NYC ANTI-WAR, ANTI-BUSH MARCH photos 4-29-06

[MidtownGuy]

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[BrooklynRider]

This was one of the most moving, energized and brilliant marches I ever participated in - ever. Bush & Co. can and will be defeated. Republicans lose the House in November and impeachment begins!

[MidtownGuy]

300,000 estimated. I'd say at least that, it stretched so many blocks. Did any of you guys see media coverage of this?

[MidtownGuy]

So glad you made it there. Yes, it was very moving to be a part of it.

[Daobin Chen]

wow, i am so glad that a can be a member of wired new york member. i hope one day i can come to New York city! :)

[Daobin Chen]

So glad you made it there. Yes, it was very moving to be a part of it.me too. we do not need such kind of war! i will always stand by american!

[BrooklynRider]

Did any of you guys see media coverage of this?

Local News on channels 5, 9 and 11 was in-depth. Channell 11 was best. Judging fromNYTimes.com, the story didn't makethe front cover. I wrote the writer on that story and gave it to him double barrel for his piece which made the march sound, in my opinion, "quanit." CNN.com has some great photos and good coverage.

[BrooklynRider]

PEACENIK ROGER WALKS AGAIN
By GEORGETT ROBERTS

April 30, 2006 -- Fresh out of jail for leading the illegal transit strike, Transport Workers Union boss Roger Toussaint joined activists Susan Sarandon, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton and thousands of others in Union Square yesterday to protest the U.S. presence in Iraq.
"I just came, as you know, from doing a few days in jail," Toussaint, who was dressed in black, told a cheering crowd.

"And what does that have to do with Iraq?" the Local 100 leader asked, referring to his jailing and issues raised by the transit workers.

"The war in Iraq is linked to the war at home. At home, I just did some jail time because they need to silence the fight-back movement at home."

Another speaker was Danny Moder, Julia Roberts' husband.

"I'm supporting the march," said Moder, who snapped pictures of the gathering. "Julia would have been here today, but she couldn't make it. But I'm representing the family."

The marchers, who came from as far as California, cut off east-west traffic throughout most of the afternoon. But police said the march was peaceful, and there were no reports of arrests.



georgett.roberts@nypost.com

[BrooklynRider]

Thousands in New York march against war

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters marched Saturday through Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq just hours after an American soldier died in a roadside explosion in Baghdad -- the 70th U.S. fighter killed in that country this month.

"End this war, bring the troops home," read one of the many signs lifted by marchers on a sunny afternoon three years after the war in Iraq began. The mother of a Marine killed two years ago in Iraq held a picture of her son, born in 1984 and killed 20 years later.

Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose 24-year-old soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. One group marched under the banner "Veterans for Peace," while other marchers came from as far off as Maryland and Vermont. (Watch as anti-war speeches are made to the crowd -- :46)

The demonstrators stretched for about 10 city blocks as they headed down Broadway. A police spokesman declined to give an estimate of the size of the crowd, although organizers claimed there were 300,000 people. There were no arrests.

"We are here today because the war is illegal, immoral and unethical," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. "We must bring the troops home."

Along with their call for the return of the troops from Iraq, organizers said, the march was meant to express opposition to any military action against Iran. The event was organized by the group United for Peace and Justice.

"We've been lied to, and they're going to lie to us again to bring us a war in Iran," said Marjori Ramos, 43, of Staten Island. "I'm here because I had a lot of anger, and I had to do something."

Steve Rand, an English teacher from Waterbury, Vermont, held a poster announcing, "Vermont Says No to War."

"I'd like to see our troops come home," he said.

The march stepped off shortly after noon from Union Square, with the demonstrators heading to downtown Manhattan for a rally at Foley Square -- between the U.S. courthouse and a federal office building.

The death toll in Iraq for April was the highest for a single month in 2006 before Saturday's fatality. At least 2,399 members of the U.S. military have died since the war began.

Although that figure is well below some of the bloodiest months of the Iraq conflict, it marks a sharp increase over March, when 31 American service members were killed. January's death toll stood at 62 and February's at 55. In December 2005, 68 Americans died.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[BrooklynRider]

War Protest on Broadway Takes Aim at Various Causes
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE

Thousands of people marched through Lower Manhattan yesterday to demand America's withdrawal from Iraq, the latest in a series of antiwar protests held in New York City and around the country during the past several months.

