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1/28: Several hundred protesters organized by NION marched through San Francisco to protest Bush's war plans as he gave his State of the Union Address. pictures 1 2

In Washington DC, Several thousand people took to the streets near the Capitol and in an unpermitted march. More | Photos: 1 2 3 Video Audio

Following the march in San Francisco, one thousand people joined a radical anti-capitalist breakaway march and militantly marched through the financial center smashing windows and graffitting symbols of U.S. oppression, such as, the SF Chronicle, British Consulate, CitiCorp, the INS building, Starbucks, and Victoria's Secret. There were two confirmed arrests. One protester said, "The anti-globalization movement may be dead, but the anti-capitalist movement is alive and well."
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5:25Cops are guarding the Gap. Rumours have it that something is happening at the Civic Center/City Hall, so marchers are heading there along with IMC folk. 5:10Around 3-400 people. Cops are everywhere. Reputed leader of the march who was targeted by undercover cops key was being violently arrested which caused a melay. Police has decided not to let the demonstrators hit the buildings so are preventing marchers from heading to the Civic Center. Police chasing people down to the Bart. They have blocked and cornered off the marchers in preparation for a potential mass arrest.
4:50Police are getting really aggressive. Motorcycle cops are rushing the demonstators. One violent arrest occurred. Starbucks has been hit.
4:50Black bloc reached the INS bluiding which was graffitied and some windows were broken, The people who did it got away. Police presence increasing. Motocycle cops and horse cops, cops on foot, cops cars cop vans all converging. People are now at the Embarcadero center.
4:35Black bloc is retreating behind a shield of smoke bombs and barricades. The british embassy has been hit. Wells Fargo has been hit. "Black bloc can do anything it wants right now," says one of our reports in the field.
4:20 People are now at Citicorp Bldg at Sansome and Market. Some are distracting the cops while others graffitied the bldg.
4:09 The breakaway marchers ran down sixth st. to get away from the police. They came to the SF Chronicle building. One bunch held off the cops at one end of the block, one bunch did the same at the other, while the ones in the center graffited the Chron building. People are now headed back down Market St, toward Embarcadero, with the cops behind them.
3:30 The second breakaway march is now getting started. The police are acting very confused
3:15 The breakaway march is getting started. About 1000+ people are headed down McAllister towards Hyde
2:20pm15 bike cops are at Polk & Grove and 2 police vans. The Breakaway march is preparing to start at Polk & Grove at 2:30pm.
1:50pm: Police estimate 200,000 people on the streets. There are small groups of 4-5 cops of riot police stationed around various locations. This is a new response from the SFPD, at the 10/26 demo there were no riot police at the main march. Two prison buses are stationed at McAllister & Van Ness.
1:30pm: The end of the march is at Market & Main. We have reports of 300,000 in D.C. In SF, Civic Center is jam-packed with another 3 1/2 miles of people behind it.
1:08pm: The end of the march just left embarcadero... Market St is completely filled with people.
12:24pm: The front of the ANSWER march has reached Civic Center Plaza. Market Street is nearly filled to capacity.
10:45AM: Thousands of people are mobilizing in downtown San Francisco. Colorful signs and a variety of contingents are gathering. Excitement is in the air. On the East Coast, word is that +80,000 are on the streets of DC.

1/18: A massive anti-war protest happened today in downtown SF calling for no war on Iraq. The crowd stretched continuously from the foot of Market St. and filled the Civic Center to capacity.
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In Washington DC, hundreds of thousands of people braved frigid weather to rally in front of Congress and march in the streets to oppose war and to demand peace and justice. A second march on the 19th included civil disobedience and resulted in over a dozen arrests.

Protests also took place in many other cities across the US and in countries such as Turkey, Pakistan, Japan, and Britain. There was even a protest in Antarctica. Read the Europe Anti-War Report

SF-IMC Guide to January Counter-Offensives! >> January 17: Public convergences for weekend protests Several groups are holding public convergences to coordinate, arrange for out-of-towners and make the protest count. An open meeting at New College starts at 6:30pm, after a day of student coordination at SF State. >> January 18: Broad mobilization against the war A number of calls to action have been sent out about a large protest on January 18th in San Francisco: answer | black bloc | communists | queer contingent | labor | student >> Emergency actions when the U.S. attacks Several groups have called for emergency actions beginning at Powell & Market in San Francisco for the night when war starts. iac call | black bloc call >> SF Indymedia: special open hours to support protests On January 18th and during emergency protests, Indymedia offices at 16th & Mission will remain open as a public resource with computers, internet and scanners. Special hours will be announced this week!

As the United States amasses troops in the Middle East, civilian dissent against the imminent attack on Iraq is threatening to boil over. On 1/11 the streets of Los Angeles filled with more than 20,000 people in the biggest anti-war demonstraton the City of Angels has seen since Vietnam. People also converged in Mountain View, Chicago, and Twin Cities over the weekend.

San Francisco is gearing up for its own massive mobilization to take place on 1/18 to correspond with a huge demo planned for Washington D.C. Whatever your affiliation or even if you don't have one, now is the time to speak up, organize, and take part in the resistance.

Opposition to Bush's war on the poor in this country, as well as, on the rest of the globe is growing. Massive demonstrations and walkouts are planned for the day the bombs "officially" start falling. Human shield missions are also getting underway, with dozens of people going to strategic locations throughout Iraq.

Interview with Al Giordano: San Francisco IMC has interviewed Al Giordano, of Narco News, about the Venezuelan coup attempt, the media's complicity in the coup, and perspectives on how we can stop them. Read the Interview

After carrying out a two-week "national strike," or lock-out, and despite a helping hand from Associated Press and other media agencies, the Venezuelan elite has so far failed to force populist President Chavez to resign. In implementing reforms which benefit primarily the poor, Chavez has inspired well-funded opposition by oil barons and other business leaders, union bureaucrats and portions of the military, with the complicity of corporate media. Thousands of Venezuela's poor have rushed into the streets to prevent the "coup of the rich."

The Organization of American States has voted overwhelmingly to reject any future coup attempt in Venezuela or alteration of that nation's constitution. US religious and labor organizations and some members of Congress have asked President Bush, who had previously called for unconstitutional "early elections," to support democracy by opposing any move to oust Chavez by force. In San Francisco on 12/18, around 50 protesters gathered at noon at the Venezuelan consulate to show support for Chavez and the Venezuelan democratic process. Photos Read more: 1 2 3

12/10: Over 140 people were arrested Tuesday as antiwar protests were held in hundreds of cities across the US to celebrate international human rights day. The federal building in Chicago was briefly blockaded by protesters and in New York City Daniel Ellsberg and many others were arrested in front of the United States Mission to the United Nations. In LA hundreds of celebrities used the occasion to speak out strongly against Bush and his war plans.

In the Bay Area, several hundred protested at the Federal Building in Oakland. (photos 1 2 3 video 1) 200 people in Santa Rosa shut down an armed forces recruitment center. (details) and rallies were held at college campuses (photos)

An anti-war demonstration was also held in Fresno(photos).