Did someone say the Peace movement was dead? Well, if it ever was, it's reborn now, fully formed, as an Anti-Bush, Anti-Imperialist, End the Occupation, Out of Iraq, Pro-Civil Liberties, Social and Global Justice Movement -- and it had it's coming out party Friday evening in Century City Plaza!


L.A. ***RE-PREE-SENTS!!!*** :

THOUSANDS PROTEST "W" BUSH OUTSIDE WESTSIDE FUND-RAISER!!

In a scene spectacularly reminiscent of this past winter's more massive demonstrations -- a crowd of protesters, as high as 10,000, gathered directly across the street from the Century City Plaza Hotel in L.A. -- where "Bush the Imbecile" raised $3.5 million dollars from his fellow corporate plutocrat cronies (with help from ole pop crooner Johnny Mathis and obnoxiously smarmy hard-right-wing 'comedian' Dennis Miller). The protesters, meanwhile, shouted, chanted, danced, carried very creative and funny signs, of course made fun of "Dubya" [if he had a brain, he'd **REALLY** be dangerous!], listened to speeches and enjoyed songs from the main stage and, most memorably, roared euphorically when a huge, literally, giant pink slip banner with a special message for "Dubya" --"Bush! You lied! You're FIRED!"-- was lowered from a 9th floor balcony, extending down three(!) stories, of the prominent Century City Plaza Hotel highrise!! The protesters gave a very warm--hot pink--L.A. welcome to the national idiot!

Maybe soon Britain can give a similar 'warm' reception to Bush's "Yankee Poodle" Blair!


STORY: la.indymedia.org

*GREAT* PHOTOS & COMMENTS:

(1)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/67964.php -- Crowd shots, choice signs, Dubya himself!

(2)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/67953.php -- Giant literal (Code) pink slip for Bush!

(3)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/67973.php -- Coverage, crowds, characters, signs, and of course cops!

(4)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/67996.php -- The literal giant pink slip: wide-angle shot at L.A.’s Century City Plaza Hotel!

(5)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/67997.php -- Think Pink, and a very weird guy!

(6)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68025.php -- Cops, cops, and mo' cops! -- Stand-off!

(7)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68021.php -- Fight the Power!!: great crowd shots!

(8)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68015.php -- Mo' crowd shots - wide-angle and close ups!

(9)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68010.php -- "End The Texas Occupation Of The White House!!" -- Mo' crowds!

(10)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68005.php -- **FANTASTIC** *Very* Large-Format, *Very Wide-Angle, Panoramic, Right-in-the-Crowd photo(s)!:
YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU WERE ACTUALLY THERE!!

(Great photo to show off your large screen computer display!)

(11)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68263.php -- "Fuck Bush!" party photos!

(12)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68355.php -- More signs, cops, and Main Stream Reporter Starts to Lose It!

(13)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68364.php -- Photos of police acting like...,well..., *PIGS*!

(14)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68391.php -- "Terrorism Fundraiser" and other great signs!

(15)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/69027.php -- Mo' *GREAT* photos (and nice woman with thong panties)!!

(16)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/70772.php -- More images, more great signs!

(17)  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/70756.php -- Last photos of great signs!


Reports and Commentary:

CODE PINK --  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68003.php

Century City: The Anti-Bush Party --  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68159.php

LAPD-demo "Scuffle" Info --  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68283_comment.php#68344

re ANSWER --  http://la.indymedia.org/news/2003/06/68124_comment.php#68289