World Can't Wait - Rally shuts down part of Market Street in SF

[LaPera]

The organizers, World Can't Wait -- Drive Out the Bush Regime, planned demonstrations today in 150 cities across the United States and in Canada and Switzerland. At least 70 of the demonstrations were being held in "red" cities -- those that lean conservative poltically, organizers said.

Protesters said they want President George Bush out of office and American troops out of Iraq, and many carried signs, wore T-shirts and chanted slogans such as "Impeach Bush" or "Bush get out."

The protesters began with a noon rally at Justin Herman Plaza and spanned about six city blocks during their march down Market Street. They planned to end the march at Civic Center plaza.

A police spokesman said that as of 2:15 p.m., there had been no arrests and the march appeared to be peaceful.

Attendees ranged from high school students who said they had ditched class to attend the rally to bearded older men. One man carried a sign that read, "Citizens with portfolios against the war."

"We believe the Bush regime should stay out of Iraq and end the occupation. We should worry more about helping people around the world instead of fighting for oil," said Sonya Guadalupe of Berkeley, summing up the statements of many marchers. "I'm not a radical, I'm just concerned about the kind of world my daughter will live in."

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/05/BAGIDLISHC11.DTL

HUMBOLDT COUNTY PROTEST HELD THIS SATURDAY 12 NOON AT COUNTY COURT HOUSE IN EUREKA! BE THERE!