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Anti-War Demo's
February 15th, 2003
with thanks to Nia of mark-thomas-digest,
and to Kenneth F Thomas & Richard Blant [for the AntiWar data]
Scratching the surface of course, but:
NUMBERS, NUMBERS EVERYWHERE
Figures of attendance in anti-war demos all over the world:
Adelaide, Australia: 100,000 (abc.net.au) biggest in city's history
Ålesund, Norway: 600 antiwar
Almaty, Kazakhstan: 50 antiwar
Alta, Norway: 300 antiwar
Akureyri, Iceland: 500 antiwar
Amman, Jordan: 2,000 (CNN)
Amsterdam Netherlands 80,000 (Indymedia)
70,000 antiwar
Antarctica: 55 [see MacMurdo, and South Pole]
Arendal, Norway: 700 antiwar
Århus, Denmark: 8000 antiwar
Ås, Norway: 200 antiwar
Athens, Greece: 50,000 (Violence attributed to splinter group) (antiwar / Reuters) or
200,000 (Indymedia)
Aukland New Zealand 10,000 (Indymedia), or
9,000 (scoop.co.nz)
Austin TX, USA: 10,000 (austin360.com)
Australia, whole country: 1 million [http://www.greenleft.org.au]
Baghdad, Iraq: 20,000 (CNN), hundreds of thousands (Al Yazira)
Bakaa Refugee Camp, Jordan: 500 (Palestine Chronicle)
Bangkok, Thailand: 3,000 (ANSA)
Barcelona, Spain: 1 million (Indymedia Barcelona), largest EVER in this city
1.3 million antiwar
Beirut Lebanon: 60,000 (indymedia)
10,000 antiwar
Belfast, occupied Ireland: "tens of thousands" antiwar
Belgrade, Serbia: 200 (www.b92.net)
Bellingen, Australia: 2,500 (Indymedia)
Bergen, Norway: 15,000 antiwar
Berlin, Germany 500,000 (Indymedia / antiwar), largest since fall of Berlin Wall
Bern, Switzerland 30,000 (Swissinfo), or
40,000 (AP)
Bodø, Norway: 1,750 antiwar
Brisbane, Australia: 100,000 [http://www.greenleft.org.au]
Brønnøysund, Norway: 300 antiwar
Brussels, Belgium: 11.000 (indymedia), and
alternatively, 50,000 (AP), or even
30,000 (70,000 reported by participant) antiwar
Budapest, Hungary: 20,000 (es.news.yahoo.com)
Buenos Aires, Argentina: 50,000 (www.lanacion.com.ar)
Byron Bay, Australia: 3,000 (indymedia)
Cairo, Egypt 2,000 (Palestine Chronicle), tens of thousands (local media)
Calcutta, India: 10,000 antiwar
Calgary, Canada: 5000 (www.canoe.ca)
Canberra Australia 16,000 (Reuters),
Cape Town South Africa 5,000 (Indymedia),
Caracas, Venezuela: "Hundreds" antiwar
Chicago, USA: 3,000 (IndyMedia)
Chisinau, Moldova: 200 antiwar
Cologne, Germany: 10,000 (abcnews.go.com)
Colorado Springs CO, USA: 3,300 (KVOR Radio)
Copenhagen, Denmark: 20,000 (Politiken), or,
45,000 antiwar, and
25,000 (AP), and again -
50.000 (organisers)
Cyprus, Greece: 500
Damascus, Syria: 20,000 (AP)
Davenport, Iowa, USA: 100 (CNN)
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia: 40 antiwar
Detroit MI, USA: 2,000 (freep.com)
Dhaka, Bangaladesh: 2,000 (AP)
Dili, East Timor: 100 antiwar
Dublin, Ireland: 100,000 (www.online.ie ) - largest in countrys history
Durban South Africa 3,000 (Indymedia), or
5,000 (www.news24.com / antiwar)
Edmonton, Canada: 2,000 (www.canoe.ca), or
12,000 antiwar
Elverum, Norway: 700 antiwar
Florø, Norway: 550 antiwar
France, in total: 300,000 (CNN)
Fredrikstad, Norway: 800 antiwar
Gaza, Palestine: 15,000 (AFP)
Gjøvik, Norway: 400 antiwar
Glasgow, Scotland 30,000 (police / AP),
80,000 (organisers), and
100,000 antiwar
Gothenberg, Sweden: 25,000 (www.svd.se)
Guatemala City, Guatemala: 200 antiwar
Halifax, Canada: 500 (www.canoe.ca), or
1500 antiwar
Hamar, Norway: 2,500 antiwar
Hammerfest, Norway: 400 antiwar
Harstad, Norway: 200 antiwar
Harstad, Norway: 250 antiwar
Haugesund, Norway: 600 antiwar
Havana, Cuba: 5000 antiwar
Helsinki Finland: 12.000 (indymedia), or
15,000 antiwar
Hobart, Australia: 10,000 (ABC)
Hong Kong, China: 1000 antiwar
Honningsvãg, Norway: 250 antiwar
Houston, USA: 3,000 (chron.com)
Isafjordur, Iceland: 50 antiwar
Islamabad, Pakistan: hundreds (BBC)
Istanbul, Turkey: 5,000 (cnn)
Jönköping, Sweden: 2000 antiwar
Jakarta, Indonesia: 200 (Jakarta Post), or
500 antiwar
Jakarta, Indonesia: 100,000 [!]
