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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
Three
Bayan Muna representatives and other mass leaders lead march along
Commonwealth Avenue by the UP campus, with “Ban Bush” streamer |
Quezon City
traffic officer – one of hundreds deployed in the area – monitors
marchers |
Takbo!
(run) Young marchers jog to catch up with fellow-rallyists |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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:
Southern Tagalog
marchers show the message of the day
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Rep.
Liza Maza shows some form
– and a message to Bush |
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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