I marched in the demonstration against the Iraq war in Sydney. There were so many people marching that the front of the march caught up with the beginning before me and my friends had even set out. The mood of the crowd was jubilant and defiant. I had never seen so many people...
It was the biggest march I had ever seen. The whole of Sydney was brought to standstill. The crowd was so big that the march doubled up on itself; the front of the march reached the back of the crowd before I had even taken a step. The mood was defiant and upbeat....
Myself, my two children, my partner and all my friends marched on February 15th, 2003. It was the biggest, most energetic march that has ever happened in Hobart - 20,000 people was my guess. I saw old friends on the march that I had not seen in years. I was interviewed briefly on...
We held a rally by the sea in our little village of 5000 souls. There were about 100 of us, all ages, both sexes and many ethnicities. Calling for peace and no NZ Troops to be sent to Iraq. With an open mic, everyone who wanted to had a chance to have their...
The largest Brisbane anti-war rally was on Sunday 16 February 2003. Three of us, Helen Grant-Taylor, Ann Darvall and Dawn Joyce, took the train into the city for an 11 am start. There was standing room only on the train and at each station, more people squeezed into the carriages. The Brisbane numbers were...
I marched in Brisbane, Australia. It was the largest protest ever held in Brisbane. I am proud that at least some of us carry on resisting permanent war and Australia's role....
I was on holiday in Australia on the day of the protests. My family there thought that I was insane for wanting to join the anti-war march on the only day I would have in Sydney. It was a special and very memorable day. I enjoyed comparing the Australian protests with the ones...
marched and then spoke at hobart, tasmania, australia rally in parliament house gardens - will provide further info in due course ...
I marched through the city of Sydney - I joined the rally at Hyde Park and we marched we chanted we sang - it was a peaceful yet passionate protest. My son who was 15 at the time marched and was thrown into a paddy wagon, witnessed police brutality with some of the young...
I marched in Sydney, Australia. There were people there from all walks of life, young and old. Our Prime Minister, John Howard, sneered at us and called us "a mob". He said "You can't be ruled by the mob."...
