Iowa City march - picture

[MaggieSwanson]

I attended the march in Iowa City this evening (Monday) to mark the 3rd anniversary of the war in Iraq.

The crowd was estimated at 200, and it was a well-organized event. Dave Loebsack was there, and it is always a delight to speak with him. There were speakers and a musician to start us off, then a march to Jim Leach's office in the Ped mall to deliver a petition, and to a recruiting office to do the same.

Against the organizer's expressed wish for a silent march, the crowd chanted "What do we want? PEACE! When do we want it? NOW!"

Although I felt kind of bad for the organizers of the event, emotions were running too high for many people to stay still.

This picture was taken just after 5pm, while we were listening to the speakers. I apologize for the quality, it's from my camera phone and it doesn't nearly do justice to the size of the crowd.



Peace,

Maggie

- By the way, the large sign in the forefront reads "Billions for the WAR, nothing for the POOR". Great sign.