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The 'January 27, 2007 anti-war protest' was an anti-war march sponsored by United for Peace and Justice in Washington, D.C.. The official event consisted of a rally and march at the United States Capitol. Notable attendees included Sean Penn, Korean War veteran and Congressman John Conyers, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Jane Fonda, Jesse Jackson, Rep. Dennis Kucinich,^[1] and Danny Glover.
The Associated Press has stated that the march drew "tens of thousands".^[2] UFPJ had hoped for up to a million people attending, and it was announced at the protest that aerial photography had estimated that at least 500,000 showed up. A 30 some person counter-protest organized by Free Republic was staged in the vicinity. Organizers of the counter-protest claimed that anti-war efforts hurt the United States' War on Terrorism. A handful of anarchists rushed to the capital building, stood off and momentarily clashed with police, and left graffiti.

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SDS feeder march

Rush to the Capitol

March to recruitment center

Other cities

See also

References

External links

SDS feeder march

A black bloc, organized by Students for a Democratic Society, and advertised as a "radical youth bloc" on the DC Indymedia site,^[3] met at Dupont Circle to begin a feeder march to the main rally site on the National Mall. The march from Dupont Circle to the Mall roughly followed the course of Massachusetts Avenue NW to its intersection with 7th Street NW near the Washington Convention Center. The march then followed 7th Street through Chinatown and the Penn Quarter neighborhood before reaching the Mall.^[4] The feeder march continued past the back of the mainstream rally on 7th Street, and onto Maryland Avenue SW, before briefly stopping at 3rd Street, at roughly the center line of the Mall.^[5]

Rush to the Capitol

Capitol police stopped the SDS feeder march near the corner of 3rd and Maryland. As the march turned north, police shoved and sometimes punched protesters who walked onto the Capitol lawn. Other protesters, both from the march and on the Mall, moved up in support. The Capitol police, outnumbered and outflanked, retreated to the Capitol building.

March to recruitment center

In the late afternoon, approximately 30 demonstrators marched to the Armed Forces Recruiting Center at 14th street. The window at the recruitment center was smashed^{[6] [7]}, and the demonstrators dispersed soon after.

Other cities

See also

★ Protests against the Iraq War

★ List of protest marches on Washington, DC

References

1. NOTEBOOK: People Speak Out in Capital
2. Tens of Thousands Rally in D.C. for Troop Withdrawal
3. Reminder: Call for a Radical Youth Bloc Tomorrow Morning
4. J27 Anti-War Demonstration
5. Radical Youth Contingent and Students for a Democratic Society March Overview Mike Erwin
6. Protestors lay siege to US Capitol, smash window at military recruiter
7. D.C. Rally 1/27

External links

★ Interview with Rep. John Conyers

★ Fonda, Sarandon among Iraq war protesters - CNN

★ Tens of Thousands March Against Iraq War (ABC News)

★ Protesters Demand Withdrawal of US Troops From Iraq (WKOW-TV)

★ Video of protest including interviews with Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon

★ The Schumin Web: J27 Anti-War Demonstration

★ Richard Renner's photos of the march

★ Radical Youth in DC

★ Black Bloc in Washington DC

★ Audio Slideshow of Seattle, WA Satellite March