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Emma Smith attended the rally with her mum."It's so amazing to see women come together every year," she said."It's my favourite part of the year spending it with my mum and her friends from work. It just makes me proud to be who I am and proud of my mum."She said the messages from "reclaiming the agenda", "war, genocide" and "educating your sons instead of having to protect daughters" resonated with her. "It should be: 'Don't hurt women'... and that's my favourite message of the day."Emma's mum, Lesley Bracken, works for Women's Aid.Lesley said she "always brought her daughter up to be an independent woman, to take up space and to be who she is"."We need to stand up for women's rights and yes, we're glad to be here and I'm glad my daughters come with me , we've been here quite a few years and I'm glad to see so many people out," she said.She said she attended the march to support women from "all walks of life".
