Three years after Donald Trump took office and millions of people swarmed to the Women's March in Washington and companion marches across the U.S., today's anti-Trump protests appear to have shrunk. Activists say the numbers should not be mistaken for a lack of energy.
Last Updated Saturday, January 18, 2020 11:37AM ESTCHICAGO -- Days after U.S. President Donald Trump killed an Iranian general and said he was sending more soldiers to the Middle East, about 100 protesters stood on a pedestrian bridge over Chicago's Lake Shore Drive with an illuminated sign that read "No War in Iran."
The anti-Trump movement of 2020, they say, is more organized and more focused on action. Many people have moved from protesting to knocking on doors for candidates, mailing postcards to voters, advocating for specific causes or running for office. Instead of a single big event, there were various actions this past week that focused on climate change, immigration and reproductive rights. Those issues appeared most important to Saturday's protesters in the nation's capital.
Alexander noted that the Iran protest is just one of many issues MoveOn members have organized in response to in the past few years. Atef Said, a sociology professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said all social movements evolve over time. He noted the Trump resistance movement is global and will continue regardless of whether Trump is reelected.Andy Koch, a 30-year-old nurse who lives in Chicago, has seen that ebb and flow firsthand. Koch has been active in protesting Trump's policies even before he took office.
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