Dual rallies this week drew people together to demand an end to the occupation. A last minute protest against a visit by VP Dick Cheney drew around 250 enthusiastic demonstrators to Beverly Hills. Cheney is well known for being the former CEO of Haliburton, a fuel company that is coordinating the privatized aspects of the current occupation of Iraq. Photos by a, video by a
A community demo in Santa Ana brought out a big crowd on the 13th. 1Planet1People writes "The greatest part of the demonstration was the people of Santa Ana. In the three hours we were out there, the greatest part of the demonstration were the few thousand honks of support and solidarity workers fists. As many people of Santa Ana come from countries that have struggled against militarism and totalitarian governments for generations, it is clear that they do not want a warmonger in office."
People Rally Against Cheney in BH, and Against War in OC