Accusations of anti-Semitism and a lack of diversity have caused divisions within the Women’s March organization. There are now two competing marches scheduled in New York this weekend. And some marches have been cancelled. The World’s Allison Herrera looks at whether those divisions are having an effect on organizers outside the US.
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