Resistance in Washington, D.C.: ‘We Won’t Go Back’

Lauryn Gutierrez
Protesters express concern about President Trump's racist and xenophobic proposed policies, including building a wall on the United States' southern border. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
"White Silence Is Betrayal," reads one group's banner. The majority of white men and white women voted for Trump. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
“Yo también soy América": "I, too, am America” Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
"We all have a story. When Black lives matter, everyone else's lives will matter. I don't ever want to hear 'all lives matter,'" one protester tells the cheering crowd. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
Everywhere across the lawn, protesters link arms with the goal of peacefully disrupting access to the inauguration ceremony check-in points. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
A transgender protester stands arm-in-arm with allies. Within Donald Trump’s first minute of presidency, the LGBT(Q) section had been removed from the White House website. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
Protesters link themselves to metal barriers outside a designated checkpoint for the inauguration entrance. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
Matt, from Springfield, Virginia, supported Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the primaries and Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. “I couldn’t not come. I’ve never carried a sign in my life," he said. “I’m not a joiner, but I’ll be here tomorrow with my daughter at the Women’s March.” Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
"We the people will not be silenced," reads one protester's sign, which also lists many groups of people who may be adversely affected by Trump's presidency. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
When a Trump supporter with a cowboy hat made of beer cartons starts to heckle protesters, they answer back, "Love trumps hate." Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
#SikhCaptainAmerica, aka Vishavjit Singh, was greeting passersby outside the Capitol. Most of the people streaming past were Trump supporters headed to the inauguration. "My main message is we need to find ways to move past the snap judgments and stereotypes," Singh said. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire
On the anniversary weekend of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court case that secured abortion rights, many reproductive rights advocates fear the new Trump administration will push forth anti-choice policies. Lauryn Gutierrez / Rewire

Activists take to the streets of the nation’s capital to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017.