chicago will be kickin it today. eta, w live comment

[mopinko]

Last edited Sat Jan 21, 2017, 02:54 PM - Edit history (1)

i wont be there, tho my little sis will.
reports that all the commuter trains from the burbs and all the cta trains in the city are packed w demonstrators.

pussy hats everywhere.

will update if i come across pics.

eta- live link-
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-video-womens-march-abc-news-digital-coverage/1713703/

direct live link-
http://abc7chicago.com/live/23381/

march portion of the event cancelled because the crowd is too big.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/womens-rally-underway-in-grant-park;-large-crowds-force-cancellation-of-march/1713676/

from my sis-
Largest March outside of DC! 150000 and the city is shut down with marchers with more waiting for trains in the burbs. Take that Trump!

will keep this updated.

[SamKnause]

1. Thank your sis for me !!!

[fishwax]

2. The crowd is impressive

Here's a livevideo from above: https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/10155945796281509/

[Stellar]

19. Thanks for sharing!

Whoa!

[dhill926]

3. crowd there looks huuuuge....

same with Boston and NY....and can't wait to see LA!

[Greybnk48]

4. My oldest girl took the train from Milwaukee

to join the march in Chicago with friends. We were going to Madison, but I couldn't make it. I can't wait to hear all about it!

[mopinko]

5. its a sea of pink hats.

[smirkymonkey]

6. K&R

[Stellar]

7. The crowd was TOO large so they cancelled the march...

WTH! That sound like something Trump would say if very few showed up. I'll bet that dumasz Emanuel called it off. They've been talking about the march on the news all morning. And all of a sudden...?

Trump needs to see what a real crowd looks like.

[mopinko]

9. i think this happened yesterday. they were expecting 50k. that went to 150k.

this is not political.
the city is being shut down. there are too many to move. the trains are still packed, and the location is already overrun.

they changed the location twice as the numbers grew.
this is yuuuge.

[Stellar]

10. LOL... STFU! You got me, can't blame Rahm.

From 50k to 150k? That is YUUUGE!

[Cal Carpenter]

31. I think it was 'cancelled' only in the sense that there are so many people

there, there is nowhere to safely move to because the whole route is just full of people. So they're just doing a giant rally instead.

[suffragette]

8. Go, Chicago!

Well done!

[mopinko]

11. also, please invite my sis to join.

at this point she actually knows what i mean when i say that i learned something on du.
she listens to news radio that is not thaaaat bad. she keeps up.
but she also knows i always know the full scoop. (right sis?)

anyway, i have been bugging her to check it out. i just linked to this thread on her fb. i am sure she cant sign up from there, but maybe when she gets home she can share some stories.

please welcome her now, and i will make sure she sees it.

[mopinko]

34. so, do i have to start telling stories about my little sister to get you to

welcome her?

well, this.
i am sorta the far left point in the family, and it was a rocky, creaky family. i was woke before the rest, i think, tho we were raised kennedy dems.

but woke she is now, and ran for committeeman in her purple burb. and won.
she actually hit it early enough to get down there, and i am so proud of her.

come on you guys. i linked this on her fb page.

[mopinko]

12. just announced from the stage- crowd is 250k

and reports that you cant get anywhere near downtown.

[workinclasszero]

21. WTH? WOW!

The Russian spy-in-charge woke up a giant here and worldwide!! Woohoo!!!

[mopinko]

13. mother of chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton speaking now.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/30/justice/illinois-teen-shot/

[mopinko]

14. from sis-

No marching. Route is packed!

[orleans]

16. not sure if this is the link listed but here's a live link

http://abc7chicago.com/live/23381/

[mopinko]

18. thanks. edited.

[orleans]

20. :) you're welcome n/t

[mopinko]

15. 4 young women for blm rocking it.

wow.
students from our gifted high schools.

takin the power back, they are.

[mopinko]

17. we shall not be moved be moved.

dont know who this woman is, but she is kicking "we shall not be moved"

[fishwax]

22. News reports this morning said they were expecting 75000. There were two or three TIMES that.

[mopinko]

24. city was geared for 150k

the original estimate was 50k.

[mopinko]

23. muslim woman just sang the call to prayer.

organizer said this is the most inclusive event she has ever been to.

[mopinko]

25. crowd was just told to "march home and keep marching"

local group doing beyonce song to sing them out.

[orleans]

26. 250,000! way to go chicago & burbs!!!

"LIVE UPDATES: Women's March on Chicago Says Crowd Too Big to March, Estimated 250,000 Attend"

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/womens-march-chicago-411405495.html

[mopinko]

27. ja only knows how many left standing on the train platforms.

transit system overwhelmed.

and folks, we have world class transit system that moves huge crowds every day.

[orleans]

28. lol HAPPY

nice way to wrap things up!

"Bring me down
Can't nothing
Bring me down
My level's too high
Bring me down
Can't nothing
Bring me down"

[mopinko]

29. ikr?

had me singing and swaying. wavin my arms.

yes, i think happy is the order of the day.

[orleans]

30. watching online lifted *my* spirits a bit n/t

[mopinko]

32. Women's March on Chicago

is Largest Outside of DC, Organizers Say

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Womens-March-on-Chicago-is-Largest-Outside-of-DC-411413035.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand

[mopinko]

33. report from one of the marshals at the head of the march.

they were told they couldnt march, but they said fuck that shit.
they broke through the barricades and spilled out into the streets. everything was perfectly peaceful.

the obama grant park election night was about 250k.
i wasnt there, but i did take a ride as close as i could get. the barriers were crazy, the crowd well controlled. there was overflow into the closed off streets, but you could move easily.

this spilled out into the surrounding streets, gridlocked most of the loop from what i heard and saw in pics.
but the number who tried, but couldnt get anywhere near it has to be a bare minimum of twice that. almost every train platform in the area was full of disappointed travelers.

people couldnt get out of the subway if they did get downtown.

i'm callin it a million. prove me wrong.