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The Many Adorable Kids Marching Worldwide

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Michael McAuliff

Hundreds of thousands of people joined women’s marches across the country and the world on Saturday, the first full day of President Trump’s term.

Men and women marched for any number of issues, from racial equality to sexism, from climate change to ACA. But there were also kids who showed up to plead for a better, more inclusive future. As 6-year-old activist Sophie Cruz said in her moving speech at the march in Washington D.C: “Let us fight with love, faith and courage so that our families will not be destroyed. I also want to tell the children not to be afraid, because we are not alone.”

Audrey Oppenheimer, 9, was too shy to talk, but her mother, Julie Oppenheimer, told The Huffington Post that it was important to bring her daughters to the protest. Audrey (below) has classmates worried about being deported under Trump, and her aunt is transgender.

“We want to instill those civic ideals of accepting people in our daughters. We went to bed thinking we’d wake up to the first female President, but instead this happened,” she said.

Below, more of the many awesome kids who marched on Saturday:

You guys!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Ely Messey #womensmarch #womemsmarchchs #female

A photo posted by Ashley Trexler (@liesaboutparenting) on

My baby boy rocking his #GirlPower shirt at the #womensmarchnyc.💗 We stay woke. ✊🏾#Wombfire approved 🎯

A photo posted by Julee Wilson (Mrs. Wareham) (@missjulee) on

Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Damon Scheleur
WASHINGTON, DC. - JAN. 21: Organizers put the Women's March on Washington in Washington D.C. on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017. (Photo by Damon Dahlen, Huffington Post)
Jessica Samakow
Taken at the Women's March on Washington D.C.
Michael McAuliff
Children hold banners as they stand beside their parents in Washington D.C.
Michael McAuliff
Children hold banners as they stand beside their parents in Washington D.C.
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Protesters take part in the Melbourne rally to protest against the Trump Inauguration on January 21, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Protesters gather in New York for the Women's March on January 21, 2017.
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A child carries a sign as migrants and refugees demonstrate in Athens on January 21, 2017, in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington.
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A boy carries a sign as migrants and refugees demonstrate in Athens on January 21, 2017.
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A child carries a sign as migrants and refugees demonstrate in Athens on January 21, 2017.
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A young girl on the shoulders of a woman in Bristol in a march to promote women's rights in the wake of the US election result.
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Women gather in front of the US Embassy in Accra to support 'Women March' held against President Donald Trump in Washington in Accra, Ghana on January 21, 2017.
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Thousands of people take part in the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in New York City.
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An infant is held aloft at a protest against new U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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An infant is held up at a demonstration against new U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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A woman carries a baby with a note fastened to the baby carrier and reading 'Women's rights are human rights!' during a rally in solidarity with the Women's March taking place in Washington and many other cities on January 21, 2017 in Bordeaux, Southwestern France.
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Leila Williams displays a banner as she sits on her fathers shoulders in Hyde Park on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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Emily Kafe and Lachlan Kafe hold banners as they stand beside their mother, Gwen Churnie (obscured) on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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Protesters hold up banners in Hyde Park on January 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
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Demonstrators make their way towards US Consulate during the Women's March held at Museumplein on January 21, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Denise Kale
Taken at the march in Philadelphia
Carina Kolodny
Children attend the Women's March in New York City.
Carina Kolodny
Children attend the Women's March in New York City.
Carina Kolodny
Children attend the Women's March in New York City.
Carina Kolodny
Children attend the Women's March in New York City.
Carina Kolodny
Children attend the Women's March in New York City.
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Gemma Newell, 5, holds a sign during the Women's March in Seattle, Washington on January 21, 2017.
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Thousands of people gathered for the Women's March in London.
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