A day after hundreds of thousands marched in cities across the nation, about 1,000 activists withstood snow and frigid winds Sunday in downtown Colorado Springs to show their resistance to President Donald Trump and support for equality and human rights.

The 2018 Colorado Springs Women’s March, which followed Saturday’s protest march by tens of thousands of people in Denver, was timed so that area residents could attend the local march and the one in the state capital, organizers said.

Toting signs and waving flags, demonstrators gathered in the early afternoon at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church at 730 S. Tejon St., where they were addressed by politicians and community leaders. At 2:30 p.m. they set off from the church escorted by police officers as they marched south on Tejon, pausing at City Hall and Acacia Park, chanting “No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here,” and “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go,” along the way.

The signature pink knit hats worn by many as a show of support for women’s rights were more than a symbol this year – the temperature dipped below freezing and winds gusted to 35 miles per hour.

An estimated 7,000 people took part in last year’s march, which longtime local activists said was the largest demonstration in the city’s history. While outrage over President Trump’s election was a catalyst for last year’s march, attendees at this year’s demonstration appeared more hopeful, citing signs of progress: a record number of women filing to become candidates in the November elections and recent movements, such #MeToo and #TimesUp, that surfaced online to promote gender equality and bring awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment.

“The tone of the march this year is absolute resistance to a president and a government that represents less than 50 percent of the population,” said Colorado Springs native Jennifer Williams. “We’re optimistic and determined that we can flip the House and the Senate in the midterm elections. We’ll be out in force at the polls.”

The event was attended by women and men, young and old. Some said they attended the march in Denver the day before. Many said they participated in last year’s marches in Colorado Springs or elsewhere.

“I’m just really frustrated with the current state of our country,” said 22-year-old Caleigh Cassidy, a Colorado College senior. “Being outraged is exhausting. I wanted something to rekindle my fire.”

Demonstrations also were held Sunday in Las Vegas, Miami, Australia, England and Germany. The protests coincided with the one-year anniversaries of last year’s Women’s March and Trump’s first year in office.

On what had otherwise been a weekend of peaceful protests around the globe, a brief fistfight erupted outside All Souls church before the march. Punches were thrown by both a group that identified themselves as anti-fascists and counter-protesters who called themselves the Proud Boys.

Police quickly stepped in to separate the combatants, and no arrests were made.

Those involved in the fight and some bystanders called the Proud Boys “Nazis.”

Proud Boys member Jack Sexton, who was not hit during the brawl, described his group as a “Western civilization men’s group” who are “Trump supporters, pro-free speech, pro-individualism and believers that the government should be involved only in matters like national defense.”

“We were just here to observe, and then we got attacked,” Sexton said.

Organizers initially planned to gather at Acacia Park, but moved it indoors because of the predicted winter storm. Hundreds crowded into the church while hundreds more gathered outside to await the start of the march.

“People have gotten discouraged, but we have come so far,” Colorado Springs City Councilwoman Yolanda Avila told the crowd packed into the pews. “We all need to continue to stand in our power.”

“Last year was the reckoning,” said Democratic state Sen. Michael Merrifield of Colorado Springs. “This year is the battle. It’s time to motivate, inspire people into action.”

Volunteers with clipboards encouraged attendees to register to vote, and a few female candidates for state or local political offices collected signatures to get on the November ballot.

Marianne and Sam Waller brought their 10-year-old daughter Evee Waller, who borrowed a white bonnet from another protester dressed as a character from “The Handmaid’s Tale”, a popular dystopian TV series that activists have adopted as a symbol illustrating the importance of women’s rights.

“As parents, we want to show to our kids what it means to be involved citizens,” Marianne Waller said. “It’s been a politically draining year, and we want to stand in solidarity with the good things that are happening because they are largely invisible.”