Jersey, Channel Islands: 500 antiwar
Johannesburg, South Africa: 3000 antiwar, or
10,000 (Indymedia), and possibly
4,000 (AP)
Karachi, Pakistan: 300 antiwar
Kashmir, India: "hundreds"
Kiev, Ukraine: 2,000
3000 antiwar
Kingston, Canada: 10,000 antiwar
Kirkenes, Norway: 350 antiwar
Kolkata Indien 10,000 (AFP),
Kragerø, Norway: 350 antiwar
Kragujevac, Serbia: 5000-6000 antiwar
Kristiansand, Norway: 3,000 antiwar
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 2,000 (www.malaysiakini.com)
Lahore, Pakistan: hundreds (yahoo news) or,
6000 antiwar
Lansing MI, USA: 1,500 (lsj.com)
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, UK: 600 antiwar
Levanger, Norway: 300 antiwar
Liepzig, Germany: 20,000 antiwar
Lillehammer, Norway: 1,500 antiwar
Lima, Peru: "Hundreds" antiwar
Lisbon, Portugal: 80,000 antiwar
Lismore, Australia: 5,000 (Indymedia)
Little Rock AK, USA: 500 (IndyMedia, CNN)
London UK 500,000 (CNN), or
750,000 (police), or
1,000,000 (CNN, NY Times) or
2 million (organisers & indymedia)
The last two would make this the largest British march ever.
Los Angeles CA, USA: 30,000 (Reuters)
Lund, Sweden: 2500-3000 antiwar
Luxembourg: 8000-14,000 antiwar
Lyon, France: 10,000 antiwar
MacMurdo Station, Antarctic: 50 antiwar
[see: http://www.indymedia.org.nz for pictures]
Madrid, Spain: 600,000 (Reuters), or
800,000 antiwar
Malmö, Sweden: 3000 (5000 reported by attendee) antiwar, or
3,000 (www.svd.se)
Managua, Nicaragua: 200 antiwar
Mandal, Norway: 450 antiwar
Manila, Philippines: 6,000 (Rai)
Marseille, France: 10,000 antiwar
Melbourne Australia 200,000 (Indymedia), and alternatively,
50,000 (smh.com.au), still their biggest since Vietnam War
Mexico City, Mexico: 30,000 (Reuters), or
10,000 antiwar
Minneapolis MN, USA: 7,500 (star tribune)
Minsk, Belarus: 1500 (http://www.antiwar.com/feb03demos.html)
Mo i Rana, Norway: 500 antiwar
Molde, Norway: 500 antiwar
Montevideo, Uraguay: 50,000 antiwar
Montpellier, France: 15,000 antiwar
Montreal, Canada: 150,000 antiwar, or
100,000 (www.canoe.ca)
Monza Italy 5,000 (Indymedia),
Moscow, Russia: 1000 outside US Embassy (CNN / antiwar)
Mostar, Bosnia: 100 antiwar
Narvik, Norway: 300 antiwar
New York NY, USA: 350,000 (NY Times, CNN)
Newcastle, Australia: 18,000 (Indymedia),
Nice, France: 3000 antiwar
Nimes, France: 5000 antiwar
Norway total count: 100,000 (www.aftenposten.no / antiwar)
Oman: 200 antiwar
Ørsta, Norway: 400 antiwar
Osaka, Japan: 1000 antiwar
Oslo, Norway: 60,000 (Indymedia / AP / antiwar)
Otta, Norway: 100 antiwar
Ottawa, Canada: 2000 antiwar
Ottawa, Canada: 2,000 (www.canoe.ca)
Paris, France: 250.000 (organisers), or
400,000 (AP / antiwar)
Pattani, Thailand: 10,000 (www.nationmultimedia.com)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: 50 (the.honoluluadvertiser.com)
Penang, Malaysia: 500 antiwar
Perpignan, France: 6000 antiwar
Perth Australia 10,000 (ABC), or
20,000 [http://www.greenleft.org.au]
Philadelphia PA, USA: 10,000 (NBC 10 News)
Porsgrunn, Norway: 200 antiwar
Portland ME, USA: 1,400 (IndyMedia)
Porto, Portugal: 10,000 (es.news.yahoo.com)
Prague, Czech Republic: 500 (AP) [I'd bet on more...]
