I resigned from the Labour Party over this issue. I wanted to join the march to show that the Government was not acting in my name. I was ashamed of the U.K. I took my son, who was then only six, and joined with others who had small children with them....
Too congested to actually march so we shuffled shoulder to shoulder thru London, England until we reached Hyde Park, then strode straight back to coach for Pontypridd, Wales. Too full to slip away for coffee - like trying to jump into a strong current in a river. It was bitterly cold but brilliant...
I joined the demonstration in London. The march was huge and peaceful and was supported by a large cross section of the British people and clearly showed that Blair did not have a mandate to wage an illegal war on Iraq. Anybody with an an ounce of common sense could see that Iraq...
After feeling utterly powerless and seeing that the then-Tony Blair-led govt was taking us to war regardless, joining the march was the only thing I could do to demonstrate how I felt. It was the first demo I went on and I took my mother with me. One of the most striking aspects...
I marched in London traveling from North Wales, I felt part of something big, good, great, I loved the togetherness, "our name", you and me my friend, we hold the same and I am proud to walk alongside you. Of course you can,t help but enjoy a carnival atmosphere, the drums are a...
Marvellous day, met a very knowledgable chap who took my photo of me with my banner, which still has a prominent place on the bookcase, I can't remember his name, but would love, to get an email from him, what a day!!! the speeches and atmosphere were unforgettable....
My wife and I are not the protesting types, but we were both so incensed by the prospect of being dragged into a silly conflict that we wanted to make our voices heard. My abiding memory is that the police formed a cordon to stop protesters going into MacDonald's!...
We got the chartered train along with many others from Hull and walked with thousands of others to Hyde Park - we took so long to get there (the streets were THICK with so many people/dogs, music and police) that the happening in Hyde Park was over by the time we got there!...
