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Hundreds of Thousands Demonstrate in Cities Across the Country and around the World on 2nd Anniversary of Iraq Invasion More than 25,000 March in San Francisco, 20,000 in Los Angeles, tens of thousands more in 700 cities from New York to Fayetteville, NC to Seattle Send in a report on the demonstration in your area
In more than 1000 cities across the country and around the world, demonstrations today protested on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In San Francisco, 25,000 marched, and 20,000 marched in Los Angeles. Both demonstrations were sponsored by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) which supported and helped to organize many of the other protests around the U.S. The crowd in San Francisco swelled as the rain subsided in the late morning. It took more than 45 minutes for the entire demonstration, marching on very wide streets, to enter the Civic Center plaza. The S.F. march included contingents from the labor movement, Glide Memorial Church, the Palestinian and Arab American community, students, immigrant rights movement and many other organizations and communities. Many thousands marched from Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem to Central Park in New York City in an event sponsored by the Troops Out Now Coalition. 6,000 people marched in Chicago in an event sponsored by the Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism, and 5,000 people rallied outside Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in an event sponsored by Military Families Speak Out, Veterans for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, NC Peace & Justice Coalition and other organizations. 2,000 demonstrated and rallied in New Paltz, NY. People mobilized around the world on March 19 coming out in a united voice demanding an end to the war and occupation of Iraq. More than 100,000 marched in London, tens of thousands in Rome, and large protests in Cairo, Kuala Lumpur, Sao Paulo, Madrid, Seoul, Manila, Sydney, Stockholm, Mexico City, Tokyo, and all over the world. In the United States, antiwar actions were organized in more than 735 cities and towns -- twice the number as last year's March 19 protests. We are asking organizers and participants in the many, many rallies and marches across the country and around the world to send us a short report on the activity in your city. We will collect this information and post it on our website. We will also be sending out a more complete report on the March 19 demonstrations in the next few days. Send reports to info@internationalanswer.org Let's keep building this movement. Come to the National People’s Speak-Out in Washington, DC on Saturday, May 7. Hundreds of organizations have already endorsed in the last few days. We will stand together at the doorstep of Bush and Congres to say “Hands Off Our Social Security! Fund People’s Needs, Not War in Iraq!” Join us! Fill out the Transportation Form to help spread the word about your car caravan, van or bus coming to DC on May 7.
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