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Ten Years Later: A Look Back at "Direct Action to Stop the War" and the plans to shut down downtown SF in 2003
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. Collectively, "Direct Action to Stop the War" was the spokescouncil that spent months organizing the rebellion.
If the War Starts, the Next Business Day We Call for Mass, Nonviolent Direct Action in Downtown San Francisco. No Business as Usual! Meet 7am at Justin Herman Plaza in SF.
Emergency mass non-violent direct action protest planned for 7am the morning of the next Business Day after the US strikes. Meet at Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco.
Transform our city from Profit and War into Life and Resistance! -- shut down the corporate warmakers!
Direct Action to Stop the War website archive (3/19/03):
http://web.archive.org/web/20030319061304/http://actagainstwar.org/
Direct Action to Stop the War
Nonviolent direct action to confront war and empire
http://bayareadirectaction.wordpress.com/
"We Interrupt This Empire..." documented the rebellion (VIDEO):
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/19/18733858.php
Emergency mass non-violent direct action protest planned for 7am the morning of the next Business Day after the US strikes. Meet at Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco.
Transform our city from Profit and War into Life and Resistance! -- shut down the corporate warmakers!
Direct Action to Stop the War website archive (3/19/03):
http://web.archive.org/web/20030319061304/http://actagainstwar.org/
Direct Action to Stop the War
Nonviolent direct action to confront war and empire
http://bayareadirectaction.wordpress.com/
"We Interrupt This Empire..." documented the rebellion (VIDEO):
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/19/18733858.php
For more information:
http://www.indybay.org/antiwar/
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