I was working as a tour manager in Madrid. My group of American students and I joined the marchers entering the Puerta Del Sol as we made our way across to our hotel. These teenagers then stood on the balcony shouting 'No A La Guerra' for hours, and were chuffed to be cheered...
I marched in London with my friend Tim. It was a massive march, the weather was a little cold and very grey and I remember Hari Krishna people brightening the scene with their orange robes and drums amongst all the different crowns of anarchists, communists, Trade Unions and other non-affiliated people. I was...
At the time I was a busy mother of 4 and could not get child care so decided to organise a peace rally in our church where those of us who could not go to London to march got together for the day - people could come and write a message on a...
I was 13 years old in 2003 and I remember on the day of the march, there was a buzz. People in school were talking about it. At lunchtime we decided that we were going to try and leave the school (which wasn't allowed) and get the Metro into town to protest. The...
Myself and two friends plus my friends son and his girlfriend. We went on the first March where I remember a lot of angry people. I thought by the time of the 2nd March that if the politicians ignored us that democracy was dead. As we were ignored I lost trust in politicians....
I joined the March in Trafalgar square. it seemed to go on forever. People swarmed into the Square for hours on end and then I remember migrating to Hyde Park. There were millions of people. The largest demonstration I had ever seen although the Press, as they do now, tried to say there...
At the time I had been living in the UK for 8 years and during those 8 years I never felt moved to get involved let alone travel to London with my 7 years old daughter to march against a war in Iraq. As events unfolded prior to the march I became increasingly more...
Ever since I was a teenager, I have been cynical about political demonstrations, not only in Iraq, my home country, but also in Britain, my adopted country, as I feel the system is so rigged - overtly or covertly - that demonstrations simply help to legitimise it by implying that it is fair,...
I happened to be the organiser of the Young People's Parliament for Essex. Aged 11-16 they all wanted to go so I hurriedly organised parental permission and a couple of parents came as well. It was the first march they had been on so what an introduction to protest ! It was so...
