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Wednesday February 26, 2003 23:29

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IMC NEWS UPDATE | Feb 26, 2003 http://www.indymedia.org Note: In this Update, we provide just links and short feature compilation summaries, due to the many features included and the long list of attendance estimates at the large protests on February 15-16. CONTENTS FEATURE COMPILATIONS: A GLOBAL MANIFESTATION FOR PEACE! - Feb 15-16 WORLD SOCIAL FORUM - Jan 23-28 PEACE & JUSTICE PROTESTS - Jan 18 RECENT IMC FEATURES UPCOMING ACTIONS AND COVERAGE IMC NEWS RESOURCES SUBSCRIBING/UNSUBSCRIBING

FEATURE COMPILATIONS

- A GLOBAL MANIFESTATION FOR PEACE! - February 15-16

http://www.indymedia.org/archive/features/2003/01/2003-01.html#6881
On February 15-16, 2003, an absolutely massive and unprecedented level
of
protest actions for peace manifested in over 600 cities around the
globe.
An estimated 15 to 20 million people protested for peace on all 7
continents, including Antarctica.

The largest protests were held in Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom,
the
governments of which have been supporting the drive to war on Iraq.
Iraqi
and joint European approaches to the escalation towards war were
significantly impacted by the protests.

February 15 marks a new stage of strategic action in the co-evolution
of
the global justice and new peace movements. The protests were planned
at
the European Social Forum in Italy in November, 2002. Subsequently, a
wide
range of social movements and peace networks joined in the organizing.

Massive protests were held in these cities:

Rome: 2.5 million
Madrid: 2 million
London: 1.5 million
Barcelona: 1 million
Paris: 800,000
New York City: 500,000
Berlin: 500,000
Valencia, Spain: 300-500,000
Seville: 250,000
Sydney: 250,000
Athens: 200,000
Damascus: 200,000
Melbourne: 200,000
Oviedo, Spain: 200,000
Zaragoza, Spain: 200-400,000
San Francisco: 150-250,000
Montreal: 150,000
Adelaide: 100,000
Baghdad: 100,000+
Bilbao, Spain: 100,000
Brisbane: 100,000
Brussels: 100,000
Cadiz, Spain: 100,000
Dublin: 100,000+
Jakarta: 100,000
Las Palmas, Spain: 100,000
Lisbon: 100,000
Los Angeles: 100,000
Amsterdam: 80,000
Toronto: 80,000
Stockholm: 80,000
Los Angeles: 75-100,000
Alacant , Spain: 70,000
Glasgow: 60,000+
Oslo: 60,000
Seattle: 55,000
Mexico City: 50,000
Montevideo, Uruguay: 50,000
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, Spain: 50,000
Stuttgart, Germany: 50,000
Thessaloniki, Greece: 40,000
Copenhagen: 35-40,000
Berne, Switzerland: 40,000
Girona, Spain: 30,000
Goteborg, Sweden: 30,000
Granada, Spain: 30-150,000
Malaga, Spain: 30-65,000
Sao Paulo: 30,000
Vancouver: 30,000
Murcia, Spain: 25-60.000
Tokyo: 25,000
Budapest: 20,000
Irunea, Basque Country: 20,000
Lyon: 20,000
Newcastle, Australia: 20,000
Perth, Australia: 20,000
Vienna: 20-30,000
Buenos Aires: 15,000
Gaza: 15,000
Helsinki: 15,000
Luxemburg: 15-20,000
Montpeilier, France: 15-20,000
Rio de Janeiro: 15,000
Trondheim, Norway: 11,000
Canberra, Australia: 10-15,000
Edmonton, Canada: 10,000
Hobart, Australia: 10,000
Johannesburg: 10,000
Kolkata, India: 10,000
Minneapolis: 10,000
Pattani, Thailand: 10,000
Philadelphia: 10,000
Sacramento, USA: 10,000
San Diego: 10,000
Seoul: 10,000
Zagreb, Croatia: 10,000
Belfast: 8-30.000
Auckland: 8-10,000
Antarctica: 50