25,000 in San Francisco March Against the War
 
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:35:11 -0800


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REPORT ON MARCH 18 ANTI-WAR ACTIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES

At demonstrations called by the ANSWER Coalition, more than 25,000 people 
marched through the streets of San Francisco, while another 20,000 took to 
the streets in Los Angeles. The two west coast demonstrations were the 
largest of the over 500 actions in the United States that were scheduled as 
part of a global day of action marking the third anniversary of the war of 
aggression against Iraq. The ANSWER Coalition's demonstrations, and the 
call to action issued by ANSWER in early November, explicitly connected the 
Iraq war with the ongoing assault against the Palestinian people, the U.S. 
overthrow of the Haitian government, and the intensifying threats and 
intervention against Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba.

At the Los Angeles demonstration, which began at 12 noon at Hollywood and 
Vine, speakers included Academy Award winner, Paul Haggis, Vietnam War 
Veteran Ron Kovic, and Golden Globe nominated actress Maria Bello.

In San Francisco, the 25,000 strong antiwar demonstrators showed their 
solidarity with hotel workers who have been working without a contract, by 
marching to the Hilton hotel, one of fourteen hotels being boycotted by the 
labor movement. A militant delegation of hotel workers were part of the 
demonstration and set up many rallies at the hotels as the march passed by. 
The keynote speaker in San Francisco was Malik Rahim, a leader of Common 
Ground Relief in New Orleans. The march included a very multinational and 
diverse crowd, including strong contingents from the Palestinian community, 
the Filipino community, and a very large contingent from the American 
Indian Movement.

Throughout the next day, the ANSWER Coalition website, 
<http://www.pephost.org/site/R?i=q7uAT9Dj4J8LHDet8Sjs9w..>http://www.answercoalition.org/ 
will report on a large number of the other demonstrations that took place 
in the United States and around the world.
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