Half a million people flocked to Washington on Jan. 21. Here's a snapshot of why they came, what they felt and how they're moving forward.

Message from the March: 'We have to get involved — and we have to stay involved'

Women's March on Washington

News

I had lost faith in protest as an effective political tool — until I saw half a million people united.

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Living

Politics

While Donald Trump was taking the oath of office, I wandered about the city talking to people and witnessing acts of resistance, big and small.

Protest city: A diary of inauguration day in Washington

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Female politicians are speaking up about the harassment they experience, but the issue won’t improve until men stop staking their masculinity on power.

Canadian politics are sexist. What are men going to do about it?

Female politicians are speaking up about the harassment they experience on the regular, but the issue won’t improve until men stop staking their masculinity on power.

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Kellie Leitch’s extreme policy positions transformed my political apathy into panic.

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Politics

'We have to get involved — and we have to stay involved'

9 ways the Women’s March transformed my view of protests

Protest city: A diary of inauguration day in Washington

Canadian politics are sexist. What are men going to do about it?

I’m a liberal joining the Conservative party. Here’s why