Beyonce salutes official partnership with Women's March on Washington
Beyonce hopes to inspire "positive change" in the world through her official partnership with the Women's March On Washington.
The Formation hitmaker is supporting the massive demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (21Jan17) via her international Chime for Change campaign, a gender-equality initiative she launched in 2013 with actress Salma Hayek, Gucci fashion boss Frida Giannini, and philanthropic organization Global Citizen.
"Together with Chime for Change, we raise our voices as mothers, as
artists, and as activists," she wrote as a show of solidarity with
protesters on her Facebook page on Wednesday (18Jan17). "As
#GlobalCitizens, we can make our voices heard and turn awareness
into meaningful action and positive change. #WomensMarch."
At least 100,000 protestors are expected to hit the streets of
America's capital in a bid to ensure women's rights and civil
rights are upheld during controversial President-elect Donald
Trump's incoming administration.
The demonstration, which takes place a day after Trump's official
inauguration on Friday (20Jan17), has already elicited support from
several celebrities, with Katy Perry, Cher, Zendaya, Madonna and
many other A-listers participating in the march.
Musicians like Janelle Monae, Maxwell, Angelique Kidjo, Mary Chapin
Carpenter, the Indigo Girls, MC Lyte, Samantha Ronson, Toshi
Reagon, and Emily Wells will perform for the activists.
Monae couldn't be more proud of her participation - in a statement
issued to Billboard she wrote: "I am honored to join this critical
movement to bring justice and equality to all. Music has always
been a powerful tool for galvanizing unity and I believe that
singing and standing together, our voices will be stronger than any
force that tries to repress us."
The Women's March on Washington isn't the only mass demonstration
against Trump taking place this weekend - at least 616 sister
marches have been scheduled by activists across the world.