Organising the resistance

No one in the US can remember the first month of a new president as convulsive as that experienced by Donald Trump, but never before has there been a president so marred down in controversy, even before taking the oath, unable to quell the chaos and conflict as each day passes. The criticism, scrutiny and attacks on the new government are a constant in a society that has rejected its president. Trump's approval rating in his first month was 40%, the lowest of any president, ever.

The groups that are most vulnerable to Trump's policies, women and immigrants, are those that have taken the lead in mounting opposition. Women organised the huge demonstration on January 21, the Women's March, the day after Trump took office with millions of people throughout the US not willing to give even one day of grace (or truce) to the new president.

With the Democrats having lost control of all levels of government, on Capital Hill there is virtually no opposition and so the people have began to organise their own.

At long last, the immigrant community has also decided to make itself felt with immigrant workers in small businesses, taxis, corner shops, cleaning staff and many others, calling strikes or terminating services, making sure that the average citizen understands their importance and contribution to society, following the raids and summary detentions that have occurred since Trump took office.

Perhaps the most important focus of protest though is against the elected representatives, as the citizens have now begun to demand that they do something about the situation.