I keep hearing "Largest March Ever." Is there a link to back this up?

[WilliamPitt]

I want to run it on truthout, and time is pressing.

[Robbien]

1. Here is one

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9391859%255E1702,00.html

HUNDREDS of thousands of women and a smattering of men from across the United States and dozens of other countries have marched through Washington in the largest women's rights protest in more than a decade.

[nofurylike]

2. http://www.womensenews.org/index.cfm

http://www.womensenews.org/index.cfm

[Robbien]

3. another one

Participants carrying signs and banners representing thousands of civic, religious and government groups are in what is being billed as one of the largest marches on Washington in the nation's history.

http://www.womensenews.com/article.cfm/dyn/aid/1803/context/archive

[NMDemDist2]

4. here is the latest

WASHINGTON - Abortion-rights supporters marched in huge numbers Sunday, roused in this election year by what they see as an erosion of reproductive freedoms under President Bush (news - web sites) and foreign policies they say hurt women worldwide. <snip>

Speakers from the stage said the rally far exceeded the estimated 500,000 who protested for abortion rights in 1992. But they did not support the claim.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=2&u=/ap/20040425/ap_on_re_us/women_s_march

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. But the park police will NOT give official numbers

I think some are scared in DC as we speak

[WilliamPitt]

6. The park police quit giving estimates a few years ago.

I have our reporter seeking out the C-SPAN people to try and get an estimate from them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I know just pointing this out

I dunno if C-Span will give you an estimate

From photos it looks like 800,000 to a million, I could dig up the stats for the March on washington in the 1960s, if you so desire

[Robbien]

7. and from the atlantic journal

Abortion-rights supporters marched in huge numbers Sunday, roused in this election year by what they see as an erosion of reproductive freedoms under President Bush and foreign policies they say hurt women worldwide.

Political agitation suffused the gathering, one of the largest in favor of abortion rights since an estimated 500,000 assembled in 1992. The target: Bush, like-minded officials in federal and state government and religious conservatives.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0404/26womensmarch.html?urcm=y

[Lars39]

8. Cohen herself reported such.

Said that those were the official numbers given to her. Maybe there's a link somewhere confirming her comments.

[Robbien]

10. 1,150,000 March on Washington, D.C. to Voice Opposition

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040425/nysu015_1.html

Official Crowd Count Largest Ever for Women's Rights Rally in The Nation's Capitol

WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 1,150,000 descended on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. today to give an urgent wake-up call to government leaders and the nation-women's lives are at risk and lawmakers stop intruding on a woman's right to access critical reproductive health services and make deeply personal decisions about her health and life.

[Katie]

11. another one..pictures

Women’s health activists rally in Washington
Abortion-rights marchers take aim at President Bush’s policies


http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4825980/

Huge throngs march in support of abortion rights
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/25/abortion.protest.ap/index.html

[nofurylike]

14. gorgeous!! thank you! n/t

[nofurylike]

12. YAY!! thank you for that info!! n/t

[enough]

13. NYT: "vast multitude"

Also running the great big mass photos

Washington Mall Is Filled With Protesters From Across Nation

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/25/politics/25CND-MARC.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position=

WASHINGTON, April 25 — A vast multitude of protesters marched here today in support of abortion rights and to highlight what organizers contend is the Bush administration's erosion of reproductive liberties.

The march followed several legislative defeats for abortion rights advocates, who have been battling a Congress and White House that are led by allies of the anti-abortion movement. Organizers say that by filling the Washington Mall with a wide cross-section of demonstrators from across America and the world, they hope to send a powerful message to the administration and return the issue of abortion rights to the forefront of American politics as the presidential campaign heats up.

The event was the first large-scale abortion rights demonstration in Washington since 1992 and was also promoted as a march for wider access to reproductive health services and a right to privacy.

There were no official estimates of crowd size. Organizers obtained a permit for 750,000 people and say they exceeded that goal. The 1992 march drew 500,000, according to the National Park Police, which no longer gives official crowd counts. CNN, citing local police, estimated that at least 250,000 people participated today.

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[NMDemDist2]

15. they announced on C-span from the rally

1 million 50 thousand

i'll watch for the link

[kentuck]

16. I think they said 1,150,000 !

A new record !