[Seattle-editorial] URGENT FEATURE PROPOSAL: Mass Anti-War Protests Yesterday

[Susan]

hi all,

looking for two more thumbs up, and someone to post it, with image offered 
below. off to a dinner party.  please post!! it's long, but i think the 
issue calls for it!

- Susan

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subtitle: POTLUCKS, MASS MARCHES AND DIRECT ACTION
title: January 18 Marks Day of Massive National and International 
Resistance to Bush's Iraq War.

The world witnessed perhaps an unprecedented level of synchronized anti-war 
resistance, Saturday, January 18th, with hundreds of thousands of 
protestors worldwide, demonstrating their opposition to an impending U.S. 
war with Iraq.  Opposition took various forms, from neighborhood 
dinner-and-conversation gatherings throughout the local Puget Sound area 
(see "Potlucks for Peace" feature below) to focused direct actions in 
Canada and the Netherlands, to mass demonstrations in the streets of <a 
href="http://dc.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#3089">Washington 
DC</a>, <a 
href="http://www.sf.indymedia.org/archives/archive_week_redirect.php?day=19&month=01&year=2003#1095">San 
Francisco</a>, <a 
href="http://portland.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=41366&group=webcast">Portland</a>, 
and a number of international cities.

<p>Estimates have the DC protests numbering <a 
href="http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=46490&group=webcast">265,000</a> 
to <a 
href="http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=46658&group=webcast">377,000</a> 
and the San Francisco protests numbering <a 
href="http://www.sf.indymedia.org/archives/archive_week_redirect.php?day=19&month=01&year=2003#1095">200,000</a>, 
the largest street demonstration seen in California since the Vietnam 
War.  Solidarity rallies were held <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229645&group=webcast">around 
the country, including several demonstrations in Washington State:  <a 
href="http://seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=21543&group=webcast">Bellingham</a> 
|  <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229591&group=webcast">Spokane</a>. 


<p>Tens of thousands of people joined marches, demonstrations, rallies and 
events in the deep chill of winter across <a 
href=http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229600&group=webcast">Canada</a> 
to protest the looming war on Iraq. Events were held in over 30 communities 
across the country, big and small, from Yellowknife to Fredericton.  The 
larger demonstrations across the country included 15-20,000 persons in 
Toronto, 20,000 in Vancouver, 25,000 in Montreal, 15,000 in Halifax, and 
3000 in Ottawa, with smaller demonstrations in many other 
places.  Canadians called on their government to end its support of US 
plans for war.

<p>During the European Social Forum (ESF) in Florence in November 2002, the 
date of 15 February was selected as the day for pan-European actions 
against war in Iraq. Ten million people are expected to protest across the 
continent on that date. Therefore, there were no major demonstrations 
planned on 18 January. There were scattered <a 
href"http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229658&group=webcast">anti-war 
actions in many countries</a>, however. For an incomplete listing, see below:

Canada -
<a 
href="http://vancouver.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/28554.php">Vancouver</a> 
| <a 
href="http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/11168.php">Victoria</a> |
<a href="http://ottawa.indymedia.ca/2003/01/1750.shtml">Ottawa</a> | <a 
href="http://ottawa.indymedia.ca/2003/01/1773.shtml">(direct action) Dept 
of Defense Building</a> |  <a 
href="http://montreal.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=6417&group=webcast">Montreal</a> 
| <a 
href="http://maritimes.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=3902&group=webcast">New 
Brunswick</a> | <a 
href="http://ontario.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=14411&group=webcast">Toronto</a> 
| <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229600&group=webcast">Full 
Canada anti-war report</a>

<p>Austria - <a 
href="http://austria.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=18923&group=webcast">Vienna</a><br>
Belgium - <a 
href="http://belgium.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6893">Brussels</a><br>
France - ,<a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229401&group=webcast">Montpeillier</a> 
| <a href="http://nice.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=555">Nice</a><br>
Ireland - <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.ie/cgi-bin/newswire.cgi?id=24507">Shannon 
Airport</a><br>
Italy - <a 
href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/156444.php">Roma</a> |  <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229602&group=webcast">Firenze</a> 
|  <a href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/156600.php">Saronno</a> 
|  <a href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/156350.php">Pisa</a> | 
<a href="http://italy.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/155990.php">Taranto</a> 
|  Milano |  Bologna |  Napoli <br>
Japan - <a 
href="http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/01/1562121.php">Tokyo</a><br>
Netherlands - <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2003/01/8597.shtml">(direct action) Dutch 
Air Force base, Vokel</a><br>
New Zealand (Aotearoa) - <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org.nz/front.php3?article_id=2816&group=webcastl">Christchurch</a><br>
Poland - <a 
href="http://poland.indymedia.org/pl/2003/01/209.shtml">Warsaw</a><br>
United Kingdom - <a 
href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=229580&group=webcast">London</a>

<p>The January 18 protests add fuel to the argument that Bush is steadily 
<a 
href="http://newjersey.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=4021&group=webcast">losing 
support</a>, domestically and abroad, for this war.   To date, <a 
href="http://www.seattle.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=21486&group=webcast">36 
U.S. cities have signed anti-war resolutions</a>.

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