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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy sister was in the Olympia march...says turnout estimate is 10,000.
In an city of 46,000 or so, that's astounding.
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My sister was in the Olympia march...says turnout estimate is 10,000. (Original Post)
Ken Burch
Jan 2017
OP
Wounded Bear
(63,972 posts)1. Yuuugggeee!
Not a very big town at all. Must have some folks from some of those red counties down south.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)2. You can get to Oly from most towns in southern WA within 90 minutes or so.
It's an easy run up I-5.
Wounded Bear
(63,972 posts)4. I live in Kent....
Olympia is about an hour south of here.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)5. So you could have gone here or to Seattle
n/t.
Delphinus
(12,487 posts)3. Fantastic!!
Yay!
angrychair
(11,897 posts)6. I'd say more but 10,000 is a good number
This coming down hill of Columbia St from Capital building this line streamed, non-stop, with people for almost 2 hrs, I believe they modified the March route at the last min due to crowd size.
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