Quebec City, Canada: 3000 antiwar
Quito, Ecuador: 500 antiwar
Raleigh NC, USA: 7,000 (news-observer.com)
Reykavik, Iceland: 1,000 (yahoo news), or
120 antiwar
Regina, Canada: 700 antiwar
Reykjavik, Iceland: 4000 antiwar
Risør, Norway: 500 antiwar
Rissa, Norway: 100 antiwar
Rognan, Norway: 200 antiwar
Rome, Italy 1 million (CNN / UPI), 3 million (organisers)
Russell, New Zealand: 500 antiwar
San Diego, CA, USA: 5,000 (signonsandiego.com)
Santa Cruz, CA, USA: 5,000 (indymedia)
Santa Fe, USA: 4,500 (www.currentargus.com)
Sao Paolo, Brazil: 15,000 (noticias.bol.com), or
10,000-20,000 antiwar
Salt Spring Island, Canada: 1000 antiwar
Sandnessjøen, Norway: 250 antiwar
Santiago, Chile: 3000 antiwar
Sarajevo, Bosnien 500 (Rai),
Seattle WA, USA: 20,000 (seattlepi.com)
Sarpsborg, Norway: 500 antiwar
Seoul South Korea 10,000 (AP) or
"hundreds" (BBC)
Seville, Spain 250,000 (Indymedia), or
60,000 [yahoo], and
2000 antiwar
Sevilla, Spain: 60,000 antiwar
Sfax, Tunisia: 3000 antiwar
Singapore: 6 - All Arrested! antiwar
Skien, Norway: 2,000 antiwar
Skopje, Macedonia: 500-600 antiwar
Sofia, Bulgaria: 1,200 (www.novinite.com)
Sortland, Norway: 300 antiwar
South Pole, Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctic: 5 antiwar, and see
BBC for pictures
Spain: Two Million (English estimate) antiwar
Srinagar, Kashmir: 2000 antiwar
Stavanger, Norway: 10,000 antiwar
Steinkjer, Norway: 300 antiwar
Stockholm, Sweden: 30.000 (Indymedia), or
35,000 (100,000 reported by attendee) - antiwar / AP
Stokmarknes, Norway: 50 antiwar
Stuttgart Germany: 50.000 (Indymedia)
Srinagar Kashmir India 2,000 (Reuters),
Sudbury, Canada: 75 antiwar
Svolvær, Norway: 300 antiwar
Sydney, Australia: 250,000 (smh.com.au, yahoo news), or
Half a million [http://www.greenleft.org.au]
Sykkylven, Norway: 100 antiwar
Tønsberg, Norway: 2,000 antiwar
Taipei, Taiwan: 500 antiwar
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: 1000 antiwar
Tel-Aviv, Israel: 2,000 Jews & Palestinians (HaAretz)
Thessaloniki, Greece: "Thousands" antiwar
Tokyo Japan 25,000, (ANSA), or
6,000 (AP, BBC)
Toronto, Canada: 25,000 (www.canoe.ca), or
80,000 antiwar
Toulouse, France: 10,000 antiwar
Tromsø, Norway: 3,000 antiwar
Trondheim, Norway: 20,000 antiwar
Turin Italy 1,500 (Indymedia),
Toulouse, France: 10,000
Ulvik, Norway: 100 antiwar
Umeã, Sweden: 3000-4000 antiwar
Vãga 200, Norway: antiwar
Vancouver, Canada: 20,000 (www.canoe.ca), or
30,000 antiwar
Västerãs, Sweden: 2000 antiwar
Victoria, Canada: 6000 antiwar
Vienna: 15.000 - 30.000 (Indymedia)
Villingen, Germany: 1000 antiwar
Voss, Norway: 350 antiwar
Warrnambool, Australia: 200 (Fairfax)
Warsaw, Poland: 2,500 (http://www1.gazeta.pl)
Washington DC, USA: 50,000 (BBC)
Wellington New Zealand 5,000 (Reuters), or
6000 antiwar
Winnipeg, Canada: 5700 antiwar
Zagreb, Croatia: 10,000 antiwar
ADDITIONAL US FIGURES, from AntiWar
UNITED STATES
Alabama
"Several Hundred" in Birmingham
130 in Mobile
Alaska
1500 in Juneau
Arizona
2500 in Phoenix
1150 reported in Flagstaff
California
250,000 in San Francisco
30,000-100,000 in Hollywood (Los Angeles)
5000 in San Diego
5000 in Santa Cruz
