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3/15: At least 80,000 were on the streets of San Francisco today against a U.S. assault on Iraq. The march started at Civic Center and went to Jefferson Park for a rally. Around 2pm, a breakaway march of 2,000 people went towards Mission & 9th when the police began to surround people. The march broke into separate segments, with SFPD declaring people on the sidewalk as an "illegal assembly." With aggressive arrest sweeps which picked up non-protesters, tourists and shoppers, 175 people were arrested. Almost all have been cited and released as of 12am.

Protests occured on March 15 worldwide from Washington DC to London to Tokyo. Closer to home, there were protests in Eureka and Sacramento (1 | 2 )

Reports: Timeline | FNB Report | Arrest Story | Breakaway Report | Strategy
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Breakaway Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
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3/14: Some 80 protesters were arrested this morning in downtown San Francisco taking part in an emergency direct action to prevent war in Iraq. Direct Action to Stop the War has been organizing "day-after" actions for the business day after war starts, but many felt the need for a "preemptive strike" to stop war before it starts.

Over 200 demonstrators gathered at dawn at the old Pacific Stock Exchange building at Pine and Sansome. Several speakers rallied the crowd, including student, queer, labor, faith, and people of color activists. Some protesters formed a blockade outside the financial trading floor, while others blocked the intersection of Bush and Montgomery. About 30 sat down in the street, chanting "We are blocking Bush!", and were arrested around 8:30am after police gave a dispersal order. Protesters continued down Bush Street to Market, where two separate groups blockaded the street and were also arrested and loaded into sheriff's buses.

Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | Video: 1 | 2 | Legal report | details

2/16: A huge protest filled the streets of San Francisco today. Following possibly the largest worldwide protest ever on 2/15... over 200,000 Bay Area people showed up in force to say NO to the U.S. War on Iraq. Check out the coverage from the permitted march...
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SF-IMC Enemy Combatant Radio Archive

3/5: Student walkouts happened at SF State University, Stanford, Sonoma State, Arcata, and in Berkeley. A student was arrested by the SFPD at City College Ocean Campus when protesters were cited for unlawful assembly; about 20 students were later arrested at a sit-in on Market Street. In Oakland, a peaceful student protest was attacked by the police near Jack London Square -- video. In Santa Cruz, over a hundred people rallied outside a military recruitment center. Reports: East Bay | SF

A student organized walk-out at Willard Middle School in Berkeley was banned by the school board, and teachers and administrators discouraged students from participating. On 3/5 the students were locked onto school grounds and threatened with suspension. Update 3/6: A friend of peace cut off all the locks on the gates sometime last night, but students were locked in again after administrators replaced the locks. Nonetheless, 4 students were able to walkout today in the face of threats and intimidation. Report

A National Moratorium Against the War is being held this Wednesday, an event spearheaded by Not In Our Name. People and organizations are preparing to call in "sick of the war" to work, organize campus actions and walk outs, and put into action myriad other plans in an effort to bring Bush's war madness to a halt. Public Service Announcement | Oakland Board of Education supports walkouts | Bay Area Organizing Info

2/22: A Peace Recruiting Station was set up temporarily yesterday, as nine anti-war activists were arrested after locking down at and blocking the U.S. Army Recruitment Station in downtown San Francisco. Eight still remain in jail (a minor was released) on felony charges of conspiracy to trespass. Read more | Video | Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors

Anti-war activists with the Student Activist League of Sonoma staged a guerrilla theatre action on Sonoma State University's campus on 2/19. According to their press release, their intent was to ?educate people on the ongoing wars that are escalating around the globe? and to ?illustrate the increased militaristic policies of the United States? government. Read more

2/16: A huge protest filled the streets of San Francisco today. Following possibly the largest worldwide protest ever on 2/15... over 200,000 Bay Area people showed up in force to say NO to the U.S. War on Iraq. Check out the coverage from the permitted march...
Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
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Overhead Photos: 1 | 2 | 3
Reports: 1 | 2
SF-IMC Enemy Combatant Radio Archive