World protests Iraq invasion

Across the world on March 19 and 20, activists rallied against the war in Iraq. In London, up to 200,000 people marched in on the US embassy, chanting, "George Bush, Uncle Sam, Iraq will be your Vietnam!". A full report on the London protest is available at <http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/article.php4?article_id=6087>.

In the United States, protests were held in most cities. Thousands gathered in Central Park in New York, and 3000 rallied in San Francisco. Military families Speak Out organised a mobilisation in Fayetteville, the home of Fort Bragg. All in all, protests were held in 756 towns across the US. Protest reports will be posted at <http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=2782>.

Ten thousand marched in both Rome and Istanbul, 5000 marched in Denmark, 4500 in Tokyo and thousands rallied in New York. Protests were held across the US, including a 500-strong march in Chicago and a 3000-strong protest in San Francisco. Protests were also held in Johannesburg, New Zealand, Lahore, Glasgow, Cyprus and Brazil, among others. For more informationon these protests, visit the country's indymedia site, available from <http://www.indymedia.org>.

From Green Left Weekly, March 23, 2005.

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From GLW issue 620