{"article":{"id":30892,"heading":"FEB 15: OVER 4000 IN ARIZONA SAY NO TO WAR","author":"compiled by Sonya and Hidro, AZ IMC Tucson ed","created":"2003-02-22 22:44:45","modified":"2003-02-22 22:44:45","last_modified":"Sun, 23 Feb 2003 05:44:45","article":"\r\n \r\n \r\n
\r\n FEB 15: OVER 4000 IN ARIZONA SAY NO TO WAR <\/b><\/td>\r\n Feb \r\n 20 2003<\/b><\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
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Phoenix: \r\n <\/b>After a rally, the unpermitted march route, known to police, was spontaneously \r\n altered by pagans and anarchists at the front of the group. Crowd estimates \r\n range from 2,500 - 3,500. The crowd played cat and mouse with the police, \r\n taking the streets for a total of three and a half hours. The march proved \r\n nearly impossible \r\n to control, as police attempts to direct were plowed through by anarchists \r\n with linked arms. Several hundred continued to reclaim the streets, playing \r\n music, dancing, \r\n and chanting \"No war on Iraq! Party in the streets!\" Police \r\n made six arrests, demonstrators were cited and released on misdemeanor \r\n charges of obstructing traffic. In the course of a small \r\n counter-demonstration, \r\n one peace activist learned that fear \r\n is a great motivating factor in the support for war.
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Flagstaff: \r\n <\/b>After a rally \r\n with diverse speakers and music, up to 1,500 people reclaimed the streets. \r\n The energetic march stretched \r\n five city blocks.
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Tucson: \r\n <\/b>\"The Gas Station Protest\" - about 100 demonstrators spent \r\n part of their Saturday educating the public about the connections between \r\n oil and the ongoing war in Iraq. Participants met at Himmel park, gathered \r\n into small groups, and dispersed to about 30 gas stations throughout the \r\n city. Read more<\/p>\r\n

From Global Resistance To Local Persistence<\/b>
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\r\n Millions around the world demonstrated against war in the largest coordinated \r\n global protest ever<\/b>, held in at least 603 \r\n towns and cities. The unprecedented wave of demonstrations saw estimates \r\n of 5-6 million in much of the corporate news, and figures topping 10 million \r\n reported by independent commentators. The global independent media movement \r\n provided coverage from much of the globe as the protests swept the planet. \r\n Here are just a few of the global report links:
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\r\n Global \r\n indymedia portal | Global radio \r\n archive | Infoshop \r\n coverage | l70 pictures, \r\n over 110 protests globally
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