Protesters at Toronto's Trump Tower rally against misogyny, sexual violence

A group of about 40 people rallied outside theTrump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto Monday evening to denounce the Republican presidential candidate'ssexually aggressive language.

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The eventwas inspired by ameme-turned-movementin the United Statescalled "P---y Grabs Back." It's in response to a2005 video in which Donald Trump bragsabout kissing women and grabbing their genitals without their permission.

Last week, a group of people staged a protest outsideNew YorkCity's Trump Toweron Fifth Avenue.

"They had formed a human chain around the Trump Tower to protest some of the misogynistthings that he's been saying recently, and his validation of rape culture through those statements," said KelsyVivash, who attended Monday's protest near Bay Street and Adelaide Street West.

"We decided to stand in solidarity with them and also give Canadian women space to talk about the American election."

Trump issued a video apology after the video was released,saying: "I've said and done things I regret, and the words that were released today in this more than decade-old video are one of them."

The event was hosted byRhythms of Resistance Toronto, a political band that plays at rallies, demos and events for environmental and social justice.

"Ithink there's a lot ofdisempowermentthat comes from the idea that the U.S. is having an election that is going to directly impact Canadian women, but that we don't have a voice because we don't have a vote,"Vivashsaid."We just want to give Canadian women a voice."

The protest is just the latest in a string of controversiesconcerning the 65-storeycondo and hotel complex that bears Trump's name. Last December,Coun. Josh Matlow called for the name of the building to be changed after Trump who was then running for the Republican presidential nominationcalled for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.

And just last week, an Ontario appeal courtjudge ruledTrump and associates can be pursued for some claims made by investorswho said they were misled into investing in the development.