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Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in U.S. & around the world

by Open-Publishing - Monday 21 March 2005
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Hundreds of Thousands Demonstrate in Cities Across the Country and Around the World on 2nd Anniversary of Iraq Invasion

More than 25,000 March in San Francisco, 20,000 in Los Angeles, tens of thousands more in 700 cities from New York to Fayetteville, NC to Seattle

Send in a report on the demonstration in your area

In more than 1000 cities across the country and around the world, demonstrations today protested on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In San Francisco, 25,000 marched, and 20,000 marched in Los Angeles. Both demonstrations were sponsored by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) which supported and helped to organize many of the other protests around the U.S.

The crowd in San Francisco swelled as the rain subsided in the late morning. It took more than 45 minutes for the entire demonstration, marching on very wide streets, to enter the Civic Center plaza. The S.F. march included contingents from the labor movement, Glide Memorial Church, the Palestinian and Arab American community, students, immigrant rights movement and many other organizations and communities.

Many thousands marched from Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to Central Park in New York City in an event sponsored by the Troops Out Now Coalition. 6,000 people marched in Chicago in an event sponsored by the Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, and 5,000 people rallied outside Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in an event sponsored by Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, NC Peace & Justice Coalition and other organizations. 2,000 demonstrated and rallied in New Paltz, NY.

People mobilized around the world on March 19 coming out in a united voice demanding an end to the war and occupation of Iraq. More than 100,000 marched in London, tens of thousands in Rome, and large protests in Cairo, Kuala Lumpur, Sao Paulo, Madrid, Seoul, Manila, Sydney, Stockholm, Mexico City, Tokyo, and all over the world. In the United States, antiwar actions were organized in more than 735 cities and towns — twice the number as last year’s March 19 protests.

We are asking organizers and participants in the many, many rallies and marches across the country and around the world to send us a short report on the activity in your city. We will collect this information and post it on our website. We will also be sending out a more complete report on the March 19 demonstrations in the next few days. Send reports to info@internationalanswer.org

Let’s keep building this movement. Come to the National People’s Speak-Out in Washington, DC on Saturday, May 7. Hundreds of organizations have already endorsed in the last few days. We will stand together at the doorstep of Bush and Congres to say “Hands Off Our Social Security! Fund People’s Needs, Not War in Iraq!” Join us! Fill out the Transportation Form to help spread the word about your car caravan, van or bus coming to DC on May 7.

Funds are urgently needed to help the antiwar movement continue to get stronger. We can’t do it without your help. You can make a contribution through a secure server by clicking here, where you can also find information on how to contribute by check.

A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
info@internationalanswer.org
National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3389
New York City: 212-533-0417
Los Angeles: 323-464-1636
San Francisco: 415-821-6545
For media inquiries, call 202-544-3389.

Forum posts

  • It is very interesting that the media has given hours and hours of air time to Terry Shiavo. This one person involved in a private matter somehow commands the entire attention of the senate, congress, and the supreme court, and Bush himself. Yet the events of anti-war protests all over the country and the world where thousands and thousands of people come out and protest our government is not worth even a brief mention in the media. Not even one minute is given to this issue when the media can give hours and hours of repeatitive time over and over and over and over and over........to any mundane boring issue.

    • I agree...it’s a shame that Terri is being used by our government as another veil to occupy Americans. Her personal story is a real tragedy, and should be handled privately, an argument between her husband and her family, and should be decided at state level. For Congress to become involved is simply another subterfuge using a very tragic family matter to occupy American media "consumers", while the Bush adminstration
      continues its attack on America. What’s tragic is....we allow it to happen.

      Mike in WV

  • It is real sad. +100.000 Iraqi civilians are dead - murdered and tortured by a so called coalition.
    The American/British murders keep on smiling. But may be the British people show the world
    where Mr. Pudel (Blair) belongs: on the dump of history.

  • In an ideal world where justice prevails, there will be room in the docket for the heads of media "news," along with the usual political, Big Business and military suspects.

    • It’s not only the heads of the media who are to blame. All the little people who are willing to sell their souls for 30 pieces of silver and 5 minutes of air time are also blameworthy.

  • In the future, these protests should be staged not outside of political institutions but right outside the headquarters and stations of news media. I didn’t see or read anything about the protests in any mainstream media. (were they even allowed to?) Responsible journalism is dead.

    • No they are definitely not allowed. The large news organizations have orders from the government not to air any protests against the government. If these orders are violated, they will have their license renewals denied.

    • What ever happened to the "Free Press"?

    • Its still free. Nothing has changed. Militant lefties just get frustrated that nobody cares about their lies and misguided anger. You may not realize this but conspiracy theories and responsible journalism are two different things.