over one million march for women's lives-25 april 2004
over one million march for women's lives:
http://www.now.org/history/slideshows/march2004/
Over One Million March for Women's Lives
In the weeks leading up to the March for Women's Lives, organizers knew the event would be one of the largest of its kind ever in Washington, D.C. Marchers were coming by car, bus, train and plane from all over the United States and even the world. But no one could predict exactly what heights the attendance would reach.
On April 25, 2004, a year of planning paid off when 1.15 million women, men, girls and boys marched to protect and advance abortion rights, birth control and access to a full range of reproductive health care options.
Marchers began gathering shortly after sunrise at the National Mall, between the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument. By 10 am, when speakers and performers took the morning stage, a sea of activists were pouring from the metro stations into the heart of the nation's capital. A photo taken from atop the Monument shows an amazing mile-long column of people clad in purple and pink t-shirts and waving a collage of signs. "You look beautiful," NOW President Kim Gandy told the crowd.
The March itself took hours to complete with so many people participating. The route took reproductive rights supporters past the White House and down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol building. Back on the Mall again, more speeches and entertainment rounded out an incredible day.
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http://www.now.org/nnt/spring-2004/march.html
March for Women's Lives
The March for Women's Lives was a demonstration for reproductive rights and women's rights, held April 25, 2004 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. March organizers estimated that 1.15 million people participated, declaring it "the largest protest in U.S. history";[1] others estimated NO MORE THAN (emphasis mine) 800,000 marchers,[2] with the Associated Press and the BBC putting the figure between 500,000 and 800,000, comparable to the Million Man March of 1995.[3] (The National Park Service no longer makes official estimates of attendance after the Million Man March controversy in 1994, so estimates are unofficial and may be speculative.) Participants protested the recently passed Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (2003) as well as other policies they believed to be "anti-women".[4] Pro-life protesters were present in some places along the march route. There were no violent incidents,[5] despite the Washington Post's Hank Steuver referring to it as "aggressive and even occasionally, almost delightfully, profane."[6] (what group of male marchers would ever have that said about them??)
A rally on the Mall began at 10 a.m., and was followed by a march through downtown Washington, with a route along Pennsylvania Avenue. Notable celebrities who appeared at the march included Peter, Paul and Mary, Indigo Girls, Moby, Ani DiFranco, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Kathleen Turner, Ted Turner, Ana Gasteyer, Janeane Garofalo, Bonnie Franklin, Holly Near, Cris Williamson, Julianne Moore and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; also appearing were veteran abortion rights leaders, such as Kate Michelman of NARAL Pro-Choice America and Gloria Steinem, and many members of Congress. Sponsoring organizations included NARAL Pro-Choice America, Choice USA, the Feminist Majority Foundation, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the National Organization for Women, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Code Pink, and Black Women's Health Imperative.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_for_Women%27s_Lives
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