A band of female celebrities gathered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, to protest President Trump
Donald John TrumpSchiff urges GOP colleagues to share private concerns about Trump publicly US-China trade talks draw criticism for lack of women in pictures Overnight Defense: Trump to leave 200 troops in Syria | Trump, Kim plan one-on-one meeting | Pentagon asks DHS to justify moving funds for border wall MORE, in what was called the "Respect Rally."
Attendees of the rally included actresses Tessa Thompson, Jane Fonda and Lena Waithe, as well as lawyer and activist Gloria Allred
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So happy to be with these beautiful people on this beautiful day #Respectrally #Sundance #WomensMarch2018 #powertothepolls pic.twitter.com/5CXAlI4AvO
— Liz Douglas (@DizzyLizDouglas) January 20, 2018
Activist and actress Jane Fonda, hip hop artist Common and women's rights attorney Gloria Allred were among the speakers at Respect Rally Park City, honoring the one-year anniversary of the Women's March in Park City, Utah pic.twitter.com/zsRLFLs097
— AFP news agency (@AFP) January 20, 2018
Tessa Thompson at Sundance #RespectRally: "Our time to stay silent is up" pic.twitter.com/I9DGmCjgnc
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 20, 2018
“Until we see legislation and policies and a president who respects our humanity, that treats us — all of us — with dignity, we must continue to gather and tell each other’s stories,” Thompson said, opening the rally.
“We’ve also come here again to say, Mr. Trump, and all those like him, your time in power might not yet be up, but our time to stay silent is,” she added.
Fonda pushed attendees to focus on goals such as wage equality and encouraged them to participate in policy discussions.
“When we are equal, we are not abused,” Fonda said. “This kind of change doesn’t just come about through protest. It comes through organizing.”
Women across the country came out on the one-year anniversary of the president's inauguration to protest Trump's rhetoric and policies toward women.
Female celebrities, including Natalie Portman and Viola Davis, helped lead the charge at the Women's March in Los Angeles, which drew a crowd of 600,000 participants.
Trump acknowledged the protests in a tweet and touted economic successes for women under his administration.
Beautiful weather all over our great country, a perfect day for all Women to March. Get out there now to celebrate the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success and wealth creation that has taken place over the last 12 months. Lowest female unemployment in 18 years!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