The march came a day after the State Department reported that insurgent attacks on civilians in Iraq surged last year, accounting for nearly half of the people killed in terrorism attacks across the world. It also came near the end of the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq since last November.

"I don't think the message has really changed, but the magnitude of the participation has grown," said Donald Morrill, 50, a college professor who journeyed from Florida to take part in the demonstration.

Several local politicians participated, notably the Rev. Al Sharpton, and some national figures, too, including Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq and who has become a symbol of the antiwar movement.

Yesterday's protest drew added urgency from the administration's recent saber rattling over Iran, and signs opposing possible United States military action there were almost as common as those urging a withdrawal from Iraq. But as at previous Iraq-related protests, yesterday's demonstration encompassed an array of causes, from immigrants' rights to low-cost housing.

Mark Hallinan, 47, a priest at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on the Upper East Side, led a group of about a dozen people from his parish under the auspices of Pax Christi, a lay Catholic peace organization.

"We've seen the impact in so many ways," Father Hallinan said. "It's taking away money for education, for balancing the budget."

For others marching, the mere fact that the United States remained in Iraq was reason enough to protest, said Laurie Goodstein, a physician from Manhattan. Dr. Goodstein said she was meeting her parents — both in their 80's — at the march's end. "They've been going to protests all their lives," she joked, "but now they're too old to walk all the way."

Yesterday's demonstration began on Broadway, north of Union Square, where thousands of protesters of all ages gathered between 17th and 23rd Streets. About half past noon, they lurched into motion, heading south toward Foley Square near City Hall.

One group carried a daisy chain of hundreds of pictures of United States troops who died in Iraq, strung out over many blocks; others waved signs, slapped drums or simply enjoyed the pleasant weather.

By 2 p.m., the protesters' vanguard had reached Foley Square, but the rear of the column still stretched more than a mile back.

The participating groups — led by United for Peace and Justice, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and the National Organization for Women — set up more than a dozen tents in Foley Square, where T-shirts, pamphlets and petitions were distributed.

"We're here to deliver a message to the rest of the world that there are still Americans who strongly oppose these policies," said Daniel Einbender, 56, a musician and environmental educator from Wurtsboro, N.Y. "Someone asked me if I did it for love. I'm from the 60's, I'm one of those guys. I'm doing it out of habit. But it's a good habit."

[BrooklynRider]

Cast of thousands
Anti-war protesters march down Broadway to call for pullout from Iraq and focus on domestic issues

BY HERBERT LOWE
STAFF WRITER; This story was supplemented with an Associated Press report.

April 30, 2006

Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters marched along Broadway in Manhattan yesterday to demand that the United States pull its troops out of Iraq immediately and focus more on domestic issues back home.

Billing it as the March for Peace, Justice and Democracy, organizers said they had pulled together the broadest cross-section of social movement in years for their massive demonstration.

The march lasted at least two hours and stretched from Union Square through SoHo and Chinatown to Foley Square downtown. Many notables marched along with ordinary folks.

"The thing that everyone has come here to say is that none of these things can be addressed until the war is stopped, until our kids are home and until the money has stopped being poured into this horrible lie of a war," said Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon.

Midway through the march, at Broadway and Franklin Street, the lead contingent - including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and Cindy Sheehan, who gained fame as an anti-war activist after losing her soldier son and camping out in protest near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch - turned and marveled at the throng behind them.

As far as their eyes could see, Broadway was filled with protesters. Many of them hoisted signs, sang and chanted, signaling their displeasure with Bush.

"Get Out of Iraq," one sign read.

"From Gulf to Gulf ... Bush is a Category 5 Disaster," read another.

One girl carried a small sign stating, "Drop Bush, Not Bombs."

Leslie Cagan, coordinator of a primary organizing group, United for Peace and Justice, said religious, civil rights and labor leaders worked with groups representing women, Gulf Coast hurricane survivors, Iraq war veterans and activists for military families, immigrants' rights and environmentalists to help make the march a success.

"We must end this war in Iraq," Cagan said. "It must be ended now. All of our troops must be brought home. But we also know that ending the war in Iraq is only the first step in turning this country around."

