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For Immediate Release:
Mar 12, 2011

For More Information Contact:
Joel DeSpain
266-4897

DOWNTOWN DEMONSTRATION

Rally Spills Off Of Capitol Square

The largest gathering of the recent sustained protest movement took place Saturday, March 12th with an estimated 85,000 to 100,000 people coming to downtown Madison. They mixed with about 50 farmers on tractors, and some officers reported one donkey among the masses. At the end of the rally, there had been no arrests, and only a couple of minor medical emergencies. Law enforcement would again like to thank everyone who came to the Isthmus for keeping the peace, for being patient, and for respecting those with opposing views.