Global Antiwar Protests, February 15-16, 2003
Glasgow: 100,000 protest against Blair and Iraq war
By Robert James, February 17, 2003
Some 100,000 people marched through the streets of Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday against war in Iraq. ScotRail reported that even though they had doubled the number of trains, it had not been possible...
Young marchers predominate in Toronto
By our correspondents, February 17, 2003
An estimated 80,000 people marched through Toronto Saturday in a colorful and spirited demonstration, despite temperatures of 13 degrees below zero Celsius. Compared to the last antiwar rally on Janua...
London: a massive rebuttal of Blair’s support for war
By Julie Hyland, February 17, 2003
Up to two million people took part in the London demonstration to protest war against Iraq. The exact figure was difficult to calculate due to the sheer weight of numbers, but the demonstration stretc...
Thousands march in Detroit
By Shannon Jones and Lawrence Porter, February 17, 2003
Braving sub-freezing temperatures, close to 5,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Detroit on Saturday to oppose the threatened war against Iraq. The protest was sponsored by the Michigan Emerge...
Protests in Perth, Brisbane and other Australian centres
By our correspondents, February 17, 2003
Antiwar protests took place last weekend in all of Australia’s major cities.
Antiwar marchers defy large police presence in Seoul
By our correspondents, February 17, 2003
Some 2,000 people assembled in Ma-ron-i-ea Park in downtown Seoul on Saturday afternoon to protest against the planned US invasion of Iraq. After speeches and entertainment, the protesters marched to ...
Thousands join rallies in Pittsburgh and nearby cities
By Paul Sherman, February 17, 2003
A number of rallies, vigils and demonstrations took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the smaller cities and towns in the surrounding tri-state area. People gathered at county courthouses and in p...
Copenhagen: 30,000 march past US and British embassies
By a WSWS reporting team, February 17, 2003
The demonstration in the Danish capital of Copenhagen was attended in sub-zero temperatures by some 30,000 people, dwarfing last autumn’s antiwar demonstration, which involved 2,500 protesters.
Montreal antiwar demonstration the largest in Canadian history
By Jacques Richard, February 17, 2003
Braving freezing temperatures of -25 Celsius, 150,000 people marched through downtown Montreal Saturday to condemn US-British plans for war on Iraq. The protest was one of the largest political demons...
Vienna demonstration draws 30,000
By our reporting team, February 17, 2003
An estimated 30,000 took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday to register their opposition to a war against Iraq. The protest was called by the Austrian Social Forum (ASF) and was supported by a wide ...
Tens of thousands march in Dublin
By Patrick Walsh, February 17, 2003
The Dublin antiwar protest was a massive affair, with a rough estimate at over 200,000 participating. The march initially proceeded along O’Connell Street, a broad boulevard in the city centre. ...
3,000 march in Tel Aviv
By David Cohen, February 17, 2003
Some 3,000 people, both Arabs and Jews, demonstrated this weekend in Tel Aviv to protest the US-British war drive against Iraq. The demonstration was held by a coalition of peace organizations, politi...
