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Women's March on Washington |OT| An intersectional march for all in 600+ cities

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WedgeX

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From the pastor of my wife's church regarding transit for DC's march:

Women's March metro update from Dr. Gridlock: Metrorail will open two hours early, at 5 a.m.
Trains will leave end of the line stations every 12 minutes, trains will depart stations at the end of each line every 12 minutes, resulting in service every four to six minutes at downtown stations.
More than a dozen trains will be added to the Red and Orange lines to accommodate expected high ridership.
Metro will add trains between Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt, running on the "Rush Plus" route via the Yellow Line Bridge from approximately 6 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m.
I call this good news because it's so much better than the original plan, which was to offer regular Saturday service.
This part is just a guess: I think most people heading for the march will want to be there for the rally part, which is from 10 a.m. to about 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Independence Avenue and Third Street SW. Also, many people will be arriving by charter buses, which will park at RFK Stadium and I don't believe they'll have any control over the buses' arrival times.
So I expect Metrorail -- especially the Blue, Orange and Silver lines -- will be crowded for several hours before the rally starts at 10 a.m. and stay that way for a long time, even with the additional service.
L'Enfant Plaza and Federal Center SW are likely to be particularly troublesome for Metrorail riders, since they are the stations south of the Mall that are closest to the rally.
Rather than delaying their arrival at the event, some folks may want to get off trains at stations farther away, including the Red Line stations north of the Mall, even if it means a longer train ride and a longer walk.
I'm a bit less worried about the afternoon trips back home, though there could be some problems here as well. I'm less worried about the p.m. for this reason: The march gets underway after the rally and is supposed to end near the Washington Monument and Ellipse. The dispersal is likely to be more gradual than the assembly. Still, the nearby Metro stations at Federal Triangle, Farragut West and Smithsonian are likely to be very crowded.
Bring a map. You may need to walk to a Metro station farther away than the one you had planned to use for the trip back to Virginia.
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ghostofsparta

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Messofanego said:
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From left, Tamika Mallory, a gun control advocate and board member of the Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit founded by Harry Belafonte; Linda Sarsour, executive director of the Arab American Association of New York; Bob Bland, founder of Manufacture New York; and Carmen Perez, executive director of the Gathering for Justice.​

Cool to see a muslim there :)
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That's beautiful. I wish I could see that everywhere
 
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Man-is-Obsolete

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My wife and friends are going to the Cincinnati one. I'll be watching the kids at home and watching this unfold across the nation.

Stay safe everyone.
 
UberTag

UberTag

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Toronto march is now up to 10,000+ committed attendees.
Not bad for a country that isn't even subjugated by the Trump administration.
 
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Kreed

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Greddleok said:
"Brown people" is now an OK thing to say?
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Context is always important. In the OP and how it was used, it's generally acceptable because it's being used as a way to include all non black/non white US ethnic groups in the statement who felt victimized by Trump's election campaign and/or his supporters because of their skin being "brown", without labeling each and every one of the non-black/non-white ethnic groups individually.
 
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Geist-

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Found out there's going to be a march in my town, so I'll definitely be there. Not sure if I'll make a sign, I'd have to get some supplies first.
 
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Linkura

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Any idea on the estimated numbers for DC?

Boston has 70k+ registered. Not going due to anxiety issues with large crowds, but I sent them a donation. Would be there if it weren't going to be so crazy.
 
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Kaako

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I'm so much looking forward to attending the Woman's March in D.C. tomorrow morning. Gonna get donuts and breakfast for 8 other friends and head there via Metro together. See some of you beautiful people there.
 
RocknRola

RocknRola

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There are a few confirmed marches in Portugal too, in a few cities. I'll share pics if I find them :) Though don't really expect them to be in the thousands of people, maybe in Lisbon perhaps, but not the other cities.
 
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fleck0

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I'll Be Joining my Mom and Sister in the North Bay Area march tomorrow, I'm a guy, men are welcome and encouraged to join the protest.
 
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Jakeh111

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Ill be at the one in STL! going with mom, sister and a ton of cousins and aunts/uncs!

edit: Im a guy and we are also welcomed to attend
 
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OrangeGrayBlue

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I'll be at the demonstration in Los Angeles. From what I can tell, it's harder to find people who aren't going than people who are. I expect an absolutely massive turnout. The Facebook event alone has like 80,000+ RSVP'd attendees.
 
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SpaceCadetKeon

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There are going to be over 3,000 people at my nearest march. I'd say that's a pretty high turnout, considering that it's Arkansas. My boyfriend and I will be going together.
 
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Nista

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Chorazin said:
I'll be in DC marching beside my almost 70 y/o mom, who marched on Washington for Roe v Wade.
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My mom is going to be 70 this year, and she's a good sport for going down to DC in all the crowds with me.

If you see someone in a bright orange Charizard hat, gimme the secret GAF handshake. :)
 
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BoboBrazil

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For some presidents this might make a difference and get them to change stances on things. For Trump, he doesn't give a shit. Maybe Ivanka can get in his ear.
 
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