CLEVELAND
Largest anti-war protest since Vietnam
In Cleveland's largest anti-war protest since the first Gulf
War, over 1,000 people on Nov. 16 marched over the bridge that
connects the city's east and west sides. Called by the newly
formed Northeast Ohio Antiwar Coalition, and organized in just
a few weeks' time, the demonstration was built around the
demands of "No war against Iraq" and "No blood for oil."
Veteran activists marched alongside those who had never marched
before and came after getting a leaflet or hearing about the
protest in the news media.
Many joined the march spontaneously, including a group of
African-American children who saw marchers go by the project
where they live. They helped lead the march in chanting
"1,2,3,4, money for kids, not for war."
Speakers at a rally represented a diverse coalition of
forces, including American Friends Service Committee, Not in
Our Name, Antiracist Action, Kent State Antiwar Committee, U.S.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the Islamic Center of Cleveland, and the
Act Now to Stop War & End Racism coalition (ANSWER).
--Martha Grevatt
Reprinted from the Nov. 28, 2002, issue of
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