{"id":65477,"date":"2018-01-20T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T15:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=65477"},"modified":"2018-01-20T09:28:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T15:28:27","slug":"organizers-prepare-but-wont-predict-turnout-for-womens-march-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/organizers-prepare-but-wont-predict-turnout-for-womens-march-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizers prepare, but won&#8217;t predict turnout for Women&#8217;s March Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Cade Shultice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">After last year\u2019s unprecedented turnout, organizers for Women\u2019s March Chicago will not put an estimate on the number of attendees expected at this year\u2019s march on Saturday. The 2017 march, held a day after President Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration, exceeded expectations when an estimated 250,000 people showed up, compared to the expected 50,000.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say that based on last year\u2019s experience, there is no good way to predict attendance with accuracy. Despite uncertainty regarding crowd size, Women&#8217;s March Chicago is still optimistic for\u00a0 healthy attendance based on support through social media.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Organizers prepare, but won&#039;t predict turnout for Women&#039;s March Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/251950446?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Fawzia Mirza, women\u2019s rights activist and supporter of Women\u2019s March Chicago, speaks at the organization\u2019s press conference that was held Tuesday at City Hall. 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