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Freezing Weather Didn't Chill Support For Asheville Women's March

BPR News | By Lilly Knoepp

Published January 20, 2019 at 9:13 PM EST

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Trans and LGBTQ Rights flags were help up alongside a Women's March flag at Packs Square Park in downtown Asheville.

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Marchers headed down College Street to MLK Park for more speeches and music.

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This Drake meme explains how this young woman feels about the border wall.

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Faces and outfits were bright despite the freezing temperatures.

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Dogs joined in at the march with signs of their own.

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Men also showed their support for women's equality at the march.

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Indivisible Asheville steering committee and members gathered to support the Women's March.

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The Radical Women's March took place at 10am at Pritchard Park. The group then marched to join to the others at Pack Square.

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Almost 30 people gathered together to express their point of view on the need for the Radical Women's March.

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Two members of the International Socialist Organization and the WNC Green Party hold signs at the Radical Women's March.

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Travis Gresham drove here from Waynesville in her homemade 'Handmaid's Tale' costume to take part in the Radical Women's March.

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Courtney from The Party for Socialism and Liberation shared her struggles as a transgender woman working to unionize her coworkers.

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Supporters of the Radical Women's March and the Women's March all carried colorful signs with politcal quips.

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The Women's March ended at the baseball field at MLK Park.

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Below freezing temperature didn't stop supporters of the Women's March from coming out on Sunday in Asheville. Reports of anti-Semitism and racism caused schisms and cancellations at marches around the country on Saturday. However, marchers in Asheville say that they feel like the current women's movement is still moving the country forward. There were thousands of men, women, children - and dogs - in attendence at the march. A small group also came out for the Radical Women's March at Pritchard Park to show their support for marginalized people who say they feel left out of the main march.