------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Jan. 30, 2003 issue of Workers World newspaper -------------------------
ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT SPREADS THROUGHOUT U.S. By Leslie Feinberg Anti-war activists march ed, rallied and raised their voices in at least 87 U.S. cities over the Jan. 18-19 weekend. Here's an overview compiled from numerous alternative news sources: At least 20,000 people rallied against the war near Port land State University in Oregon on Jan. 18. There were 5,000 in Tucson, Ariz.; 3,000 in Mont pelier, Vt.; 1,000 in Albuquerque, N.M.; 1,200 in Ann Arbor, Mich.; 1,000 in Salt Lake City, Utah; close to 2,000 in Spokane and 600 in Bellingham, Wash.; 800 in Madison, Wis.; 600 in Reno, Nev.; 900 in Charlottesville, Va.; and 300 in Rockford, Ill. About 200 took part in Tulsa, and some 800 gathered at the Murrah Federal Building Memorial in Oklahoma City, Okla.--the site of the right-wing terrorist bombing attack that left 168 people dead. Five hundred people turned out in Fayetteville, Ark., and also in Colum bia, Mo.; 100 came out in St. Louis. There were 1,200 in San Luis Obispo and 800 at the Richard Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. While at least 200 activists from Fresno got on the bus to go to the San Francisco march, 100 stayed and took their protest downtown. More than 1,200 anti-war protesters marched in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade in San Diego. The anti-war contingent stretched at least a quarter of a mile. This was the largest contingent ever in this military town. Hundreds more turned out in Houston; Tallahassee and Miami, Fla.; and Portsmouth, N.H. Some 200 people rallied and marched on Main Street in Menomonie, Wis., as passing motorists and truck drivers honked their vehicle horns in support. Organizers "estimated" the crowd at 6,000--tongues firmly in cheek--so that when the big-business media characteristically under- reported the event, the number would be closer to the truth. (IndyMedia) "No war against Iraq" signs are appearing on lawns and porches in Minnesota and Wisconsin. MORE PROTESTS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT When several youths in Gainesville, Fla., spontaneously marched in the street in solidarity with the D.C. mobilization on Jan. 18, within an hour 50 to 60 people had joined them. Twenty local groups in Lincoln, Neb., organized a rally that drew as many as 2,000. Astoria, Ore., saw a protest of 300. President George W. Bush was met by 200 anti-war activists in Scranton, Penn., on Jan. 15. Police roughly moved demonstrators from pillar to post to try to keep them away from Bush's entourage. But protesters with signs were visible to Bush as he passed by in his limousine. There were 50 in Minoqua, and several stalwart activists on a street corner in Wauwatosa, Wis. On Jan. 16, Sen. Sam Brownbeck's office in Wichita, Kan., was the target of a demonstration by about 70 activists. On the eve of the Washington and San Francisco mobilizations, 2,500 marched in Seattle, and 300 rallied in Albany, N.Y. And on Jan. 20, more than 10,000 people came out to say, "Support the poor, no more war!" at Seattle's annual Martin Luther King Day march. With a strong showing from labor, thousands gathered at Garfield High School for workshops and a rally, and then took to the streets and marched to the Federal Building for a concluding rally. Reports include information from Jane Cutter, Independent Media Center and Gloria Verdieu. - END - (Copyright Workers World Service: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe wwnews- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support the voice of resistance http://www.workers.org/orders/donate.php) ------------------ This message is sent to you by Workers World News Service. To subscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
