Anti-war demonstrations planned for Washington, San Francisco

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Wed, Oct. 22, 2003

Anti-war demonstrations planned for Washington, San Francisco
APARNA H. KUMAR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Anti-war groups are planning their largest demonstrations since after the start of the war in Iraq, with thousands expected at rallies Saturday in Washington and San Francisco.

Protesters are expected from 140 cities in the United States and Canada, organizers said Tuesday. They hope to foment public pressure that will force the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

With Congress poised to authorize $87 billion for Iraq's reconstruction, "Now more than ever it is critical that we stand united in our effort to turn this all around," said Leslie Cagan, an organizer for United for Peace and Justice.

The protests are being organized by Cagan's group and also International ANSWER, or Act Now to Stop War and End Racism, which led earlier protests. Their largest was in January in Washington, where police said 30,000 participated. Organizers said nearly a half million protested.

The last protest in Washington, in late March, drew only a few thousand people. Organizers hope to attract far more this weekend.
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http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/7075535.htm

[revcarol]

1. "Black Voices for Peace"

Love it.

[The_Gopher]

2. i was there in march, there were many more than just "a few thousand."

granted, it wasn't as large as in january, but it was still tens of thousands if not over 100thousand.

[hippiechick]

3. My thought exactly !!

I was there too, and it was like ... 40,000 ?
That's a helluva lot more than the Freep-rally which drew ... 6.


:hippie:

[rocktivity]

4. Which freep rally?

rocknation

[prolesunited]

5. Well, they all have jobs

and were working that day, unlike us leftist losers who live off the government dole. :eyes:

DU will DEFINITELY be in the house in D.C.!

[Judi Lynn]

6. You have to wonder why they let C-Span record their "demonstrations"

and even put them on tv!

One of the speakers at the first one was drunk. Then they saw a Democrat with a sign standing close, or something, and they went ballistic, and "swarmed" over to the left side of the screen, in a wild panic, howling with rage and possible fear! It was hilarious.

The winter "demonstration" was astonishing. They had some well-known Republican there, and only a few freepers to hear him.

They can't possibly crab about not getting equal coverage. They should fear equal coverage!

[The_Gopher]

7. i count *at least* 12 or 13.

maybe one more lurking in the shadows.