[Peace-discuss] Anti-war march winds through Loop

[C. G. Estabrook]

The late Andrew Kopkind said the rule was to double police estimates, 
halve organizers' estimates, and split the difference.  That would come 
to 12,500.  --CGE


Morton K. Brussel wrote:
> Objective reporting!---5000 attended? UGPJ estimated 30,000.
> What one expects from the Chicago Trib.
> 
> On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:53 AM, Robert Naiman wrote:
> 
>> http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-rallyoct28,0,4350674.story
>>
>> Anti-war march winds through Loop
>> Thousands gather in Chicago -- and across the country -- to protest
>> the United States' continued involvement in the war in Iraq
>>
>> By Gerry Smith
>>
>> Tribune staff reporter
>>
>> October 28, 2007
>>
>> Leonore Lee was among the thousands rallying in Chicago on Saturday to
>> protest the war in Iraq. Amid the crowd carrying signs marching down
>> Ashland Avenue, the 65-year-old from Milwaukee called the event "the
>> most powerful expression of power to the people."
>>
>> "It shows our solidarity and makes me love this country even more," 
>> she said.
>>
>> The day of speeches and demonstrations was part of a national day of
>> action demanding an end to the five-year-old conflict.
>>
>> Police estimated about 5,000 people attended the event, which began in
>> Chicago's Union Park before winding through the Loop and ending at
>> Federal Plaza.
>>  ...