About 20 people showed up in front of City Hall Saturday, on the anniversary of USA President Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration.

The Women鈥檚 March on Washington was held worldwide, but 91大黄鸭鈥檚 participants this year were in far fewer numbers than last, which reached 500 people in Kerry Park.

Online, only two postings about times and places of the march were found, each with conflicting information.

鈥淚 think human rights are important. I think it鈥檚 important for women to get involved in politics, to make changes, we have so much poverty, we have so many men in power, we need to have a few more women in power,鈥� said participant Wynn Hartfelder. 鈥淲omen should be united in our issues.鈥�

鈥淭he sadness of #MeToo all relates to women not having a voice, it鈥檚 been going on forever and when it happens when that goes on forever (you鈥檙e) expected to just be quiet,鈥� said Repole.

Participants said they coordinated with each other through email on the march, but that there was no organizer this year.

鈥淵ou need to be organized in this stuff though, this today is very sad, with 4 or 500 people last year,鈥� said Repole.

No official organizer attended the march and mild weather did not affect the march鈥檚 turnout.

Vancouver鈥檚 march had 15,000 attendees last year with 2,000 in 2018. Salmon Arm鈥檚 was well attended with about 80 participants.

At least 38 communities across Canada took part in the march Jan. 20.

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