The march occurred a day after the U.S. military announced that April was the deadliest month for American forces in Iraq this year, with at least 67 troops dead.

Although that figure is well below some of the bloodiest months of the Iraq conflict, it marks a sharp increase over March, when 31 American service members were killed.

With the war in its fourth year, Iraq hovers as a huge problem for Bush, whose approval ratings have fallen to record lows.

Marchers also expressed their dismay with other public concerns such as soaring gasoline costs and a possible U.S. conflict with Iran.

Monique Frugier, 62, of Philadelphia, who rode a bus with 38 other members of the Bryn Mawr Peace Coalition, praised the march.

"I think people are waking up," Frugier said while exhorting others in Union Square. "It's about time. And I just hope that he [Bush] is impeached before the next march. That's what I want."

Bringing smiles to marchers and passersby alike were the Raging Grannies, a group of women who sang patriotic songs adapted to anti-Bush and anti-war themes. Its members hail from New York City, Rochester, White Plains, western Massachusetts and elsewhere.

"I'm a body to be counted against the war," said one of the grannies, Rene Anderson, 60, a human services administrator from Northampton, Mass. "I'm here to be counted among the voices who are outraged."

This story was supplemented with an Associated Press report.
Copyright 2006 Newsday Inc.

[BrooklynRider]

Tens of thousands in NYC protest war


NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70.
Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

"End this war, bring the troops home," read one sign lifted by marchers on the sunny afternoon, three years after the war in Iraq began. The mother of a Marine killed two years ago in Iraq held a picture of her son, born in 1984 and killed 20 years later.

One group marched under the banner "Veterans for Peace."

The demonstrators stretched for about 10 blocks as they headed down Broadway. Organizers said 300,000 people marched, though a police spokesman declined to give an estimate. There were no reports of arrests.

"We are here today because the war is illegal, immoral and unethical," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. "We must bring the troops home."

Organizers said the march was also meant to oppose any military action against Iran, which is facing international criticism over its nuclear program. The event was organized by the group United for Peace and Justice.

"We've been lied to, and they're going to lie to us again to bring us a war in Iran," said Marjori Ramos, 43, of New York. "I'm here because I had a lot of anger, and I had to do something."

Steve Rand, an English teacher from Waterbury, Vt., held a poster announcing, "Vermont Says No to War."

"I'd like to see our troops come home," he said.

The march stepped off shortly after noon from Union Square, with the demonstrators heading for a rally between a U.S. courthouse and a federal office building in lower Manhattan.

The death toll in Iraq for April was the highest for a single month in 2006. At least 2,399 U.S. military members have died since the war began. An Army soldier was the latest victim, killed Saturday in a roadside explosion in Baghdad.

That figure is well below some of the bloodiest months of the Iraq conflict, but is a sharp increase over March, when 31 were killed. January's death toll was 62 and February's 55. In December, 68 Americans died.

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

[BrooklynRider]

Daily News lifted the AP report. New York's "Hometown Paper" must've been out of town for the event.

Thousands march in Manhattan anti-war protest

By DESMOND BUTLER
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters marched Saturday through Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq just hours after an American soldier died in a roadside explosion in Baghdad - the 70th U.S. fighter killed in that country this month.

"End this war, bring the troops home," read one of the many signs lifted by marchers on a sunny afternoon three years after the war in Iraq began. The mother of a Marine killed two years ago in Iraq held a picture of her son, born in 1984 and killed 20 years later.

Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose 24-year-old soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. One group marched under the banner "Veterans for Peace," while other marchers came from as far off as Maryland and Vermont.

The demonstrators stretched for about 10 city blocks as they headed down Broadway. A police spokesman declined to give an estimate of the size of the crowd, although organizers claimed there were 300,000 people. There were no arrests.

"We are here today because the war is illegal, immoral and unethical," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. "... We must bring the troops home."

Along with their call for the return of the troops from Iraq, organizers said, the march was meant to express opposition to any military action against Iran. The event was organized by the group United for Peace and Justice.

"We've been lied to, and they're going to lie to us again to bring us a war in Iran," said Marjori Ramos, 43, of Staten Island. "I'm here because I had a lot of anger, and I had to do something."

Steve Rand, an English teacher from Waterbury, Vt., held a poster announcing, "Vermont Says No to War."

