March for Life
The March for Life is an annual event in Washington, D.C. that peacefully commemorates the tragedy of abortion.[1] The next March will be on Monday, January 24, 2011. (Note that this is not on January 22, because that falls on a Saturday in 2011.)
Conservapedia has led a group on the March for Life each year beginning in 2009. On Jan. 24, 2011, Conservapedia will fill a record 3 buses from a single location for the March for Life.[2]
The March for Life began in 1974, on the first anniversary of Roe v. Wade (1973). Founded by Miss Nellie Gray, who has led it ever since, she also has a non-profit organization by the same name which provides educational workshops typically the day before the march.
The March for Life has grown to participation by about 1 in every 400 Americans from East of the Mississippi River[3] (and many travel from out West also):
| Year | Estimated Attendance |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 20,000[4] |
| 1975 | 50,000[5] |
| 1976 | 65,000[5] |
| 2000 | 100,000[5] |
| 2005 | 200,000[5] |
| 2008 | 225,000[4] |
| 2009 | 300,000 |
| 2010 | 400,000 |
Photos from 2010 March for Life by Conservapedia
Photos from 2009 March for Life by Conservapedia
References
- â http://www.marchforlife.org/
- â Three buses from one location (other than a school) is a record for the Northeast, but there may be larger groups traveling from the Midwest.
- â The population East of the Mississippi River is estimated to be about 178 million.
- â 4.0 4.1 http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=31298
- â 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://www.marchforlife.org/content/view/13/26/