Winter Olympics 2002 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Utah senate proceedings Day 4 Day of the March Post-march events

On February 8, 2002, poor and homeless families joined in a "March for Our Lives" on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. The purpose of the march was to protest economic human rights violations caused by welfare reform. The march was preceded by a week-long teach-in about economic human rights.   The March on the Web   Read the call for the march Follow the march Green Scarf Symbol Letters of Support for the march Mark Webber's involvement Utah Information Harvey Finkle's Photo Exhibit of Utah's Poor Poverty in Utah Factsheet Utahissues.org   Press Coverage of the March   Read press releases about the march Read the media response to the march