"I'd like to see our troops come home," he said.

The march stepped off shortly after noon from Union Square, with the demonstrators heading to downtown Manhattan for a rally at Foley Square - between the U.S. courthouse and a federal office building.

The death toll in Iraq for April was the highest for a single month in 2006 before Saturday's fatality. At least 2,399 members of the U.S. military have died since the war began.

Although that figure is well below some of the bloodiest months of the Iraq conflict, it marks a sharp increase over March, when 31 American service members were killed. January's death toll stood at 62 and February's at 55. In December 2005, 68 Americans died.

© 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy.

[BrooklynRider]

Incredibly, one would have to come to the conclusion that 350,000+ people marching this government is news not worthy of special coverage. All the papers lifted the AP wire story. Disgraceful. Are they all afraid of reprisals. This is the crap that passes for "press" in our country.

Tens of Thousands in NYC Protest War
By DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press Writer
Sat Apr 29, 5:29 PM ET

NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, just hours after this month's death toll reached 70.


Cindy Sheehan, a vociferous critic of the war whose soldier son also died in Iraq, joined in the march, as did actress Susan Sarandon and the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

"End this war, bring the troops home," read one sign lifted by marchers on the sunny afternoon, three years after the war in Iraq began. The mother of a Marine killed two years ago in Iraq held a picture of her son, born in 1984 and killed 20 years later.

One group marched under the banner "Veterans for Peace."

The demonstrators stretched for about 10 blocks as they headed down Broadway. Organizers said 300,000 people marched, though a police spokesman declined to give an estimate. There were no reports of arrests.

"We are here today because the war is illegal, immoral and unethical," said the Rev. Al Sharpton. "We must bring the troops home."

Organizers said the march was also meant to oppose any military action against Iran, which is facing international criticism over its nuclear program. The event was organized by the group United for Peace and Justice.

"We've been lied to, and they're going to lie to us again to bring us a war in Iran," said Marjori Ramos, 43, of New York. "I'm here because I had a lot of anger, and I had to do something."

Steve Rand, an English teacher from Waterbury, Vt., held a poster announcing, "Vermont Says No to War."

"I'd like to see our troops come home," he said.

The march stepped off shortly after noon from Union Square, with the demonstrators heading for a rally between a U.S. courthouse and a federal office building in lower Manhattan.

The death toll in Iraq for April was the highest for a single month in 2006. At least 2,399 U.S. military members have died since the war began. An Army soldier was the latest victim, killed Saturday in a roadside explosion in Baghdad.

That figure is well below some of the bloodiest months of the Iraq conflict, but is a sharp increase over March, when 31 were killed. January's death toll was 62 and February's 55. In December, 68 Americans died.

[Marksix]

this was not reported here in the UK!

[ablarc]

Republicans lose the House in November and impeachment begins!
Got to get rid of Cheney before then. Would you want to elevate him to the presidency?

[ablarc]

this was not reported here in the UK!
Wasn't reported most places in the U.S. either.

[MidtownGuy]

Despicable American media. No better than the old Pravda. There is a rule at the Times- they NEVER say the words "hundreds of thousands" in regard to protest turnouts. It's always "thousands". Not technically untrue, but very misleading. I am convinced the editors do not allow otherwise. They have been doing this since January 2000, when I marched against these fascists at the first illegitimate innauguration.

The New York Times isn't good enough to wipe my dog's ass. A state mouthpiece. Even the criticism they do lodge at the administration is watered down, eviscerated, careful. Got to protect their "access".

[lofter1]

The crowd was huge and ENERGIZED.

At one point it stretched from above W. 9th St. all the way down Broadway past Canal.

Sometimes the block was completely full, others the crowd was more dispersed.

IMO the estimate of 300K + is far more accurate than the meager sounding "thousands".

Some pics:

[MidtownGuy]

GREAT photos lofter! thanks!!

[BrooklynRider]

For those who know New York, it stretched from Foley Square up beyond Madison Park (well it spilled all over the area around Madison Park). The march was very dense, meaning more people . I think it was done in part to prevent the police from intimidating marchers. The police seemed very cooperative with this event and I even saw some cheering groups as they went by. This was a huge event and to not cover it on the nationallevel show the collusion of the media with this administration.