As our bus went through Brooklyn, we saw these posters advertising the event. |
We met Jamila, who was on our bus, at the subway station. Her sign reads "Old Europe: Rein in our Cowboy!" |
As in January, Bush and Cheney appeared at the peace gathering. The sign says "Dis-Oil or die" |
"Down with Bush Dynasty: Jobs and Peace" |
New York's finest were not at their best today, often causing needless incidents. They trampled people and put babies at risk. |
"Peace is Patriotic" |
"Go Solar, not Ballistic |
"ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, NPR: Corporate Cheerleaders for the US Imperialist War Machine" |
There was a lot of music in our futile attempt to reach the rally. Here is a good example. |
In one of the buildings, a man joins the protest with a simple sign of his own. |
Protesters put stickers and signs on cars, often writing peace messages with their fingers in the dust that collected on cars. |
"El mundo dice no a la guerra! (The world says no to the war!)" |
There were a large number of children that we saw today. Here is one riding high. |
"War is not Pretty" and neither is this slightly fuzzy photo |
Bush is portrayed here as a pirate, only instead of gold methinks he's after oil yar. |
"The Republican Anatomy: Which Head You Thinkin' With? You must see this one much more closely. |
Jamila climbed on the trunk of this car to scan the endless crowds, but soon after, we discovered the driver was still in it! |
"War is a Deep Freeze of the Soul." |
"I want Peace." This girl was like the calm eye in a hurricane. I hope she was okay when the police forced crowds back. |
An Iraqi child is killed, but what's the fate of the US child? |
I liked this guy's colorful Buddha pants :). |
Some genuine "Bushit" for you. |
A friendly woman and her dog share the very same facial expression. She told us the dog was also against the war. |
Many people climbed as high as they could while police yelled and threatened them with force if they didn't get down. Few listened. |
Much like in Washington, Bush and Cheney puppets were common. Here is the Dick himself. |
"Empty warhead found in White House" |
A non-uniformed cop shoved Loree in a crowd; she shoved back hard and got into a shouting match with him. Here is an angry Loree with a cop behind her. |
"The Forefathers are Pissed" |
"Peace! No War. War makes things worse! No War Against Iraq." |
Police blocked subway entrances. Finally, after much ordeal and more unnecessary violence by police, we found a subway near Times Square. |