The Latest: Too many protesters to hold march in Chicago

[inanna]

Source: Associated Press

Jan. 21, 2017 12:56 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Women's March on Washington and associated protests around the world (all times EST):
12:40 p.m.

So many people have turned out for the Women's March in Chicago that organizers have cancelled their plans to march through the city's downtown.

Instead, they'll extend the ongoing rally on the city's lakefront.

Organizers say far more people than they were initially expecting are at the demonstration in Grant Park along Lake Michigan, and overflow areas are being used.

They say the planned march through downtown Chicago had to be canceled due to public safety concerns, but that the rally has been extended until 12:30 p.m. Central time.

Protesters are still arriving at the rally, many with signs critical of President Donald Trump.

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[dalton99a]

1. Wow.

[ananda]

13. I know!

What an amazing day!

[mopinko]

2. downtown is shut down.

and there are still packed train platforms in the city and the burbs. that after ramping up to handle 150k.

reports from my sis.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028508094

[Leghorn21]

3. Hot damn!! Good news/bad news/fabulous news! n/t

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Ten Bell Crisis

America won't stop protesting until the usurpers are out of office

[mopinko]

5. just announced 250k.

a quarter of a million in a sea of pink pussies.

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. In just one city! n/t

[workinclasszero]

10. 250k!!!

WTG Chicago!

[Birdwing]

7. Very true

I can confirm—I could only go for a short while due to work, but after about 45 minutes I was still a couple blocks outside the rally. Crowd was orderly and moving, just slowly.

[riversedge]

8. Other cities experiencing same thing so doing rallies-instead of actually marching someplace.

[riversedge]

9. Cnn showing marchers on the move to Trump tower in nyc right now

[retrowire]

12. Wonderful. nt

[kimbutgar]

11. Our march starts at 3pm in San Francisco

I made a sign yesterday and now my husband is working on his. All over the Bay Area there are marches going on.

I am so excited to be part of the resistance!

Flipped over to Fox no mention of the protests MSNBC has some talking head blah blaming. Watching cspan and fstv. At noon cspan will be flipping over to the chump satanic mass.

[progressoid]

14. Yeah we looked at faux newz for about 15 minutes.

They were talking about El Chapo!

[Grammy23]

15. MSNBC is showing rallies in lots of places around the country.

They gave extensive coverage to the DC rally but have reporters in Chicago and in LA. They are mentioning Sister Marches around the country, so I would not say they have short changed this event happening around the nation and some 60 countries, as well.

[NBachers]

17. My sign's almost finished. I'll be marching with the Harvey Milk Democratic Club- See you there!

Look for this poster: If you see it, say "Hi!"

[kimbutgar]

19. I missed it

But I was so happy to see so many people there protesting despite the weather. I gave up walking though at Powell street and came home.

[NastyRiffraff]

16. Same in DC!

Streets are so packed marching is impossible. Crowd estimates here up to 500,000! Traffic and Metro virtually at a standstill.

[JudyM]

21. We were over a million according to a metro cop I talked to at about 3:30.

[NastyRiffraff]

22. Even better!

The entire phenomena, all the marches, throughout the country and in all seven continents including Antarctica was the most amazing thing I've ever witnessed. In DC there were NO arrests; unprecedented for that crowd size.

[JudyM]

23. There should've been... I saw youngs guys smashing glass bottles on buses that were trying to get

by. Slamming their fists violently on the buses, etc, no good reason. This was toward the end of the day.

[NastyRiffraff]

24. Wow. I missed that.

Yes, they should have been arrested. But OUR crowd was energetic, but peaceful!

[il_lilac]

18. Just got back from downtown Chicago

Unbelievable crowd! Even tho they had to call off the official march, the people marched anyway! Every one was kind, patient, and ready to act. This is what democracy looks like!

[NBachers]

20. Just got back from San Francisco- Actually, I loved the rain. Miles and miles of humanity,

active, participating, and filled with good will towards each other. Every age, every nationality, every viewpoint represented and welcome. This is America; this is Democracy. An ocean of people, committed, working to lift all of us; everyone greeting, embracing, talking together.

The world threw a political Woodstock today.