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When 58-year-old Melbourne academic, designer, entrepreneur and mother Janine Hendry decided to stage a protest against sexism, misogyny and alleged sexual misconduct in Australia’s parliament, she thought it would be just her and a few friends waving placards outside Parliament House. But in two weeks, her March4Justice movement has 27,000 followers on Facebook and 8,000 on Twitter.
Dressed head-to-toe in black, women are gathering at 36 protests across Australia.
Melbourne’s March4Justice has been approved to involve 5000 people under COVID-19 rules, with a sit-in at Treasury Gardens previously having a permit for 1000 people. An extension to the numbers was granted on on Monday morning.
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Sydney, Australia, Mar 15 (efe-epa).- Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Monday to protest against gender inequality and criticize the government for its handling of several allegations of sexual abuse in the country’s parliament.
Protest rallies, known as the “March 4 Justice,” were held in various Australian cities, including Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart, with protesters holding banners calling for an end to violence against women, shouting slogans such as “Enough is Enough.”
More than 40 marches were held, including one outside the Parliament building in Canberra, where former Liberal Party adviser Brittany Higgins was present.
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12:49pm Mar 15, 2021 Thousands of people with placards and banners rally in Sydney on Monday, demanding justice for women. The rally was one of several across Australia including in Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart. Rick Rycroft / AP
Tens of thousands of people marched across Australia on Monday to protest sexual violence, harassment and gender inequality in the country after a wave of sexual assault allegations tied to Parliament.
Participants wore all black. Many women held signs that said, Enough is enough. In Melbourne, marchers carried a list of names of women killed by men since 2008.