Highlights From 3/20/03 Anti War Demonstration for Broadcast

March 20, 2003, in the wake of news that the U.S. government had begun bombing Iraq, thousands of people gathered in downtown Chicago at the Federal Plaza to voice their opposition to the war. Chicago police escorted demonstrators along a march route that took protesters onto Lake Shore Drive. But later, after protesters had exited the Drive near Oak Street, police illegally detained and arrested more than 800 activists at Chicago and Michigan Avenues without warning or justification -- along with passersby, joggers and even members of the media.More Information:National Lawyers Guild Chicago CahpterMedia Contacts:James Fennerty 312-953-9305Brad Thomson 773-235-0070 http://www.nlgchicago.org

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Uploaded: June 14, 2008 at 11:50 pm
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