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Photos from Today at Civic Center
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com )
Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
Photos from the march's arrival, one performance, and some other stuff
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1marcharrives.jpg

I was surprised to see that I had made it all the way to the front of the march just in time to arrive at Civic Center Plaza. We were greeted (not warmly) by about a dozen counter-protesters. Things seemed like they were getting ugly for a minute, but they calmed down. A cop talked to the guy who had a flag around his neck. The march continued into the plaza, and the speakers and performers on the main stage started to do their thing. An anarchist teach-in of sorts took place off to one side, with activists talking about struggles in local communities. The speakers I saw didn't actually address anarchism (did any of them?)- I think it could have been valuable, since the causes that I heard were being talked about have been covered on this site.

I found an area where drumming and dancing were going on. This was likely broken up when an anarchist aftermarch of sorts walked through that area.
All our relations
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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2allourrelations.jpg

I guess this was an indigenous (US) contingent
As if we were negatively affecting troop morale!!
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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3troopmorale.jpg

As the Free Republic website promised, there was an anti-anti-war presence
A religion of pieces...savage...
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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4religionofpieces.jpg

Ummm?
A cop stepped in
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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5calmingcounterprotester....

seemed like he didn't do any harm, but I didn't see exactly what motivated the cop to intervene
Any kids get killed in this war?
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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6babykillers.jpg

or in the occupation? or from the sanctions?
Protesters give freepers the finger
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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7givingfinger.jpg

Cops separate
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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8copblocksprois.jpg

pro-israel people on one side, and pro-palestinian on the other side. some people advocated for a one-state solution, others a two-state...and I heard folks from the anarchist contingent advocating for a no-state solution
Anarchist Action signs on the plaza
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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9anarchistactionsigns.jpg

Awesome women's drumming group
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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10womendrumming.jpg

Didn't catch their name
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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11womendrumming.jpg

Drums and dancing
by Mahtin ( themahtin (at) hotmail.com ) Saturday Mar 19th, 2005 8:58 PM
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12drumsanddancing.jpg

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Dance BrigadeMatt FittSunday Mar 20th, 2005 2:41 AM