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March for Womens Lives

By pdxer in nyc

Today, starting in Brooklyn, a March for Womens Lives was scheduled, the plan was to march across the Brooklyn Bridge to make sure that issues of reproductive healthâ€”global family planning, real sex education, accessible, safe and legal abortion, birth control options, the right to privacy regarding sexuality, and equal access to health careâ€”are part of the national political dialogue.
Around 1pm today speakers started at Candon park in Brooklyn, the rally started small with just over 500 protesters and only about 70 police officers. There didnt seem to be much tension, with many of the cops being on bicycle. There were people there handing out water and Luna bars, to a very diverse crowd.
By 1:30, the march had begun and the crowd was up in the thousands, byt the time they started crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. Reports came in of as many as 16,000 marchers going over the bridge. By the time the march reached City Hall Park for the end rally, it was three hours into it. There were reports of good vibes and lots of support (in the form of honking) by the passing vehicles.

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Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 28, 2004 04:41PM EDT

Awesome! :D

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 28, 2004 05:16PM EDT

LOL

I saw the Steven's Institute contigent of protest warriors.

It was two fat dudes. One had an elephant on his head and "support our troops" t-shirt. The other one had a stevens shirt on.

They stood there and stared for a little while then left probably in search of some big macs.

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 28, 2004 08:55PM EDT

elle

that's cadman plaza. it was a great rally and march.

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 29, 2004 02:01AM EDT

No, unlike some obnoxous posts I think that dude is actually retarded.

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 29, 2004 03:19AM EDT

ani

I wish i was there.........

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 29, 2004 03:55PM EDT

derrick

Rock ON all you wonderful wimin!

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 29, 2004 09:08PM EDT

danny

that's some intense power

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 29, 2004 09:20PM EDT

Juli

I'm curious how many unwanted children "McCoy" has adopted.

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 30, 2004 07:01AM EDT

McCain

Have you people considered devoting a small portion of your energy & resources to promoting adoption? I didn't see that in your march agenda. Adoption is a preferable moral choice to abortion, don't you think?

Re: March for Womens Lives

Aug 31, 2004 01:52PM EDT

Radical Feminist

McCain, have you considered promoting vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a a preferable moral choice to unadopted children, don't you think?

Re: March for Womens Lives

Sep 01, 2004 11:44AM EDT

Feminist

ROCK ON FEMINISTAS!!!!!!!!!! Our bodies are not public property. Our bodies ***OUR CHOICE***!