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AP and Ananova. 5 March 2003. Students protest over war with Iraq; Anti-war protesters pile dung outside Labour HQ. LONDON -- Teenagers chanting "No war for oil" staged a rowdy sit-in outside Tony Blair's official residence Wednesday, warning the prime minister that one day soon they would be voters, as thousands of youths cut class worldwide to protest a possible war with Iraq. The protest by British students -- mostly ages 13 to 16 -- appeared to catch security at No. 10 Downing St. by surprise and overshadowed the presentation of a petition by poets against the war. Extra police were brought in to control the protesters when some tried to scale the gates. "We don't mean anything to Blair because we can't vote. But we will be able to soon, and he will pay the price for a war in Iraq," said 16-year-old Emma Marriott. The "Books not Bombs" strike was being coordinated by the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, formed following the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States. The British Stop The War coalition, which organized last month's mass march of up to 1 million people through London, said some of the British students were members of its movement. Meanwhile, anti-war protesters led by comedian Mark Thomas have heaped fertiliser on the steps of the Labour Party headquarters. Bemused passers-by looked on as seven sacks of dung were spread near the door of the party offices in Old Queen Street, Westminster, in a protest against conflict in Iraq. Thomas told a camera crew at the scene: "This is what the people of Britain think of the second UN resolution, which despite the Government's claims, does not specifically call for war on Iraq." The protest took place just 50 yards from the Queen Elizabeth II Conference centre, which is hosting an annual Ministry of Defence symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org with photos --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
