Jolimont

Did you march against war? Where? How big of a crowd was there?

I'll start: I marched in Salt Lake City, UT (USA) otherwise known as Mormon mecca of an ultra conservative, ultra religious State. I was surprised at the turnout, there were probably over 1000 people there, many with signs, and we got lots and lots of honks in support from the the folks who drove past us. It felt like a party. As the crowd grew we spread on all corners of a major SLC intersection. Police was there, but they were cool about it all. I really didn't expect this many would come out against the war in SLC!

Lamunus

I went to London. Going to a political demonstration larger than even the mass rallies held by the Chartists in the 19th century will be something I can tell my grandchildren It was awe inspiring really, seeing committed Trotskyists having a dialogue with a Muslim bloke and his new friends, a middle class family from Berkshire. Two million people all under the banner, "Make tea, not war"

It's nice to think that the only popular new UN resolution is one justifying the assassination of Bush

Lamunus

Danya

As hard as Bush tries to be divisive I was happy to see that today he failed in a big way.

RED DAVE

The demo in Nww York was awesome. It covered over twenty blocks (a mile). I couldn't even get near the speakers platforms. The main speakers were Desmond Tutu and Martin Luther King III.

The crowd was very mixed ethnically. There were many labor banners.

RED DAVE

char

Sad to see that this is the way some media outlets want to portray these protests.



-CNN

I didn't go myself, I'm not one for crowds.

99Percent

char: You are being unfair. This is what CNN said today: (Emphasis on "millions" is mine)

Zar

99percent,

You really are a piece of work, man... I mean, really, let's get real here.

You should know that headlines and leading photos have a big impact. Showing one little peacenik apparently being gassed as a little troublemaking nuisance is a shameful disservice to what is happening. Take a look at this, for instance:

Photos at Common Dreams

It is irresponsible to the point of being libelous to choose the CNN photo as the lead depiction of the marches. It is about as representative as a little old lady selling flowers in Baghdad will be of the upcoming attacks on Iraq.

Strawberry

My parents were in NYC this weekend for the national choral conductors' convention, and they phoned me tonight going on and on about how many people there were protesting and how the police security was keeping them out of the rally area...apparently protests are even starting to be covered on mainstream news in the states (about time!).

The only thing I'm hopeful for right now, though, is that it'll cost Bush his re-election.

Godbert

Fully agree, it's bloody obvious they have an agenda, but it's not that surprising considering that CNN can almost be used as a synonym for 'war profiteur'

Jolimont

Small world. My mother-in-law is there too for the same convention, although I'd guess she stayed away from the protests, not her thang!