Anyone at the March for Women's Lives one year ago?

[Kerrytravelers]

I'd love to read your stories and see your pictures from the events!

Here are several threads where stories and pictures can be found:
<http://plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/webzine/newspoliticsactivism/fean-050429-march-anniversary.xml>
<http://plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/media/march-photos.xml>
<http://march.now.org/>
<http://www.marchforwomen.org/>
<http://www.marchforwomen.org/why/whywemarch.php?pid=58>
<http://www.marchforwomen.org/gallery/index.php>
<http://naral.org/takeaction/march.cfm>

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Here is my album of photos from the march.

You're invited to view my online photos at the Gallery. Enjoy!

Click here..You do NOT have to sign in..or create an account
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=12jp8jjz.br9rbtqn&x=0&y=-krjesq

[Kerrytravelers]

2. Those were great! Thanks for sharing! Wish I could have been there!

[MountainLaurel]

3. I was there

But didn't take any photos.

As for stories, let's see. I attended with my coven sisters and two SOs. The morning of the march, we met up to make signs (we're in the DC area). I can't even remember what they said. We had decided to come out for support, since all three of them are rape/trauma survivors and control of what happens to one's own body is a huge issue. An added issue was personal experience with what happens when women get desperate: One once came home to find the 12-year-old foster sister living with her family in the bathroom bleeding to death after trying to abort herself. The foster child's own father had gotten her pregnant. The girl survived, but the image of her sitting in a pool of her own blood stayed with my friend. Additionally, this same sister had found out she was pregnant (happily) the week before.

I remember the day as being sunny, and the crowds as huge. I also remember the "fetus people" standing alongside the parade route, ironically, near Freedom Plaza. One of my friends commented back to them when they started shouting, and then just shook her head, giving up on them.