Forces rally in Richmond, Va.
Chanting "One, two three, four, we don't want your racist
war, five, six, seven, eight, no more violence, no more hate!"
close to a thousand people rallied and marched in Richmond,
Va., on Nov. 9 against any U.S. war in Iraq. They came from
Charlottesville, Tidewater area, Fredericksburg, several
campuses around the state and elsewhere.
This was the largest anti-war rally in Richmond since the
Vietnam era.
Speakers represented Food Not Bombs, the Little Flower
Catholic Worker collective, the Muslim Student Association,
Richmonders Against War and Racism, Free Palestine Now,
homeless activists, the Better Days Collective, National
Organization for Women and others.
Several speakers echoed, "November 5 is not a mandate for
war!" The speaker from RAWR urged people to sign the "Vote No
War" petition and to go to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18-19 for
the demonstration and grassroots Peace Congress.
The demonstrators then marched through downtown, spoke
outside the office of the racist daily newspaper, and marched
to the state capitol for a final rally.
--Sue Kelley
Reprinted from the Nov. 21, 2002, issue of
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