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On the 31 October 2002 a series of anti-war and anti-capitalist protests, generally focussing on the planned war on Iraq took place across the U.K. and the U.S.A.
There is some dispute over who called and built the U.K. protests, the Stop the War Coalition (StWC) claim they organised the protests but this claim is also made by Disobedients and other anarchist and socialist groups, who were not part of the StWC. According to the BBC it was StWC groups who mobilised nationwide and planned the large protest in London.
United Kingdom
The first of the protests took place during the morning rush hour at the Menai Suspension Bridge between Anglesey and Wales blocking the traffic.
In London people dressed as ghosts marched on the Parliament of the United Kingdom and succeeded in projecting "No war on Iraq" on the Palace of Westminster, and took part in direct action against those corporations whom they percived as likely to benefit from the war in Iraq.
According to the UK Independent Media Centre, "round 150 different events included critical mass bike rides, occupations, and mass demonstrations in Brighton, Manchester, Glasgow and London and many other places." and " University occupations took also place at Manchester, Sheffield, Cambridge, Colchester Sixth Form, Brighton, SOAS and UCL and the LSE in London"
United States
Protests in the US were against both the planned invasion of Iraq issue and the Free Trade Area of the Americas agreement then under negotiation.
References
- Anti-war protests under way, BBC news, Thursday, 31 October, 2002
- Disobedients' Callout
- Don't Attack Iraq Actions Across Country, Indymedia report
- StWC reports on the day
- Stop the War: the story of Britain's biggest mass movement, Andrew Murray and Lindsey German, ISBN 1905192002