As a public service, I hereby announce for the benefit of all reporters, bloggers, and commentators that the next March for Life in Washington will be on Friday, January 18, 2019. Mark your editorial calendars now. No excuses. Rain, shine, or snow (and I’ve marched in all those conditions), the event goes on.
I was in the midst of this year’s March a week ago. No count was possible from my vantage point, but you can view this time-lapse image from Students for Life to get an idea of the crowd.
Not many satellite trucks were around, except for EWTN’s. Other news outlets managed to find their way to Washington for the Women’s March the next day, so it’s not as though they were unfamiliar with the area.
We weren’t exactly under the radar. Gotta love social media and the countless posts from participants in the March. President Trump’s address drew some news coverage. Still, as has been the case since the first March in 1974 observing the first anniversary of Roe v. Wade, there was plenty of room for more coverage. A civil rights march in defense of the right to life rates at least as much attention as a presidential tweet.
So why make the trip?
Come for the youth. The number of high school and college students will astound you.
Come to see how many states are represented. If the March is something new to you, you’ll be surprised.
Walk around the National Mall before the March and check out the meet-ups and mini-rallies going on, apart from the formal program that precedes the March.
New Hampshire will have its own 2019 march for life on a Saturday near the national March date, although it hasn’t been formally scheduled yet. Even if you’re a veteran of Concord marches, the March for Life in Washington rates a special trip. With or without the news coverage it deserves, it’s a place and event full of inspiration and encouragement. Plan now for 2019: see you in D.C. on January 18.
[adapted from my post at Da Tech Guy blog]
