The beat goes on... drums in the jungle rattle the white hunters... rkm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 22:26:00 -0800 To: •••@••.••• (hi list) From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> Subject: CII HI - protest movement news Bush, Blair blasted as war criminals at antiwar protests http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/world/5459328.htm Posted on Sat, Mar. 22, 2003 LONDON - (KRT) - President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were denounced as war criminals at a large rally in London's Hyde Park on Saturday, one of many protests held in cities worldwide. War protesters also gathered in Indonesia, Japan, Greece, Bangladesh, New Zealand and other countries, as well as in numerous U.S. cities. Anti-American sentiment appeared to be rising in many parts of the world as U.S. and British troops pressed their assault on the regime of Saddam Hussein. In London, many carried signs castigating the United States as a "rogue state," and speakers compared the tactics used by Bush and Blair to those favored by the Iraqi dictator. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Zoe Pilger: Generation Apathy has woken up 23 March 2003 http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=389745 Of all the carnage to come from a war in Iraq, one positive element has emerged. Young people of my generation are becoming more and more politicised. You can see it around you. It is now normal for me to overhear 14-year-olds discussing the pros and cons of military intervention, on the bus on the way home from school. Badges carrying anti-war slogans, such as "Not In My Name" are appearing on the lapels of school blazers and ties. It is common to turn on the television and see students under the age of 18 defying their teachers, waving banners and megaphones, and protesting in Parliament Square. "Generation apathy" has officially woken up. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Police hem in protesters, Ugly scenes as thousands take to the world's streets The Sunday Herald 23/03/03 http://www.sundayherald.com/32352 TENS of thousands of people marched in cities around the world or demonstrated outside US military bases yesterday, although demonstrations were smaller than recent protests. 'Bush, murderer,' chanted protesters in Paris, while protesters in Helsinki, Finland, roared: 'George Bush, CIA, how many kids did you kill today?' _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Geneva Switzerland - Swiss Police Attack School Aged Anti-War Protesters http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0303/S00174.htm Friday, 21 March 2003 Breaking News – Hundreds of Swiss school children have been fired upon by riot police outside the US Mission in Geneva. The attack, witnessed by workers from the nearby World Health Organization, was unprovoked. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Quarter Million March Against Bush War In Spain http://rense.com/general36/sdu.htm 3-22-3 MADRID (AFP) - As many as a quarter of a million people marched through Madrid Saturday to protest the war on Iraq, organisers said, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, who has strongly supported the US-led campaign against Baghdad. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 100,000 March Against War In New York City http://rense.com/general36/hh.htm 3-22-3 What a great day for New York City, today. More than 100,000 anti-war protesters walked from Times Square to Washington Square Park (about 4 miles or so). Nothing could possibly have been more peaceful. There is no word that can better express the day other than 'harmony.' The one thing that held this harmony together was the peacefulness of everyone there, most certainly the NYPD. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Anti-war strikes shut Dhaka schools, shops http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=41 079915 PTI [ SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2003 06:53:32 PM ] DHAKA: Thousands of protestors marched through the streets of Bangladesh's capital during a half-day strike called to protest the US-led war in Iraq even as foreign minister expressed concern over possible human rights violations during the battle. _ _ _ _ _ http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030323/ap_on_re_us/war_ Peace Marchers Rally Across United States (March 23) NEW YORK - Anti-war activists marched again Saturday in dozens of cities, marshaling well over 100,000 in Manhattan and sometimes trading insults with backers of the U.S.-led war on Iraq. War backers rallied too, often by the thousands, with American flags and chants of "USA!" In Chicago, some of about 800 troop supporters came within 20 feet of a small group of anti-war activists outside a federal building. As the protesters shouted "killers, killers, killers," a military backer yelled back "idiots, idiots, idiots." Later, about 500 anti-war protesters marched around the same building. Carrying peace signs and wearing costumes, demonstrators in New York spanned 30 blocks as they marched down Broadway toward Washington Square Park. Unofficial police estimates put the crowd at more than 125,000; United for Peace and Justice, the march organizers, estimated the crowd at more than 250,000. CLIP Tens of thousands protested in San Francisco after two days of anti-war rallies in which about 2,200 were arrested. San Francisco police on Friday vowed to be more aggressive in controlling the crowds. The latest demonstration was peaceful, although police arrested 10 people - mostly for failing to disperse - as the rally stretched into the evening. "Families are coming out, kids are coming out. In deference to that, we want to keep this a positive experience," said organizer Mario Santos of International ANSWER. "There's no point to civil disobedience. It's Saturday. Everything's closed." In Hollywood, war protesters marched down Sunset Boulevard, complaining that news coverage is slanted. One sign showed a photo of an Iraqi mother with a wounded child and said, "Collateral damage has a face." Los Angeles police, who estimated the crowd at between 2,500 and 3,000 people, arrested 78 people, mostly for failing to disperse. Chief William Bratton, expecting larger protests Sunday during the Academy Awards, told KNBC-TV the demonstration was "good practice." In Washington, several hundred protesters, chanting "No blood for oil," strode through the streets and rallied in front of the White House. Their pink and orange signs read "No war against Iraq" and "Money for unemployment, not war." CLIP Abroad, tens of thousands of angry protesters from London to Japan again marched against the war. Some denounced their governments for backing the United States. Since the outbreak of war, peace demonstrations have spread to dozens of American cities large and small in one of the widest outpourings of anti-government protesting in many years. Anti-war activists have blocked traffic, sat in at federal buildings, prayed at somber candlelight vigils, and laid down on sidewalks to symbolize the war dead. Mostly smaller counterdemonstrations have sprung up too, appealing for support of the invasion or U.S. troops. Nearly all protests have been peaceful, though scuffling with police broke out on a few occasions. More than 3,000 arrests have been made, usually as police tried to clear streets and keep buildings open. Tom Atlee * The Co-Intelligence Institute * PO Box 493 * Eugene, OR 97440 http://www.co-intelligence.org * http://www.democracyinnovations.org -- ============================================================================ cyberjournal home page: http://cyberjournal.org "Zen of Global Transformation" home page: http://www.QuayLargo.com/Transformation/ QuayLargo discussion forum: http://www.QuayLargo.com/Transformation/ShowChat/?ScreenName=ShowThreads cj list archives: http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?lists=cj newslog list archives: http://cyberjournal.org/cj/show_archives/?lists=newslog subscribe addresses for cj list: •••@••.••• •••@••.••• ============================================================================
