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From Lisbon to Ljubljana, San Francisco to Manhattan, protesters gather to stop the bombs
(Peter Popham and Andrew Gumbel, The Independent, 13 February 2003)
In a co-ordinated expression of anger, anti-war protesters are preparing to swarm through dozens of cities across the globe over the next few days. . . . In Europe, Italian organisers predict one and a half million people will stream through the streets of Rome on Saturday. In November, more than 400,000 anti-war protesters attended a demonstration in Florence. . . . In the United States, some unwelcome intervention from the courts and sectarian in-fighting among left-wing organisers have partly soured plans for a massive weekend of action against the war in up to 300 cities. A major march and rally planned in the heart of Manhattan on Saturday has had to be modified after a federal judge upheld New York City's right to refuse to issue a marching permit because of security concerns. Instead, protesters will gather on First Avenue for a stationary rally. . . . "We are appalled by this attack on our basic First Amendment rights, and we are asking all of our supporters to protest vigorously against this attempt to stifle the growing opposition to Bush's war," the rally's organisers, United for Peace and Justice, said in a statement.

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