Press

Below is a selection of press coverage, photographs and media documentation of the October 17 event.

Rally

Antiwar demonstrators in the pink in Copley Square – The Boston Globe (page 5 of metro section) and posted on RAWA web site

Protesters decry President Obama’s health-care plan, war – BostonHerald.com

Anti-war rally draws thousand protesters – Tufts Daily

Twenty-two UNH students joined Boston’s war protests Saturday – The New Hampshire

Open Media Boston -Press conference

RAWA – Press conference


Photos and Video

October 17th Boston Humancare Not Warfare Protest & March – 10 minute Video Produced by Robert Malin and Paul Hubbard of Rhode Island

Code Pink Photo Essay

Open Media Boston – video and photos of march

National

San Francisco, CA
1000 attending
News link:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/18/MNAR1A78H4.DTL
Minneapolis, MN
400 attending
News links:
http://tinyurl.com/yjlledv (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
http://www.mndaily.com/2009/10/18/anti-war-protesters-really-uptown

Peoria, IL
25-30 attending
News link:
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x795735067/Group-protests-war-in-Afghanistan
McAllen, TX
100 plus attending
News link(s)
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=364584
http://www.themonitor.com/news/months-31679-roof-martha.html
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=205960
Austin, TX
No attending numbers reported
News link:
http://www.kvue.com/news/alberts/stories/101809kvue-steve-mw.22b3d9455.html
Fresno, CA
100 plus attending
News link:
http://www.fresnobee.com/updates/story/1677061.html
Kingston, NY
News link:
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/October09/19/war_protest-19Oct09.html
Albany, NY
250 attending
News link:
http://capitalnews9.com/capital-region-news-12-content/top_stories/485335/peace-groups-rally-in-capital-region

Pittsburgh, PA
40 attending
Cleveland, OH
70 Attending
Akron, OH
45 Attending

Eau Claire, WI
80 attending
News link:
http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11332958

Rockland  County, NY
50 attending
News link:
http://tinyurl.com/yfk8879
Orlando, FL
News link:
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/war-protesters-gather-near-ucf-1.2025211
No report from organizers on numbers, news article says 50.

Flagstaff, AR
25 attending according to news report.
News link:
http://jackcentral.com/news/2009/10/marchers-seek-end-to-american-involvement-in-foreign-wars/

Eureka, CA
News article reports 60 people attending.
News link:
http://www.thejackonline.org/news/eureka-participates-in-worldwide-protest-for-peace-1.2028898

Detroit, MI
50 attending (reported in Workers World newspaper)

San Diego, CA
100 attending (reported in Workers World newspaper)

LA, CA
ANSWER Teach-In on war in Afghanistan, organizers report over 200 attended.
Report on Iraq Moratorium website:
http://www.iraqmoratorium.com/reports-from-the-field/189-la-teach-in.html

Dallas, TX
40 – 60 attending
Report on Iraq Moratorium website:
http://www.iraqmoratorium.com/reports-from-the-field/188-dallas-tx-october-17.html

Duluth, MN
100 attending
Report on Iraq Moratorium website:
http://www.iraqmoratorium.com/reports-from-the-field/187-report-on-oct-17-duluth-protest.html
News link:
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/64677882.html
(see video link)
http://www.fox21online.com/news/peace-activists-protest-iraq-afghanistan-wars

Newport, KY
See report on Iraq Moratorium website:
http://www.iraqmoratorium.com/reports-from-the-field/190-world-peace-bell-newport.html

Arvada, Colorado
6 – 9 attending a regular Saturday peace vigil. Two  people came from hearing about the national date.

Janesville, WI
25 attending
News link:
http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/oct/14/local-peace-groups-plan-saturday-march/

Hayward, WI
25 attending

Milwaukee, WI
35 attending

Phil., PA
200 attending
News link:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Protest-against-wars-in-Af-by-Richmond-Gardner-091017-994.html

Indianapolis, IN
70 attending
News link:
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/9116/

Moline, IL
12 attending
News link:
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=462184

Eugene, OR
No report on numbers yet.
News link:
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october162009/afghan_protest.php

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