Politics

Thousands of Massachusetts residents pledge to join women’s march in D.C.

The contentious election of Donald Trump has inspired a record number of groups, from bikers to minority-rights activists, to make plans to arrive in Washington around the time of his inauguration on Jan. 20, either to target his administration or voice support for it. Stephen Crowley / The New York Times

By The Boston Globe

December 28, 2016

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In November, days after the election of Donald Trump, Tami Gouveia started a Facebook group promoting the Women’s March on Washington. Within 24 hours, more than 1,000 people from Massachusetts had committed to attend.

Now, that list has blossomed to more than 8,000, with at least 60 buses prepared to ferry the marchers to the nation’s capital.

New York is the only state with a larger contingent so far.

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