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Ten Years Later: A Look Back at "We Interrupt This Empire..." and SF's 2003 Iraq War Resistance
Ten years ago today, the U.S. bombing, invasion, and long-term occupation of Iraq began by order of George W Bush with the consent of the over 70% of Americans. Ten years ago tomorrow -- after months of permitted marches on both sides of the San Francisco Bay intent on preventing the war -- those opposed to U.S. military action rose up to protest en masse by shutting down downtown San Francisco in perhaps one of the largest collective acts of civil disobedience ever seen in the area. On the first day alone, over 50,000 demonstrators filled the streets of San Francisco and nearly 1500 people were arrested by SFPD. "We Interrupt This Empire..." documented the rebellion.
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"Direct Action to Stop the War" was the spokescouncil that spent months organizing the rebellion:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/19/18733862.php
Related Indybay features:
Activists Shut Down San Francisco As Baghdad Burns (Fri Mar 21 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/21/12002.php
M22 - Emergency Protests Continue in Bay Area (Sun Mar 23 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/23/12012.php
Protests At CNN, Carlyle and SF Chronicle (Sun Mar 30 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/30/12192.php
This pro-war rally brought to you by Glenn Beck and Clear Channel (Wed Mar 26 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/26/12212.php
Demonstrators Denounce Fox News' doing Public Relations for the Pentagon (Fri Apr 4 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/04/04/12222.php
10,000 March In Oakland To Protest War In Iraq (Sat Apr 5 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/04/05/12232.php
Indybay Anti-War photo gallery from 3/20/2003 to 3/22/2003: http://bit.ly/15n42Cr
All Indybay Anti-War features posted between 1/1/2003 and 5/1/2004: http://bit.ly/11b9GqN
"Direct Action to Stop the War" was the spokescouncil that spent months organizing the rebellion:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/19/18733862.php
Related Indybay features:
Activists Shut Down San Francisco As Baghdad Burns (Fri Mar 21 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/21/12002.php
M22 - Emergency Protests Continue in Bay Area (Sun Mar 23 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/23/12012.php
Protests At CNN, Carlyle and SF Chronicle (Sun Mar 30 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/30/12192.php
This pro-war rally brought to you by Glenn Beck and Clear Channel (Wed Mar 26 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/03/26/12212.php
Demonstrators Denounce Fox News' doing Public Relations for the Pentagon (Fri Apr 4 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/04/04/12222.php
10,000 March In Oakland To Protest War In Iraq (Sat Apr 5 2003)
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/04/05/12232.php
Indybay Anti-War photo gallery from 3/20/2003 to 3/22/2003: http://bit.ly/15n42Cr
All Indybay Anti-War features posted between 1/1/2003 and 5/1/2004: http://bit.ly/11b9GqN
For more information:
http://www.indybay.org/antiwar/
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