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March 19th 2005

Features and breaking news from around the country for the March 19th 2005 two year anniversary of the Iraqi invasion and occupation by the United States Government and Military.

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NYC
Mar 23 2005
 Protest in Fayetteville, NC led by Iraq Vets Against the War

March 19: 3500 people marched to Ft. Bragg to protest the war in Iraq. The protest was led by Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out, Goldstar Families for Peace and Veterans for Peace
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San Diego
Mar 22 2005
 Multiple Marches Converge Against War

From National City to Oceanside, from Chicano Park to Balboa Park, a diverse group of San Diegans marched through their own communities on March 19th to say, once more, no to war and no to occupation. The Resistencia Estudiantil march started at 7am at Southwestern, going through National City, Barrio Logan, Chicano Park, Sherman Heights, City College, and eventually, Balboa Park. The Code Pink March came from Oceanside, starting three days in advance and keeping it strong the whole way. At 2pm they all converged at the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice's massive Anti-War rally.

Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Stories: Pablo Paredes at Rally - War is good business for who?

Other Anti-War actions in San Diego: PHHS counter-recruitment action - Sean Hannity protest - Street Art Covers San Diego - Recruitment Centers Defaced Audio and Video to come. . .
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Minneapolis/St. Paul
Mar 22 2005
 Star Tribune shows Photo of Bush-Cheney supporter at War Protest

More than 1000 persons protested in Minneapolis on March 19th to mark the second anniversary of the Iraq war. Roughly 350 persons held a vigil later that same evening in St Paul. There was very little coverage in the corporate media. View the images on this site to see what the media are hiding from their readers and viewers. This first article has photos from the Minneapolis event. A companion article will have photos from St Paul.
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Michigan
Mar 22 2005
 Grand Rapids marches against occupation of Iraq

Approximately 75 people gathered in downtown Grand Rapids to call for an end to the United States' occupation of Iraq on the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The rally, organized by the West Michigan Justice and Peace Coalition (WMJPC), featured speeches from two members of the WMJPC (one of whom is running for the school board) and a member of Confronting Empire. After the brief rally, a marching band organized by Confronting Empire led a march through downtown Grand Rapids. The "Radical Anti-Imperialist Marching Band" consisted of around twenty-five people playing a variety of percussion instruments and a saxophone while others twirled anarchist flags. The march was led by a large banner reading "US Out of Iraq" and flanked by banners reading "Stop US Imperialism" and "Capitalism Kills." At several points the march was able to take the streets blocking key intersections in downtown without drawing any attention from the police. Moreover, when the march stopped outside the DeVos Place and stole the attention of many attending the Sporting Expo. Unlike many previous marches in which energy has been low and reactions from passer-bys hostile, the energy on the march was high and the group generally received positive reactions from pedestrians, even when marching in the street.

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Tennessee
Mar 21 2005
 Nashville Says "Bring the Troops Home Now!": Turnout Near 300 at Centennial Park

On Saturday, March 19th three hundred demonstrators lined the streets of West End Avenue with a message: Bring the Troops Home Now! On a day that started out with a good chance of rain, skies had cleared up by noon as demonstrators began to arrive at the park, even though the air was still cool and windy. The rain held out for the entirety of the rally, which lasted from noon until 3:00pm, going an hour over schedule. After the street demonstration there was a short walk to the Centennial Park bandshell to listen to speakers, music and spoken word.
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NYC
Mar 21 2005
 Rev. Jackson: 'We can't give up! Protest. Be on the streets. We must not despair.'

NEW YORK, March 20 - Capping off the two year anniversary weekend of the invasion of Iraq, about 600 people gathered in the nave of Riverside Church Sunday evening to hear from an array of luminaries from many religious faiths as well as activists and politicans, at an Interfaith Service meant to reinvigorate support of ending the war in Iraq.
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DC
Mar 21 2005
 Antiwar movement unveils new strategy

One the eve of the protest in Fayettsville, NC, antiwar activists formally unveiled a new strategy of protest aimed at stopping the Iraq war
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DC
Mar 21 2005
 Fayetteville Iraq War Demonstration Photo Essay

a photographic essay of the day where thousands gathered to say "no more" to US troops in Iraq.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Mar 21 2005
 International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq

March 19, 2005, was an International Day of Protest on the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Over ten thousand people took to the streets of San Francisco. Elsewhere in California, thousands took to the streets of Los Angeles, and many people from all over the Central Valley gathered in Fresno for "the Rally in the Valley." Hundreds converged in San Diego, and in Eureka, thousands braved the rain to demand an end to the occupation of Iraq and the immediate withdrawal of US troops.
Articles, Photos, Audio and Videos from California

