About 60,000 people rallied at Queen's Park in Toronto, Ont. today to march in one of the many demonstrations held around the world in a forceful show of solidarity for women's rights against U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Here is the slide show of what some of the people at the Toronto march had to say to Skedline photojournalist Fallon Hewitt.
Nicki, Melanie, Jen and Shannon, who didn't wish to give their last names walked in the march to stand in solidarity.
Melanie: "We have to stand in solidarity and fight for equality for women, women of colour and women of LGBTQ and I think it's important to stand up when you think things are not right."
Julie Smith, Khloe Potts and Hayley Potts all marched for their own reasons, but wanted to make sure voices were heard.
Julie: "I’m a teacher at Peel District School board and so I’m marching today so my students will hopefully not have to march for this in five, ten, fifteen years as well. And just to make sure all the voices of the students are being heard as well."
Khloe: "I think the recent events in America have brought these issues more to the forefront than ever before. It’s super important to have these discussions and be as loud as possible so people make change."
When asked why they think it’s important that Toronto participate, their answer was simple:
“There's power in numbers.”
Karen Bourne marched for women's rights and her personal beliefs about Trump's election.
"I’m marching because women's rights are human rights. I’m marching because a tainted election in the United States elected someone who going to waive basic human rights for all Americans which is access to health care. He’s a very dangerous person, and I’m marching to show that Canadians,like people all around the world, disapprove of everything that he stands for."
Luna, who did not wish to give her last name, pointed at her sign.
"I'm marching for police accountability, reproductive rights, LGBTQIA rights, Indigenous and immigrant rights, civil rights, workers' rights, disability rights, and environmental justice."
Gordon Hicks and Monica Tap answered separately.
Gordon: "I want to change the channel, change the tone. Everybody is so afraid and I don’t think they need to be."
Monica: "I just got back from New York yesterday and the feeling in art community was palpable fear. I wanted to be here with family and friends to march in support of things that I think are really important. Marching for more than against us. I think the world needs more Canada and I think we have to work hard to keep what we have here and to support that."
Claire Hitchens marched for family and the women who marched in history.
"I’m marching today because of all the women who marched in the years before us and the women that fought for our right to vote, women that fought for the civil rights movement. Women like my mother who protested economic injustices in their day."
"Also, I have two daughters, and a son with a disability. I just felt like instead of making progress recently, we’ve started sliding backwards, and it's time to make our voices loud again."
Farrah Khan, an activist who spoke at the demonstration, marched for her belief that a future is possible.
"I want to believe another future is possible. That we cannot continue to live in a world that silences, that shuts down, that shames and blames people when they ask for justice. And be yet sexual assault survivors, be yet black folks that are saying they are not safe, indigenous women who are naming not only the violence that happens to their bodies but also against the land. Trans women who don’t feel safe walking down the street. I think we march for so many things."
© 2026 Fallon Hewitt
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