Some one passed on an email to me that had a great story about the biggest rally in Alaska's history (or so the email claims) showing that not all Alaskans are crazy about Sarah Palin:

[The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage . Home made signs were encouraged, and ( Read more... )

Only 3 of us cheerleaders were able to make it to the October 27th rally -- which has at least 500 people . . .

We met several people who had bussed down from Idaho to attend, and a couple of people thought it would be fun to start a radical cheerleading squad in Boise!

These photos were taken by cameragirl84109


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It was a crazy rally for me today.

I had noticed not long after the march from Pioneer Park to Washington Square started that my camera bag (with my wallet and keys attached to it with a clip) was missing from my person. My camera was fine, as I had been busily snapping photos. I left the march to retrace my steps back to Pioneer Park which is home ( Read more... )

The largest anti-war day in history. Millions of us around the world (and 500 or so in Salt Lake City) were right about the Iraq War then, before it even started.

From Wikipedia:

Millions of people protested in approximately 800 cities around the world. According to BBC News, between six and ten million people took part in protests in up to sixty ( Read more... )

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Ever wonder what it would be like to have a president that would have a "State of the Union" address that both kicks a** and is not full of lies and spin -- one that strives for peace, works tirelessly for the health of the environment, isn't bigoted to any minority group (except corrupt politicians), cares deeply and would work to end genocide and ( Read more... )

From Catalyst: http://www.catalystmagazine.net/files/pax/protest/index.html
From Ryan: http://psychenaut.insomnianow.com/gallery/
From Skeptic:  http://www.skepticle.com/gallery/SLC%20Protest/

National Coverage

The Nation: The Mayor Who Challenged the President

Rocky’s Speech on Common Dreams

Bob Geiger, Huffington Post: A Righteous Dude in a Wrong State also posted on the Alternet Blog here

NPR: Salt Lake City Mayor Protests President’s Visit

Baltimore Sun: Mayor leads anti-war protest ahead of Bush’s visit to Utah

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http://deesings.livejournal.com/366445.html

http://deesings.livejournal.com/367286.html

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