PHOTOS: Rochester NY: Military Families shut down recruiting center !!

[diamond14]

Rochester, New York STANDS UP against bush* wars....March 19, 2005

The demonstration represented a broad confluence of different groups. Religious, labor, civic, and student groups all participated in organizing the rally and march. In reference to the regional anti-war conference that took place last weekend at School Without Walls, Doug Noble of the Peace Action and education task force told the crowd; "The energy, intelligence, commitment of people of all ages at that event was electrifying, and for the first time in two years, I found myself revived from despair and empty rage.

[Horse with no Name]

1. Very nice. nt

[MollyStark]

2. How wonderful

This is the kind of protest that might finally get people's attention. Stop the Poverty draft!

[ultraist]

5. That's awesome: "Stop the Poverty Draft!"

That's exactly what it is. Push them into poverty whereby they have few if any choices and track them right into the military.

Btw,welcome MollyStark! :hi:

[unhappycamper]

3. another slam-dunk for the good guys

Hey Rochester: :yourock:

[diamond14]

4. PLEASE help...'kick' about 10 Pro-Peace threads up...

help keep America INFORMED...

[bpilgrim]

6. added to the image blog -> images.GlobalFreePress.com

http://news.globalfreepress.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=45
http://images.GlobalFreePress.com

psst... pass the word ;->

peace

[katinmn]

7. Good job!

I'm ready to jump on this horse, too.

[Greybnk48]

8. Great pics n/t

[saltpoint]

9. Wow, this is a blast of good news.

Thanks for posting it.

Go, team.

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edit: typo

[diamond14]

11. PLEASE KICK up at least 10 threads for peace...thanks...

:kick:

[Eloriel]

10. Bless them

Bless them, bless them. There are no more valid, credible or honorable people to protest on this issue than current and former military, and their families. Returning vets were THE ONES, IMO, who turned the tide on Vietnam. Their credibility was simply unimpeachable -- if (some of) the vets were questioning it, that made all the "crazy hippies" maybe not so crazy after all. Etc.

[EFerrari]

12. THANK YOU, ROCHESTER! n/t

[me b zola]

13. This is the story that the cons don't want anyone to hear.

nominated.

[frictionlessO]

14. Much love out to fellow WNY'ers in Rochester!!

Glad you all were out in the cold as well!!

[gordianot]

15. sarcasm - Golly why do they hate America?

more sarcasm It must not be too common or media would report it.


not sarcasm - Anyone think people are getting fed up with the lies?

[progressoid]

16. ya - protests around the globe and CNN does a poll

asking if the protests should stop...


Sheesh.

:mad:

[KurtNYC]

19. Also they implied that the longer this quagmire goes on

the less we should be protesting it ?! The question was something like "After 2 years, don't you think it is about time to stop the protests?"

Au contrare

[gordianot]

20. You will see Military families first.

When it gets to soldiers in uniform or current vets you know it is over.

[MADem]

23. I'm surprised, actually

During Vietnam, it took WAY longer for the military families to come out and start complaining. This is actually a positive step--they aren't waiting, quietly, trusting the government to do the right thing, like they did in the old days, when they felt that the protests denigrated their loved ones, instead of denigrating the government for its treatment of their loved ones.

It's not just unwashed, easily dismissed hippies on the barricades. It's spouses, kids and parents of uniformed personnel. They're griping, early and loud. It's a hopeful sign.

[gordianot]

25. This also surprised me.

I wonder if it might be the troops and families who stop this war.

[diamond14]

27. bump

:nuke:

[wicket]

17. Beautiful

[MountainLaurel]

18. Excellent!

Kudos to these folks. Hope they changed some teenagers' minds about joining the military.

[Pool Hall Ace]

21. kick

:kick:

[K8-EEE]

22. KICK!

Wonderful and thank you protestors & poster!

[The Kicker]

24. Us military types

really don't like to be used!Bring the troops home!:kick:

[IronLionZion]

26. OMG!!! I'm in the ROC right now!

this is awesome!!!

Yeah, lots of good liberal Dems here in the city of Rochester. lots of RW Republicans in the suburbs.