Thousands of New Mexicans took part in the Women’s March this Saturday. Some traveled to the massive march Washington D.C., while others stayed closer to home and participated in marches and rallies in cities throughout the state.
According to Vox, the rallies may have added up to be the largest demonstration in U.S. history.
Democratic members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation marched in Washington D.C., the day after they each attended the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.
Standing with @tomudall and his wife Jill Cooper Udall and @peopleforben #WomensMarch pic.twitter.com/exNus1rbFH
— MichelleLujanGrisham (@Michelle4NM) January 21, 2017
#Teachers #makeithappen. I was happy to run into the Albuquerque Teachers Federation and all my other union brothers/sisters. @atfunion pic.twitter.com/6MU1Zz1dwZ
— Ben Ray Lujan (@peopleforben) January 21, 2017
Glad to join New Mexicans in Washington DC this AM for the @WomensMarch. We’re ready to make our voices heard for justice and equality.
— Tom Udall (@SenatorTomUdall) January 21, 2017
Proud to stand with women from NM and across the globe at the #WomensMarch. I'm steadfastly committed to continuing the march for equality. pic.twitter.com/uXmK2VbSsX
— Martin Heinrich (@MartinHeinrich) January 22, 2017
According to one calculation, New Mexico had the 10th-most people per 1,000 residents attend the rallies.
Saturday, we posted photos from the Albuquerque rally where thousands, many with pink hats, filled Civic Plaza.
At the same time, thousands gathered in Santa Fe on a cold day. The New Mexican estimated anywhere between 10,000 and 15,000 marched “from the Bataan Memorial Building on Galisteo Street toward the Plaza and then to the state Capitol.”
Included were Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales and state Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe.
With @javiermgonzales feeling the power of the people in Santa Fe. #WomensMarch #nmleg pic.twitter.com/4IPQrUbYFE
— Peter Wirth (@senatorwirth) January 21, 2017
The Santa Fe Reporter got a crowd shot from above.
It was also cold in Las Cruces, where the Las Cruces Sun-News estimated more than 1,500 “braved Saturday’s cold gusty winds” to take part.
The marchers included mostly Las Crucens, but there were participants from Alamogordo, Cloudcroft and Ruidoso who came to be a part of Unified Community Action, a march in conjunction with the Women’s March on Washington. The Las Cruces event, and other like it across the U.S., were political rallies to promote women’s rights, immigration reform and gay rights, and to address racial inequities, worker’s issues, and environmental issues.
Other, much smaller, marches took place throughout the state.
For example, in Taos:
And in Portales:
And in Truth or Consequences:
The smallest, according to a crowd-sourced count, was Gila, NM with a one-person protest.
