Dozens of women dressed in black gathered outside the New York City courthouse where Harvey Weinstein is standing trial for rape, chanting anti-assault anthems inspired by a Chilean feminist collective.
Andrea Suarez told NBC News that she and her fellow demonstrators were"showing our support for all survivors of sexual violence, for all women in general.Pepper Binkley, another demonstrator, said the flash mob participants were"recreating" the Chilean feminist collective's style of public protest.
The flash mob formed on the fifth day of the Weinstein trial, which is still in the jury selection phase. Following the protest, many of the demonstrators relocated to Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, where they railed against the"patriarchy ... that imprisons us at birth." In all, more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct going back decades, but the New York criminal trial centers on allegations from two women.
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