortly before 1 p.m., officials said people were standing along the entire march route.
The crowd is still expected to march toward the Ellipse, an area of the National Mall in front of the White House, though no formal march will be led.
We are marching! We are marching straight ahead toward the Washington monument to the ellipse! #WomensMarch
— Women's March (@womensmarch) January 21, 2017
For a live look at the Women's March on Washington, check out their video.
— Women's March (@womensmarch) January 21, 2017