Photos: Hundreds in Seattle protest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Hundreds rallied in Westlake Park Thursday to protest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before marching to the Federal Building.

The anger was palpable.

Survivors of sexual assault gave impassioned speeches about watching the testimony — and mockery — of Christine Blasey Ford.

"No matter how much emotion, no matter how much testimony she puts into it, how many details she gives, it's never going to matter to them," said University of Washington sophomore Maddie Ile. "Because not only do they not get truly what the experience is like, but they could never care the way we need them to do."

Thursday's protest had a concentrated energy fueled by the #MeToo movement reaching the Supreme Court.

People walked out of work or class at 4 p.m. to attend.

"We actually came up from Tacoma and cancelled all our plans as a family for the day and brought my daughter along as well," said Audrey Hamel.

The Hamels were some of the first people at Westlake, where the rally began.

After speeches and a prayer from members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the crowd marched to the Federal Building a few blocks away.

Protest signs read : "MY BODY, MY CHOICE" and "BELIEVE WOMEN."

Adeline Hill carried one that said: "MAMAS AGAINST MALE BULLSHIT."

"As a sexual assault survivor and the mother of a 2 year-old daughter, it's really important for me to know that she's gonna grow up in a world where she's in charge of what happens to her body," Hill said. "No matter what."

On Friday morning, the Senate voted to push Kavanaugh's nomination forward to a final vote expected this weekend.