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Thousands Turn Out in SF for Antiwar March

by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
Tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out in San Francisco on Saturday, September 24, to protest the war in Iraq.
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The demonstration - one of several taking place across the country - was the largest since the worldwide protests in February 2003 a month before the invasion of Iraq.

Amid decreasing approval of Bush and widespread disgust over the government's dismal response following Hurricane Katrina, the antiwar movement has revitalized itself.

Crowd estimates ranged from 20,000 to 50,000. Dolores Park was full by noon, and by the time the head of the march reached Market Street, the tail end had not yet left the park.

Saturday's demonstration, sponsored by International ANSWER, brought out a diverse spectrum of Bay Area residents, including student, labor, veterans, religious, queer, and women's groups.

Anarchist Action began a simultaneous demonstration at 16th and Mission, and soon met up with the main march on Dolores Street. Police were out in force, but the day was free of violence.

At the end of the march, at Jefferson Square Park in the Western Addition, an NBC news van was spray-painted and had its window broken. About 20 members of the black block were later arrested while attempting to join the Love Parade, a rave event taking place at Civic Center.
§Live for Peace
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Making a Killing
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Code Pink
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Women in Black
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Creative Sign
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§College Not Combat
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Bush of Lies
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Queer Contingent
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Worst President Ever
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Peace Cranes
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Wavy Gravy Entertains the Marchers
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Police Bus
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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Police were out in force, and had requisitioned several Muni and Samtrans buses.
§Anarchist Action
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Damaged NBC Van
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§Medics from Bay Area Radical Health Collective
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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§White House Vacation
by Liz Highleyman (liz [at] black-rose.com)
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Street theater by members of the Ronald Reagan Home for the Criminally Insane.
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by aging hippie
Thanks for all the great pictures, but that's NOT Wavy Gravy entertaining the crowd.
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