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Photo
Gallery
Ban-Bush Protest March-Rally to
Batasang Pambansa,
Oct. 18, 2003
PHOTOS
By AUBREY MAKILAN and BOBBY TUAZON
Bulatlat.com
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Three
Bayan Muna representatives and other mass leaders lead march along
Commonwealth Avenue by the UP campus, with “Ban Bush” streamer
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Quezon City
traffic officer – one of hundreds deployed in the area – monitors
marchers |
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Takbo!
(run) Young marchers jog to catch up with fellow-rallyists |
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Women
activists from Southern Tagalog
raise clenched fists while marching
and holding huge US flag |
Hundreds
of tense policemen block marchers’ way beneath overpass along the
Commonwealth outside the Ever-Gotesco shopping mall

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Irate
marchers stop a dump truck that’s about to block them upon police
instructions
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Rally
program kicks off with a militant song by labor cultural group |
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Student
cultural players
perform backed by music and annotation

“Stop
Bush” road signs held by Southern Tagalog contingent |
Huge
U.S. flag with screaming “No. 1 Terrorist” message lies along the stretch of
Commonwealth; “Stop Bush” blue umbrellas and Bush effigy in the
backdrop

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"OctoBush" |
Bush
effigy encircled by some of 100 U.S.
flags about to be symbolically burned
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Together,
now:
Eagle Bush and parrot Gloria with American flag, which was set aflame at the
approach of Bush convoy
along Commonwealth

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Antiwar
flags, shouts and clenched fists greet Bush limousine as it zooms en route
to Congress |
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Giant
U.S. flag is torn to pieces
by rallyists before burning

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Huge
U.S.
flag burns in protest
against the burning of Baghdad ordered by Bush and other acts of
aggression
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3
Bayan Muna representatives
after historic walkout in Congress address rally:
Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza
and Crispin Beltran |
Army dispersal
unit (without nameplates) wait impatiently for rally to end so they can go home, too |
SIDELIGHTS:
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Southern Tagalog
marchers show the message of the day
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Rep.
Liza Maza shows some form
– and a message to Bush |
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Urban
poor children
do an impromptu act

“Trick or threat” by Gabriela |

Just
read the message

Well,
aren’t they doing
that in Iraq? |
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