Was anyone at the Richmond anti-war protest yesterday?

[Autobot77]

Just curious. I read about it in an article in the Times-Disgrace. I wish I had found out about it earlier. The article said about 350 people showed up, what was funny was the amount of pro-bush supporters - 6.I was surprised they even mentioned that in the article and that they mentioned that the protesters stopped by the T-D building calling their OP-Ed page "Warmongers". Not that they aren't.

[jeff30997]

1. I was surprised they even mentioned that in the article ...

6 bush supporters ? Well that's news.It's like somebody had found a dinosaur in Brooklyn.You don't see that every day.:)

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

2. Anti-war message pushed

Protesters in Richmond express strong oppostion to U.S. policy in Iraq

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031776482651&path=%21news&s=1045855934842

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It was at times carnival, at others family reunion, and very occasionally even confrontational.

But through the more than three hours it took for an anti-war rally and march through downtown Richmond yesterday, there was a pervading sense of serious business.

The crowd that gathered in Monroe Park numbered in the hundreds. It dwindled slowly as the march traveled to the state Capitol and back, a distance of about 3 miles, but even when it fell to about 350 people toward the end, "Anything, any movement at all is a plus," one participant said.

To describe the gathering as eclectic would be to miss the tribal nature of it. People of all stripes - literally - sizes, ages, colors, races, religions and even political persuasions showed up. They were pierced, dyed, shaved, braided, tattooed and even wearing ties. One man had a gas mask on top of his head.

The goals of the Virginia Anti-War Coalition in organizing the event were clear and simple: "Real sovereignty for the people of Iraq - bring the troops home now"; "End the occupations of Iraq, Haiti, Afghanistan and Palestine"; and "Money for jobs and human needs, not war."

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[Autobot77]

3. The article dosen't even say 6

It says half a dozen maybe hoping that people won't be able to tell the difference.

[newyawker99]

4. Hi Autobot77!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Autobot77]

5. Thanks

Though I'm not exactly a newbie, I just haven't posted that much.