The Women’s March in 2017 in Washington drew over a million, I thought.
Yes, 1.2 - 1.4 million in DC alone. Between 3 & 5 million people nationwide. It was the largest single day protest ever in the US. Over 1% of the US population participated. Worldwide participation was over 7 million. I doubt we’ll see those numbers tomorrow, but who knows?
Also, I see on our Facebook site for the Seattle march tomorrow that Lyft is giving discounted rides to marchers.
My mistake- I heard two different sentences and put them together in my head. March on DC = 500k, but numbers are expected to surpass the women’s march (total) if as many turn out as they’re expecting.
ETA: I don’t think the numbers will surpass the women’s march. I do however think that this is going to be a defining moment for Gen Z (whatever they’ll eventually be called).
I think I heard that the DC march has a permit for 500K somewhere? I have no idea what they do if more show up.
We are going to the DC march with friends - hoping its a huge crowd!
We plan on parking in H’s office garage which is just outside the road closures, so fingers crossed that they don’t expand the closures this morning and we are locked out! A group from our neighborhood is biking down (its an easy, fairly short ride) which my H was pushing for but the temps aren’t quite warm enough for me! B-)
All of you have motivated me to get out and join the Toledo march.
My sign is all the names of the (school shootings) victims since (and including) Columbine and their ages, when I got to Sandy Hook, I simply could not stop crying. By the time my sign was completed I was madder than a hatter. I am ready to march!
^Did you get last week’s Maryland victim? Apparently she has died too 
Jaelynn Willey, 16
@sylvan8798 - I did not, until this moment. I added her in red. Thank you!
Her family took Jaelynn Willey off life support. I put a like on your post, JustaMom, but “like” doesn’t capture my true reaction to the long sad list.
I am so moved. Two Parkland kids visited a mostly black high school in DC, and talked about how gun violence disproportionally affects communities of color, yet it’s the white kids who have a platform. This is what raising a ‘woke’ generation looks like. This is what public education looks like. If this is what our future looks like - we’re in good hands.
On my way in Seattle. The weather has mostly cleared. 
I am currently at the March in Long Beach, Ca. Beautiful weather and great crowd.
Goosebumps when I read this thread and watch TV today. I can’t march, but I am cheering for you all!
Also wasn’t able to go for reasons beyond our control. Thank you marchers!
Attended the Toronto rally and am now watching the coverage on CNN of D.C. and around the world that I had DVRd. These kids are great, and inspiring. I am hopeful that they will succeed where so many others have not.
Mine started early, so I was home by 2:00. I’ve been watching the DC rally ever since. I’m so impressed with these young people.
My son, his g/f, and her parents are attending in Boston.
I’m guessing there were maybe 1,500 of us in Toledo, which was higher than I expected. Only about 1/4 were students. It was primarily people our age.
We decided at the last minute to join a friend in Ann Arbor instead of going to Detroit. There were probably 4-5k of us there. Not bad considering there were a few dozen protests scattered over the state.
ETA: Just as important as the march was the voter registration drive that was going on. Lots of high school seniors getting signed up.
We were spreading the word in WA that 17 year olds can now register (can’t vote til 18). I got a lot of questions about what to do when kids go to college, and was able to help.