March 19th Action Page on Indymedia.us

There were many other protests around the US. Outside of California, the largest protests were in New York ( Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7   Video: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ) , Chicago (Photos: 1 | 2   Video: 1 | 2 ), and Fayetteville, North Carolina (Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 ) .
Thousands also took to the streets in Ann Arbor ( 1 | 2 ), Akron ( Audio:1 ). Atlanta ( Photos: 1 | 2 | 3   Video: 1 ), Baltimore (Photos: 1) , Boston (Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ), Champaign ( Photos: 1 ), Cleveland ( Photos: 1 ), Concord, NH (Photos:1), Denver (Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ), Detroit (Audio: 1), Grand Rapids ( Photos: 1 ), Fayetteville, Arkansas (Photos: 1), Houston ( Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 ), Kansas City (Photos: 1), Las Vegas ( Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 ), Madison (Photos: 1 | 2 | 3   Video: 1 ), Miami (Video: 1 ), Milwaukee (Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 ), Minneapolis (Photos: 1 | 2 ), Nashville (Photos: 1 ), towns throughout New York State (Photos: 1 Video:1 | 2 ), Pittsburgh (Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 ), Portland (Photos: 1 | 2   Video: 1 ), Smaller towns in Oregon (Photos: 1 | 2 ), Seattle (Photos: 1) , St. Paul ( Photos: 1 ) , Tucson(Photos: 1 ), and Traverse City (Photos: 1 ).

Around the world, protests took place in Ankara, Athens, Auckland, Barcelona, Brasilia, Brussels, Bombay, Dublin, Cairo, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico City, Montevideo, Rome, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo, Vancouver, Warsaw, Winnipeg and many other cities. There were also protests in Bulgaria, Sweden, Peru and Puerto Rico. Photos From Many Of These Protests

Read More Anti-War Protest News On Indybay's Anti-war News Page
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Minneapolis/St. Paul
Mar 21 2005
 Pictures of Iraq 2nd anniversary march in St. Paul

Photos of one of the over 500 peace rallies on the second anniversary of the illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq.
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Minneapolis/St. Paul
Mar 21 2005
 Over 1500 join Minneapolis protest to say "U.S. Troops... Out Now!"

1500 join Minneapolis anti-war protest. Link to photos.
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Richmond
Mar 21 2005
 March 19: an international day of resistance to empire, R-IMC calls for your reportback

On March 19, 2003 the bombing of Baghdad commenced, with a massively destructive “shock and awe” tactic that was meant to force Iraqis into submission. Two years later, however, Iraqis are still resisting, and so are we.
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Rogue Valley
Mar 21 2005
 "Why Aren't All Real Americans Outraged?"

Michelle Deford, Mother of Oregon National Guard Soldier killed in Iraq Addresses Hundreds of Demonstrators in Cottage Grove

Stretching for over 1/2 mile through the streets of Cottage Grove, over 350 people marched a string of prayer flags with the names of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed to mark the 2nd anniversary of the Iraq invasion and occupation. Michelle and Steven DeFord of Gold Star Families for Peace led the procession with a contigent of Veterans for Peace. Upon arriving at a downtown park adjacent to the Oregon National Guard Armory, Michelle and Steven laid a wreath in honor of their son, David Wayne Johnson, and the other Oregon National Guard soldiers killed in Iraq.

"Why aren't real Americans outraged? Corporate America has corrupted our politics....we are in Iraq to perpetuate the very excess that will bring this country to its knees," stated Michelle. Stephen followed her and reminded the crowd assembled that, "All of us need to be here. We need to stand up as groups and individuals to end this unjustifiable war!"
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Boston
Mar 21 2005
 Thousands Rally on Boston Common Against the Occupation of Iraq--Boston City Councilor and Anarchist Youth Lead Unpermitted March--Four Unprovoked Arrest

Like many others across the world, on March 20--a global day of action--thousands of Bostonians gathered on the Boston Common to protest the continuing US occupation of Iraq in a rally organized by Boston Mobilization. The crowd size was large enough to make it difficult to estimate, with figures running between two and five thousand. Local activists, veterans of the invasion and occupation of Iraq and those with loved ones in the military spoke out powerfully against the war, mixed with a multicultural cast of musicians. The plan had been to close the rally with direct action, blockading the entrance to a near-by military recruiting station. In response, the military recruiting station simply shut down for the rest of the day. Instead, the final speaker, Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, urged everyone still at the rally (a couple hundred people--the rally ran far over time) to join an unpermitted march originally planned by a group of young anarchists. The march snaked through the streets of downtown Boston before returning to Boston Common. There, some of the police began unprovoked attacks on activists, shoving people to the ground and arresting four. A stand-off ensued, with the police eventually pulling back. Plans are underway, with the support of Turner and Boston Mobilization, to support those arrested in court. The day’s actions managed to at least temporarily unite members of Boston progressive community across some of the racial, ideological and generational lines that often divide them.
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Chicago
Mar 21 2005
 Protests Counter Police Intimidation to Mark 2nd Anniversary of Iraq War

M19Thousands of Chicagoans marched and rallied across Chicago on March 19, 2005, to commemorate the second anniversary of the beginning of Bush's war on Iraq, and to protest the continuing occupation and its lethal consequences at home and aborad. Feeder marches spanned the city, helping protesters get out a message that police fought to suppress in the central city. Protesters at Michigan and Oak faced a wall of riot cops -- part of the police policy to derail any opposition to the war in prominent public places, including a press conference. Besides pushing peaceful protesters west from Michigan, cops dispersed at least one feeder action with threats of mass arrests and designated Michigan Avenue a no-free-speech zone. Protesters got their message out anyway, through the neighborhood feeders and individual flyering by those able to dodge the police lines. A rally at the Federal Plaza was packed to overflowing. Independent coverage:
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