Women's March in Baltimore: PHOTOS

BALTIMORE, MD — Hundreds flocked to North Charles at 33rd streets on Saturday afternoon to advocate for women's rights. Among them were many children and several pets sporting messages about love and equality.

Chants of "Not my President" erupted as sign wavers stood their ground near the Johns Hopkins University campus, holding handwritten or typed messages such as "Love Trumps hate" and "Women's rights are human rights."

See the photo gallery at the bottom of the article.

The event in Baltimore was similar to one held in Washington, D.C., and it was among more than 600 "sister marches" planned the day after inauguration.

Ellie Mitchell of Mount Washington said she wanted to go to D.C. but could not so came to Charles Village instead.

"I think it's really important for us to be public and up-front about what we think is going to change and how those things are wrong," she said. For example, she noted, the White House took down the Civil Rights page from its website as soon as Donald Trump assumed the U.S. Presidency.

"Things that a lot of us hold very dear are threatened right now," Mitchell said, listing health care, civil rights, the environment, reproductive health rights and policies around violence against women as areas of concern.

"...the list is pretty endless, and it's real; it's not like these are theoretical things," Mitchell said. "The changes are already being made with the stroke of a pen, and it's very disconcerting."

The intent of the marches was to demonstrate that "we're going to wrap our arms around all the people who are going to be disenfranchised by those new policies," according to Mitchell.

Megan Timmins of Catonsville said she brought her 5 and 7-year-old children to the event because she was also concerned about the leadership of the country.

"It's disturbing to me," Timmins said, that the President was not treating people with equal respect. "That is not what they are teaching my children in school."

Her daughter, Violet, pictured below, made her own sign that said: "Women are the wall, and Trump will pay."

Photos by Elizabeth Janney.