NYC 2/15

I've just put up a few words about and 15 pictures of today's antiwar demo in New York:

Re: Sacramento anti-war rally

Seth Sandronsky wrote: > > I just returned home from the anti-war rally at the state Capitol. An > estimated 5,000 people attended. > an update from nyc before i return to my beer: i just got back from the city. we had a great turnout! organizers estimate greater than 200,000 (police of course

Belgium

NPR just reported that Belgium, Germany and France will cave to NATO, asking only that the equipment must only be defensive in nature. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sacramento anti-war rally

Feb. 15, 2003 5 p.m. PST PEN-L, I just returned home from the anti-war rally at the state Capitol. An estimated 5,000 people attended. There were lots of young people. Some of them were occupied with a "drum circle," seemingly oblivious to speakers imploring the crowd to oppose the war hawk

Columbus, OH Demo

An unusual amount of snow fell yesterday, and it was freezing cold today, too, but about 800 of us marched against the war on Iraq, starting from the Goodale Park at 11:45 AM, down High Street, to the Federal Building (@ 200 High St.) in downtown Columbus, OH. During the march, we briefly took

chico demo

The demo here was nice, 150, maybe 200 people. Not radical by any means. The young people looked like I remembered in the 60s. Good sign. Lots of religious representations, Green party. The students have been camping out in front of the Admin. Bldg. of the university for several days. -- Mich

NYC Report

Crowd estimates are often little more than politically tinged guesses, and the police did not provide one. Organizers said that more than 400,000 people attended and, given the sea of faces extending for more than a mile up First Avenue and the ancillary crowds that were prevented from joining

"about a million" in London demonstration

...according to the BBC. The police gave 3/4 million on the march. The BBC reporter, normally their court reporter, so fairly judicious, pointed out that this did not include those who went directly to the rally. Ken Livingstone said I million. The organisers said approaching 2 million. The la

IA, JVP and Rabbi Lerner

Feb. 15, 2003 Hi Bob, FWIW, I didn't bash IA on Common Dreams . However, I was taken to task on Portside for being a shill of sorts for IA. In solidarity, Seth Sandronsky I'm glad this ugly, potentially dangerous episode is being cleared up, bu