Joining the annual march in Hollywood

[Roberta]

Thanks for the pix Brian. See anyone here you know?:

March 19 Los Angeles Protest endorsers included: Ron Kovic, Vietnam Veteran and author Born on the 4th of July; Martin Sheen, actor; Oliver Stone, director; National Lawyer's Guild, United Teachers Los Angeles, Office of the Americas, Korean Americans for Peace, AF3IRM, March Forward!, KmB Pro-People Youth, Alliance for Just and Lasting Peace in the Philippines, Labor Unions for Peace, Justice and Jobs, Palestinian American Women's Association, Students for Justice in Palestine, Free Palestine Alliance, Los Angeles Jews for Peace, Vamos Unidos USA, Union of Guatemalan Immigrants, Military Families Speak Out, Riverside Area Peace and Justice Action, Gold Star Families for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, Students Fight Back, Korean-Americans for Peace, Korean Democratic Labor Party Supporting Committee, Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification, LA Palestine Labor Solidarity Committee, Comites de Bases del FMLN, Frente Sandinista del Sur de California, Comite pro-Democracia en Mexico, Tendencia Revolucionaria, Danza Azteca Cuauhtemoc, CODEPINK, Israel Divestment Campaign, Peace
with Justice of Pomona Valley, Coffee Party, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Youth and Student ANSWER, MLK Coalition for Jobs, Justice and Peace, Cafe Intifada, Peace Bakersfield, Orange County Peace Coalition, Center for Autism Awareness, California Wellness Centers, Californians for Justice, Southern California Young Communist League, Topanga Peace Alliance, Montrose Peace Vigil, Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, Addicted to War, Peace and Freedom Party, UPWARD (Uniting Peace With Actions Respect and Dignity), Bantay Filipinas, Coastal Struggle, Socialist Party Los Angeles, Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition (Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside Chapters), Minjok-Tongshin, Green Party, Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, Equality Action (LGBT rights organization), Inland Empire Human Rights Coalition, San Diego Coalition for Peace & Justice, The Harmonious Circle, South Bay LGBT Center, Gray Panthers, Revolution Books / Libros Revolucion, L.A. Zamboanga Times, San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper, Grassrootskpfk, Global Women's Strike, World Can't Wait, Making Change: A Community Human Rights Newspaper, All African People's Revolutionary Party, National Chicano Moratorium, Out Against War LA LGBT Greens, Islamic Circle of North America-Southern California and others.

[anni]

Mar 21, 2011 10:24:46 GMT -8 Roberta said:

...Montrose Peace Vigil... and others.

Thanks, Roberta. I see us! I see us!

[Brian]

The ANSWER L.A. links that I posted on the previous page of this thread are dead, of course, because they were put up before march. This webpage reports what happened in Hollywood last Saturday -- saying "well over 4000 people" attended, the most in the nation -- and also covers other U.S. demonstrations:

www.answercoalition.org/la/news/thousands-take-to-the-streets.html

I had guessed there were at least as many marching as last year, but Roberta and Anni thought there were fewer. It was harder to tell from the rear. ANSWER L.A. has a Flickr page with 27 photos shot up front that you can view individually or as a slideshow if you click the icon on the upper right:

www.flickr.com/photos/answerla/sets/72157626178662317/

Man, isn't Ron Kovic beautiful? He's been protesting for 40 full years. And notice how few 9/11 conspiracy signs can be seen at the head of the parade. Maybe next year we should set up in front.

[Paige2]

Hi everyone - Great photos and report!
I tried to do my part by reminding the Townsfolk at the Arbor day event of the 8th anniversary of U.S. military in Iraq. Plant trees as a way to START actions that preserve and create and STOP actions that destroy!

Paige

[anni]

I'm so glad to learn there were so many more people there than I assumed...assume nothing!
Here's one more beautiful photo for the record:


Hey, you guys, what's so funny 'bout Peace, Love and Understanding?

[Roberta]

Yes, I enjoyed bringing up the rear, however we were a little far from other action. This was shared by Kathy Schwartz, who comes over from her Kaiser Pasadena office almost every month to vigil against the war at Schiff's office:

mfso.org/article.php?id=1457