{"id":227367,"date":"2020-07-16T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T17:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=227367"},"modified":"2020-07-15T19:34:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T00:34:08","slug":"ireland-rally-life-draws-crowd-40000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ireland-rally-life-draws-crowd-40000\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Alive and vibrant’: More than 40,000 people tune in for Ireland’s virtual Rally for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite a change in venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 40,000 pro-lifers across Ireland tuned in to a live-streamed Rally for Life on July 4th. The original plan had been for a massive rally to be held in Dublin. Due to coronavirus transmission concerns, however, organizers made the decision to move the rally online and to also promote 37 smaller, local events which occurred earlier in the day before the rally.<\/p>\n

The rally, lasting over two hours, included speakers like Live Action president Lila Rose, Culture of Life spokeswoman Obianuju Ekeocha, disability activist Heidi Crowter, and Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui, along with several pro-life politicians and representatives from multiple Irish pro-life organizations. Rally organizers shared their excitement over the virtual rally’s turnout with Gript<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Having 40,000 people tune in live to the Rally Fest shows just how alive and vibrant the pro-life community is, and how powerful the message for Life can be.<\/em><\/p>\n

We had lots of families watching in groups so the numbers watching are likely even bigger, but we\u2019re thrilled to have had a minimum of 40,000 people joining in the live events.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, the plan is to grow that tenfold, reaching 300,000 or 400,000 people watching the live events online. It would mean the Rally effect could continue throughout the whole summer, cutting right through lockdown with a clear compelling pro-life message.<\/em><\/p>\n