The weather impacted the size of the crowds, and some of the events, but nevertheless every aspect of the planned events came off on Oct 27th.  In addition to the early morning events throughout the region, the first major event in the Philadelphia area took place at 11:00 am in Camden, with a rally and concert indoors at the Walt Whitman Center on the Rutgers University Campus.   The Grand March across the Ben Franklin Bridge became a march of dedicated stalwarts, while the weather sent most of the 150 people at the Rally into Philadelphia by car or train.

CODEPINK marched in demonstrations around the country. Before the march, we held peace parties. On October 27, we created a pink block in the human chain for peace in Philadelphia, lay down on Market Street in San Francisco for a "Die-in", helped organize with local coalitions in Orlando, Florida, and brought our vibrant pink presence to rallies and marches, rain or shine.

More Philly Anti-WaR pics  www.flickr.com/photos/nildaortiz/sets/72157602752349791/

I made a DVD of the whole day, anyone interested please contact me. DVd is so much clearer!

due to computer crash, I am late sending all, but very soon a page (photos) will be created!

Photos will follow

Monique

I'm a Navy veteran and member of Delaware Valley Veterans for America (DV-VFA), and also of other local area activist groups like the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Restoration in Mount Airy ( Philadelphia ), the Philly area Tikkun Community, Neighborhood Networks and East Montgomery County Political Action.  On October 27th I chose (as usual) to be with my fellow veterans for the Philadelphia "Human Chain" peace march.  That meant getting together no later than 11:45 AM at the VA Medical Center--and nearly drowning in a cloudburst with gale-force winds!  At

We had a human chain stretchng from the VA Hospital in West Philly all the way through Market St to the Constitution Center across from the Liberty Bell.  As we marched toward the Constitution Center, the members of the chan fell in behind us. 

Click here for a photo-essay.

Heavy downpours early in the day didn't stop the peacemakers and freedom fighters in the City of Brotherly Love.

See Slideshow for more pics.