We’ve come a long way since the start of our nation, but women’s rights still remain an issue. The Women’s March, a movement that’s mission is to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change”, has been considered the largest single-day protest since the Vietnam War protests in the 1960’s.

The first Women’s March was held on Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington D.C and in many other cities around the nation. The protests were sparked after the inauguration of President Donald Trump as a response to many remarks he made against women. This protest calls not just women, but men as well, to stand up for women’s rights, reproductive rights, and also for healthcare reform and immigration reform.

Here we are one year later coming together yet again to stand up for ourselves and others for fundamental human rights. EMPOWER club took a stand along with about half a million women and men who attended the march this past Saturday on Jan. 20, along with other York students who were passionate about the cause.

“I came to the march to be apart of the beautiful community that is women and their allies,” sophomore Angelica Debenedictis said. “Though we have come a long way, we still have further to go. Socially, politically, economically, and more, we still have so many issues that women of all kinds are facing.”

Here are a few of the faces that make up the men and women who stood up for women’s rights this past weekend.