As millions gathered for women’s marches in Washington, D.C. and around the world, a cold, brave group of protesters also assembled — in Antarctica.
A group of international people on an expedition ship in Antarctica marched in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, and other sister marches around the world, according to a post on actionnetwork.org.
Pre-march photo! #womensMarchAntarctica ❤️🐧 pic.twitter.com/NaRyZaIvsM
— linda zunas (@lindazunas) January 21, 2017
Linda Zunas told USA TODAY on Twitter that people on the ship "tried to do a small march in Paradise Bay as part of one of our landings. It was about 30 feet along an established tourist trail."
#womensMarchAntarctica (still photo from our march video in Paradise Bay this morning) video to come Thursday pic.twitter.com/el2fmriwhJ
— linda zunas (@lindazunas) January 21, 2017
Zunas posted a picture of the group holding signs ranging from “penguins for peace” to “save the planet.” Zunas, of Oakland, Calif., told the Independent she felt compelled to organize the march in response to President Trump's apparent plans to roll back Obama-era environmental policies.
“I set it up because I wanted to participate in the Women’s March,” Zunas told the Independent. “I spent a month after the election mourning the impending damage to the Earth that will be done. I felt like I needed to do something to be part of the global movement.”
Zunas told the Independent the marchers range in age from 24 to 87 and include both men and women.
BREAKING: Antarctica announces #womensmarch, expanding the movement to 7 continents! #womensmarchglobalhttps://t.co/lYORtUSGYP via @gristpic.twitter.com/3YrEMd0a9n
— Womens March Global (@WM_Global) January 20, 2017
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Thousands of attendees fill the streets during the Women's March on Washington in Washington, DC on Jan. 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump..
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Protestors chat anti-Trump slogans during the Women's March on Washington in Washington, DC on Jan. 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Dressed in the iconic American wartime propaganda poster produced by J. Howard Miller, Kelly McMillan of Durham, NC marches by the Capital Building carrying the American flag.
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Thousands march on Washington for the Women's March.
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Protestors chant as they walk during the Women's March on Washington.
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Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, speaks onstage during the Women's March.
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Michael Moore speaks onstage during the Women's March on Washington.
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A non-stop flow of people roll into the Capital as they gather for the Women's March on Washington.
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Thousands of people pack the L'Enfant Plaza metro station while on their way to the Women's March on Washington.
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People carry signs as they gather for the Women's March on Washington.
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Madonna performs onstage during the Women's March on Washington.
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Washington's streets are filled with participants for the Women's March on Washington.
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Yvonne Cash, 57, of Detroit, left, Delshawanna Hudgens, 40 of Inkster and Tony Braggs, 49 of Detroit representing UAW Region 1A during the Women's March on Washington.
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Janelle Monae speaks onstage during the rally at the Women's March on Washington.
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Thousands march along 6th Street as a larger than expected crowd gather for the Women's March on Washington.
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Katie Wagner from Alexandria, VA takes part in the Women's March on Washington in the streets of the nation's capital.
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Eve Parkman, 7, from Worcester, MA holds a heart message she made for the Women's March on Washington.
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America Ferrera speaks onstage at the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017.
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Women's March on Washington in the streets of the nation's capital.
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Metrorail officials try to direct the overwhelming numbers of riders attending the Women's March on Washington.
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An attendee of the Women's March on Washington.
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Van Jones attends the rally at the Women's March on Washington.
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Ashley Judd appears onstage during the rally at the Women's March on Washington.
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Gloria Steinem speaks at the rally at the Women's March on Washington.
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A general view of crowds gathered on the mall in front go the US Capitol during the Women's March on Washington.
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A man walks across the National Mall before The Women's March on Washington rally.
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A general view during the women's march on Washington,
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Kathy Hungate, Longmont, CO, was joined by her daughters and granddaughter in the crowd at the before The Women's March on Washington rally.
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People hold signs at the start of the Women's March on Washington,
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Men and women pass by the Capitol building, where President Donald Trump was sworn in yesterday, to begin the Women's March in Washington.
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Mary Parker turned 100 on Jan. 20 and drove with her family from Ann Arbor, Mich. to attend the Women's March on Washington.
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Signs fill the scene as participants gather during the Women's March on Washington
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Marchers hold signs with the faces of historic women during the Women's March on Washington.
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Phillip Barker of Chicago, holds up his sign while Women's March on Washington ralliers fill the steps of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
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Jan 21, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; A general view during the women's march on Washington one day after the inauguration. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY NETWORK ORIG FILE ID: 20170121_jla_usa_045.jpg
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People fill the inersection of Independence and 4th Street before The Women's March on Washington.
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Participants carry protest banners and signs during the Women's March on Washington.
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Protestors walk to join the Women's March in Washington DC.
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Claira Schiffrik is dressed up like the sign she holds up during the Women's March on Washington.
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People walk to the rallying point for the start of the Women's March.
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Crowds gather near the US Capitol building for the Women's March on Washington in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of President Trump.
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Gloria Steinem, center right, greets protesters at the barricades before speaking at the Women's March on Washington.
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Protesters gather at the stage for the Women's March on Washington.
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Protesters walk past the Washington Monument as they gather for the Women's March on Washington.
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Nicole Monceaux from New York City, attends the Women's March on Washington.
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People walk to the rallying point for the start of the Women's March on Washington.
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Demonstrators protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017.
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Protesters cheer at the Women's March on Washington during the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency, on Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington.
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Protesters gather beside the stage at the Women's March on Washington.
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Protesters gather for the Women's March on Washington.
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Demonstrators arrive on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the march.
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Large crowds head to a rallying point for the start of the Women's March on Washington.
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Protesters arrive on the platform at the Capital South Metro station for the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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Demonstrators march on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters spearheaded by women's rights groups demonstrated across the U.S. to send a defiant message to President Trump.
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Women arrive at the L'Enfant Metro Station for the Women's March on Washington rally in Washington, D.C.
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Protesters assemble on the National Mall during the Women's March on Washington Jan. 21, 2017.
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People gather on the National Mall before the Women's March on Washington rally in Washington, on Jan. 21, 2017.
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Women arrive at the L'Enfant Metro Station for the Women's March on Washington rally.
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Members of the '9 Ducklings' gather on the National Mall before the Women's March on Washington rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017, one day after the inauguration of President Trump
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Women march across the National Mall before the Women's March on Washington rally in Washington, D.C.
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Women pose for photos on the National Mall before the Women's March on Washington rally.
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A vendor sells buttons along the route for the Women's March on Washington.
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Women march across Fourth Street across the National Mall before the Women's March on Washington rally.
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Marchers board buses bound for the Women's March on Washington at the Christiana Mall in Newark, Del., early on Jan. 21, 2017.
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