War Protest

Here are some photos from Saturday's protest in Washington DC. After a rally on the national mall, with speeches by Jane Fonda and Susan Sarandon, among others, the march proceeded to ring the capitol building. There was no official head count, but estimates were a few hundred thousand. I've attended every major protest in Washington since the first one before the war in 2003, and this was by far the most diverse and populous crowd. The warm weather (yay global warming!) probably helped, but still it was heartening to see so many people. There were a lot of jokes along the lines of "where are all the congressmen?" and Bush's convenient meetings at Camp David, but the general sentiment was, what else can we do besides march?

March on DC!

Quick plug for this Saturday. Anyone remotely in the DC area owes it to themselves to come out. I know they say this every time, but it is supposed to be big. Call me an idealist, but the bigger the better, let's end this shit.

Join United for Peace and Justice in a massive march on Washington,
D.C., on Sat., January 27, to call on Congress to take immediate
action to end the war.

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/