They look 100 times better when you hold them in your hands.And they LOOK marvelous!
I had 5 FedEx'ed to me for the SF FReep.
They were awesome!
Some of these signs even made The Daily Californian:Anti-War Protest Brings Large Crowd to SFBy STEPHANIE LEE
Contributing Writer
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Two hundred thousand demonstrators flooded downtown San Francisco Sunday in the largest West Coast protest yet against a possible U.S. war with Iraq.
The protest remained largely peaceful as demonstrators marched along a one-mile stretch of Market Street.
Reports of vandalism and assault surfaced, however, as the afternoon wore on, leading to some arrests.
"Menopausal Women against War," babies in strollers and presidential look-alikes took to the street, carrying signs attacking the Bush administration and demanding a peaceful alternative to war.
The event was well attended by leaders of the budding anti-war movement.
"Peace is patriotic," said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Berkeley. "Our right to dissent is fundamental."
Also in attendance were actor Danny Glover, folk singer Joan Baez and author Alice Walker.
Only a few counter protesters showed up, which demonstrators called unsurprising.
"It is not popular or else it would already be happening," said UC Berkeley junior Evan Denerstein of a possible war in Iraq. Denerstein is a member of Berkeley Stop the War Coalition.
More than 100 UC Berkeley students joined the march, Berkeley Coalition members said.
Students wore black armbands and held hand-painted signs as they danced and chanted anti-war slogans.
Demonstrators called U.S. tactics toward Iraq flawed and offered their own solutions.
"It's completely unnecessary," said UC Berkeley freshman Pammy O'Leary. "I think more diplomacy is what we should do."
Despite protesters' opposition to the war, some students acknowledged that moderated action against Iraq is necessary.
Staff/Rob Katzer Counter protesters gather in front of city hall to voice their opposing opinions. Demonstrators considered the lack of counter protesters unsurprising. Sean Kingston, a University of Southern California senior who joined in the protest, said the Bush administration should take less aggressive actions to avoid war—such as precision bombing, financial incentives and attempted coups.
Formed in response to Sept. 11, the Berkeley Coalition has been the main student group organizing against the war. They have handed out fliers on Sproul Plaza and hosted teach-ins.
Berkeley Coalition members were part of the nearly 1,000 students from organized groups at San Francisco and Sonoma State universities, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz.
All are members of the Bay Area chapter of the Campus Anti-War Network, an organization that includes 150 colleges and universities nationwide.
Speakers addressing the student contingency emphasized the importance of the student voice.
"We have to turn each of our campuses into seething cauldrons," said Todd Chretien, a San Francisco State University student at the rally.
Many said students are in the best position to create social change.
"Beyond the fact that we're the policy makers of tomorrow, we're young," said UC Berkeley junior Lara Lebherz, a coalition member. "We need to work for social justice for those who can't speak out."
Although nationwide support for the anti-war movement is growing, UC Berkeley campus lacks the political vigor it once had.
"We cling to that legacy, but we don't act on it," Lebherz said. "Slowly, the students are waking up to that responsibility."
