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170: 129:. Approximately 300 protesters demonstrated outside of the federal building. Some of the protesters apparently began vomiting on the sidewalks and plaza areas in front of the building and behind the building. Spokespeople told reporters that it was the protesters' way of saying that war in Iraq "made them sick." Seven demonstrators were arrested after attempting to block about twenty 227:, school students joined council and union representatives in a daytime demonstration. A school student responded to a BBC journalist's question of whether it was just an excuse to bunk off school by saying, "We're not just here for a day off school. The more supporters the better. It makes a bigger statement." 161:
leave. We have to pee." Every ten minutes or so, three or four police officers would go into the crowd and beeline for a certain person (possibly those the police believed were organizers) who they would grab and arrest. The police arrested more than five hundred protesters, and detained several hundred more.
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during rush hour. The march was originally in the northbound lanes, but the march spilled into the southbound lanes also stopping traffic going both ways. At some point, marchers at the front decided to jump the dividers and head over to Michigan Avenue (the touristy Magnificent Mile). The police who
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from going down Michigan Avenue. The police closed the protesters in from both sides and wouldn't let them move or leave. At this point, the group of protesters had dwindled down to 600 or so. After an hour, many protesters wanted to leave but were unable to. They began chanting things like: "Let us
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and The Mound. Later 3,000 protesters marched up the Royal Mile to the Scottish Parliament. In Glasgow around 1,000 protesters (BBC estimate) blocked the streets in the city center for several hours.
1307: 46:" protests, reflecting the fact that they had been organized to occur when war started, whatever day that might have been. At least 350,000 people participated. The previous protests in 1356: 1510: 1366: 759: 1341: 1195: 1281: 1634: 292:, 50,000 people rioted; protesters burned a US flag, and riot police outnumbered the protesters. In Paris, 20,000 people met in front of the American embassy. In 1210: 1414: 1388: 1503: 1553: 1346: 388:
Tofig, Dana; Seymour, Jr. Add (March 21, 2003). "War in the Gulf: Peace/Reaction: Protests pop up nationwide; Hundreds in metro Atlanta call for peace".
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In Chicago, a massive gathering of some 10,000 people was held at the Federal Plaza, followed by a seemingly spontaneous march up
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In San Francisco, well over 5,000 protesters, having planned weeks in advance to shut down the city on "Day X" as part of
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Anderson, Lisa (March 21, 2003). "Outrage worldwide: Demonstrations trigger deadly gunfire. In Egypt,
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Powell, Michael (March 22, 2003). "Around Globe, Protest Marches; In N.Y., 200,000 Take to Streets".
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were held around the world in opposition to it. In many cases, these protests were known as "Day
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in 1999 happening and started to call for back-up and block the protesters from reaching
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Colvin, Ross (March 21, 2003). "Violence mars global anti-war demonstrations".
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had been mild-mannered until then began to get afraid of something akin to the
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in London, on the afternoon of March 20, as seen from the roof of the
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after blocking the entrances to various federal office buildings.
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resulting in 2,200 arrests. Other protesters, marching as a
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On the morning of March 20, 2003, school students all over
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employees and other visitors trying to enter the building.
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more than 120,000 marched. Actions started also in
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Non Violent Resistance (psychological intervention)
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Index

March 20, 2003 anti-war protest
invasion of Iraq
protests
demonstrations
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February
United States
Washington, DC
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Pittsburgh
Portland, Oregon
Boston
Atlanta
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Auburn
St. Paul
Direct Action to Stop the War
Financial District
black bloc
Critical Mass
Bay Bridge
federal
Philadelphia
Lake Shore Drive
World Trade Organization protests in Seattle
Michigan Avenue
Chicago Water Tower

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