A Women’s March in the United States at the beginning of Donald Trump’s first presidency (Picture: Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Women are planning to march in towns and cities across Britain ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration as United States president.
UK Women’s March 2025 has organised protests on Saturday 18 January, two days before the convicted sexist abuser steps back into the White House.
The grassroots group was launched 13 November 2024, but it’s gaining momentum. It’s social media platforms are buzzing with women making plans to join the marches with their friends, their banners and their voices raised in defence of women’s rights.
Jade is helping to organise the march in Sheffield. “We are all getting super excited for the march,” she told Socialist Worker. “Morale is high and we have lots of organisations volunteering time and equipment to help each other out.
“Lots of different women with different experiences of oppression are joining us too. We hope to have a woman from Palestine joining us for a speech, as well as a trans person speaking about their experience.
“There’s such a huge range of people that all want to speak about their experiences. We are running out of space to fit everyone in to speak on the day.
“It’s all coming together, people are making banners and signs, supporting one another to be as accessible as possible for everyone to be able to attend.
“We are organising a live stream for people not able to attend—we are so excited to have a passionate, emotive and powerful day planned. We really want to encourage as many women and allies to be standing with us.”
UK Women’s March 2025 is protesting against attacks on abortion rights in the US and in Britain and demanding safe, legal abortions.
The group’s statement highlights violence against women and girls and transphobia. It states, “Inclusivity is at the core of the UK Women’s March. We acknowledge how race, gender, class, sexuality, and disability intersect.
“Women are exposed to racism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia, not just sexism and misogyny. This means we must acknowledge how these differences interlock for feminism to work.”
Elisa, one of the organisers of the London march, told Socialist Worker, “Lots of people are coming on their first march. It is wonderful to see people gaining the confidence to come out onto the streets and fight for something they care about.
“We need as many people as possible to share the march on social media to get the word out.”
She added, “I am proud of our statement that trans people should be included in this march and the fight for women’s rights more broadly.”
“We also really want trade unions to march with us. Union have played a critical role in campaigning against sexism, such as fighting for abortion rights in the 1970s.”
UK Women’s March 2025 is planning marches in London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Canterbury, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesborough, Newcastle, Northampton, Nottingham, Sheffield and elsewhere.
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