January 27, 2007 anti-war protest

January 27, 2007 anti-war protest

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, [cite news |url=http://www.examiner.com/a-532450~NOTEBOOK__People_Speak_Out_in_Capital.html |title=NOTEBOOK: People Speak Out in Capital |publisher=Examiner] and Danny Glover.

UFPJ had hoped for up to a million people attending,Fact|date=March 2007 and it was announced at the protest that aerial photography had estimated that at least 500,000 showed up. The Associated Press has stated that the march drew "tens of thousands".cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/27/AR2007012700629.html |title=Tens of Thousands Rally in D.C. for Troop Withdrawal |publisher=The Washington Post |date=January 27, 2007 |author=Ruane, Michael E.]

DS feeder march

A black bloc, organized by Students for a Democratic Society, and advertised as a "radical youth bloc" on the DC Indymedia site,cite news
title = Reminder: Call for a Radical Youth Bloc Tomorrow Morning
url = http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/137550/index.php
publisher = DC Indymedia
date = January 26, 2007
accessdate = 2007-03-12
language = English ] 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.cite web
url = http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/life-and-times/photo-display.asp?Year=2007&Life+and+Times+Folder=j27&File+Name=map&Extension=GIF
title = J27 Anti-War Demonstration
accessdate = 2007-03-12
work = The Schumin Web
language = English] 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.cite news
first = Mike
last = Erwin
title = Radical Youth Contingent and Students for a Democratic Society March Overview
url = http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/137584/index.php
publisher = DC Indymedia
date = January 28, 2007
accessdate = 2007-03-12
language = English ]

Rush to the Capitol

Capitol police stopped the SDS feeder march near the corner of 3rd and Maryland. As the march turned north, police blocked protesters who walked onto the Capitol lawn. Other protesters, both from the march and on the Mall, moved up in support. The Capitol police moved back to the Capitol building. Some participants in this group left graffiti on the Capitol grounds.

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 smashedcite news
title = Protestors lay siege to US Capitol, smash window at military recruiter
url = http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/137573/index.php%3C/a
publisher = DC Indymedia
date = January 27, 2007
accessdate = 2007-06-08
language = English ] cite news
title = D.C. Rally 1/27
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBw_kehHl7o
date = January 27, 2007
accessdate = 2007-06-08
language = English ] , and the demonstrators dispersed soon after.

Counter-protests

A counter-protest organized by Free Republic, drawing around thirty people, was staged in the vicinity. Organizers of the counter-protest claimed that anti-war efforts hurt the United States' War on Terrorism.

ee also

* Protests against the Iraq War
* List of protest marches on Washington, DC

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx6ENeMV94U&eurl= Interview with Rep. John Conyers]
* [http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/27/iraq.protest.ap/index.html Fonda, Sarandon among Iraq war protesters] - CNN
* [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2828787 Tens of Thousands March Against Iraq War] (ABC News)
* [http://www.wkowtv.com/News/index.php?ID=8929 Protesters Demand Withdrawal of US Troops From Iraq] (WKOW-TV)
* [http://www.andycarvin.com/archives/2007/01/united_for_peace.html Video of protest] including interviews with Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon
* [http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/life-and-times/2007/j27-1.php The Schumin Web: J27 Anti-War Demonstration]
* [http://www.taterenner.com/20070127.htm Richard Renner's photos of the march]
* [http://www.counterpunch.org/provonsha03242007.html Radical Youth in DC]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-333824140565545308 Black Bloc in Washington DC]
* [http://www.commonlanguageproject.net/flash/protest2007_0127/ Audio Slideshow of Seattle, WA Satellite March]


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