San Francisco: 'Troops out now!'

March 18—Thousands of people from Northern California took to the streets today to loudly demand “U.S. troops out of Iraq now.”

The ANSWER-called protest, which followed yesterday’s national protest in Washington, D.C., demonstrated a fierce determination on the part of young and old alike not to depend on the politicians in power to end the war.

Speaker after speaker at rallies before and after the march called upon everyone to redouble their efforts to end the war.

Hundreds of students from the Bay Area marched defiantly against all occupation, racism and war. Representatives from the May 1 Coalition and Latin@ organizations linked the struggle against the war with the fight for the legalization of and human rights for all undocumented workers.

Several groups are planning civil disobedience this week on the anniversary of the Iraq War. One direct action group plans to hold a die-in outside of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s office to demand the immediate withdrawal of all troops from Iraq.

— Report and photo by Judy Greenspan