5000 in San Jose
1500 in Fresno
150 reported in Palm Springs
4000-7000 reported in Sacramento
2000 in Orange County
200 reported in Redding
1000 reported in Sonora
200 reported in Long Beach
1700 in San Luis Obispo
400 reported in Santa Rosa
Colorado
3000 reported in Colorado Springs
250 reported in Fort Collins
Connecticut
120 reported in Windsor
Florida
500 in Miami, 200 in Broward
25 in Weeki Watchee
"Several Hundred" in Orlando
200-300 in Melbourne
400 in St. Augustine
500 in Tallahassee (600 reported by attendee)
100 in Sarasota
150 in Jacksonville
Georgia
500 in Athens
500-700 reported in Atlanta
Hawaii
500 March to Pearl Harbor
Idaho
350-500 reported in Moscow
Illinois
100 in Normal
200 reported in Carbondale
6000 in Chicago
Indiana
500 reported in Bloomington
50 in Muncie
Iowa
400 reported in Iowa City
Kansas
100 in Wichita
1600 in Lawrence
Kentucky
500 in Louisville
Louisiana
20 in Shreveport
Maine
1000 in Portland
Maryland
500 reported in Baltimore
Michigan
2000 in Detroit
1500 in Lansing (4000-5000 reported by attendee)
Minnesota
7500 in Minneapolis
140 in St. Cloud
Missouri
160 in Jefferson City
3000 in St. Louis
1600-2000 reported in Kansas City
Montana
2500 reported in Missoula
150 reported in Helena
150 reported in Kalispell
Nevada
100 in Las Vegas
New Hampshire
500-600 in Concord
New Jersey
400 in Newark
New Mexico
4500 in Santa Fe
New York
500,000 in New York City
North Carolina
7000 in Raleigh
500 in Charlotte
2000 in Asheville
300-500 in Wilmington
North Dakota
50 in Grand Forks
70 reported in Bismarck
Ohio
500 in Akron
150 in Shaker Heights
1200 in Cleveland
300 in Youngstown
75 reported in Portsmouth
Oregon
1100 in Salem
2000 in Eugene
Pennsylvania
10,000 in Philadelphia
South Carolina
250 in Columbia
South Dakota
50-75 in Sioux Falls
Tennessee
500 in Knoxville
500 in Nashville
250 in Memphis
Texas
10,000 in Austin
3000 in Houston (police estimate: 5000)
300 in Corpus Christi
5000 in Dallas (registration only) (another Dallas report)
250 reported in Fredericksburg
1000 in San Antonio
275 reported in Denton
Vermont
500 reported in Montpelier
Virginia
400 in Blacksburg, 100 in Roanoke
Washington State
60,000-75,000 in Seattle
150-200 in Bremerton
"Hundreds" in Bellevue
2000-3000 reported in Olympia
3000 reported in Spokane
400 reported in Yakima/Union Gap
200 reported in Ellensburg
West Virginia
7 reported in Huntington
Wisconsin
700-3000 in Milwaukee
40 reported in Kenosha
70 reported in Racine
1000 in Madison
2000 in Wausau
– thanks to Nia & Al at mark-thomas-digest for their sterling work "on the day"
Note from Kenneth Thomas, "One important note: while the police are notorious for minimizing the figures for those attending a demonstration, protest organizers are just as gifted in inflating those figures. The numbers listed are intended to be a happy medium. Although the police in NYC estimated the crowd at 500,000, so these estimates may be on the low side".
Reference Links:
AntiWar
BBC
Washington Post
Reuters Asia
Customwire International
Customwire US
IndyMedia, Melbourne
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