Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:48:20 +0000 From: "T.Hartin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: London anti-war demo report
Hi all.
we had an amazing demo in London today. We gathered at the March assembly point, but didn't get to march properly until 1.5 hours after the official start. The mood was very good ... the make-up of the crowd overwhelmingly young. The end point at Trafalgar Square was jammed packed with crowds spilling down streets in all directions.. many I think gave up before they reached the Square. Judging from the size of the crowd at the end.. and comparing with previous demos I would have put the numbers at over 200,000. I believe the organisers were claiming more than 300,000. The latest police estimate I saw was 110,000.
To put this in perspective.. it was the largest week day March in British History - and so can be compared to the 2 million February 15 march. It is also quite astounding that this has come after months of a lull since the May 1 US "victory" in Iraq. It shows that the anti-war movement is still at its very heights ... and in fact may still be growing.
cheers, Tony Hartin -- Yoshie
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