Over 10,000 people took to the streets of Washington DC on January 20th to demonstrate during the inauguration of George Bush. Almost ignored by much of the world's media, thousands of protesters lined the parade route, but many thousands more were prevented from reaching assembly points by a massive security operation. There were several marches, a critical mass bicycle protest, breakaway marches, building occupations and rallies [see timeline | precis 1, 2]. At several points police used batons and large amounts of pepper spray to keep protesters back from the parade route as some fencing was removed and security entrances blocked [pics 1 2]. Protests continued into the evening with the arrest total running into the hundreds. Indymedia along with other grass roots media networks joined forces to create the Inaugural Media Coalition to cover the protests with several radio streams providing extensive audio coverage (see full article).
Reports: [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | International ANSWER]
Pictures: [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12]
Audio: [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15]
Video: J20 March
Demonstrations also took place right across America with protests in over 30 cities, ranging from thousands taking to the streets, to banner drops [pics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7] and vigils. There were also demonstrations in South Korea, Japan, Puerto Rico, Ireland (Photos), Germany, Sydney, Australia, and at the US Embassy in London.
Anti-war protestors are now gearing up to demonstrate against Bush when he visits Europe, including Brussels and perhaps the UK in February, and also for a Global Day of Coordinated Actions on the 2nd Anniversary of the "Shock and Awe" Invasion of Iraq, on a 19th March 2005 - which is also the day chosen by the Assembly of the Social Movements at the European Social Forum in London for a European wide mobilisation, just prior to the European Council meeting in Brussels.
Reports: [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | International ANSWER]
Pictures: [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12]
Audio: [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15]
Video: J20 March
Demonstrations also took place right across America with protests in over 30 cities, ranging from thousands taking to the streets, to banner drops [pics 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7] and vigils. There were also demonstrations in South Korea, Japan, Puerto Rico, Ireland (Photos), Germany, Sydney, Australia, and at the US Embassy in London.
Anti-war protestors are now gearing up to demonstrate against Bush when he visits Europe, including Brussels and perhaps the UK in February, and also for a Global Day of Coordinated Actions on the 2nd Anniversary of the "Shock and Awe" Invasion of Iraq, on a 19th March 2005 - which is also the day chosen by the Assembly of the Social Movements at the European Social Forum in London for a European wide mobilisation, just prior to the European Council meeting in Brussels.
Protest reports from across America (more if you check out the full local indymedia sites): [Albuquerque | Atlanta | Austin | Bend | Boston | Cleveland | Dallas | Denver | Fayetteville | Flagstaff | Fort Worth | Houston | Kansas City | Knoxville | Los Angeles | Michigan | Milwaukee | Minneapolis | Nashville | Northhampton | New Orleans | Philadelphia | Phoenix | Salt Lake City | San Diego RTS | San Francisco | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | Seattle | Tucson ].
See also Not In Our Name Reports (Atlanta, Bozeman, Honolulu, LA, New York, Portland, Maine and more)
Full List of Reports from DC:
VIDEO:
J20 march down 16th strett
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/114987/index.php
REPORTS:
DC IMC Breaking news timeline
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115118/index.php
"Insurgents" Delay "Second Coming" of Bush - DC IMC Wrap Up
http://dc.indymedia.org/feature/display/115470/index.php
Police beat, pepper-spray anarchist march
http://dc.indymedia.org/feature/display/115106/index.php
The Inaugural Police State
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115077/index.php
Twenty two hours of dissent
http://dc.indymedia.org/feature/display/115900/index.php
All Security Checkpoints Closed
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/114984/index.php
Police repression of anti-Bush demonstrations
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/114993/index.php
BBC news 24 tv shows cops pepper spraying people
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115000/index.php
Police Attack on Anarchist March
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/114990/index.php
Protesting against Neocon Offices
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115706/index.php
Post Concert Anti-authoritarian March
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115237/index.php
Bringing the War Home In DC
Late on Thursday night approximately 200 people went on a torch-lit march towards the nearby Inaugural Ball at the Washington Hilton. Windows were smashed at Citibank, Riggs Bank, KFC, Mcdonalds, and a police station. Around 70 people were arrested.
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115704/index.php
At Least 65 Arrests on Columbia Road
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115248/index.php
Links to corporate media coverage
http://www.legitgov.org/012005/Unauguration05after.html
British Newspapers Mock Bush Inauguration
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115253/index.php
Personal accoujnt
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115534/index.php
Mild Coronation Day
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115231/index.php
Commentary: What’s the Point of Protest?
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0118-30.htm
Randall School Re-occupied
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115436/index.php
PICTURES:
Protest Picture collection
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115331/index.php
Counter Inauguration 2005 Photos
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115596/index.php
Media Pepper Spray Pics
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115075/index.php
Vice President Cheney's Limo hit by Snowball :-)
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115005/index.php
Pics of protestors removed from inauguration crowd
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/114981/index.php
Womens March Pics
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115066/index.php
DAWN converges with Women's March Pics
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115042/index.php
J20 Dawn Malcolm X to Mcphereson March Photos
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/114962/index.php
DAWN Pics
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115045/index.php
Various J20 photos
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115612/index.php
3 pics
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115963/index.php
Protesting the Coronation of King George
http://www.stratecomm.net/~fritz/gallery/j20
AUDIO:
CKUT Radio: Resisting the US Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C. (audio)
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/3399.php
Inaguration 2005 Protest callins from J20 protests against George Bush polise abuse using peper spray, beatings ect from various indy media streaming audio from radio coop, FRSC, Enemy Combatant Radio
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/3372.php
Sound collage of Jan 20 - anarchists and queers (audio)
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/115113
A short [3 min] sound collage from the day. DC Radio Coop
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115113/index.php
Police beat, pepper-spray anarchist march (audio)
http://dc.indymedia.org/feature/display/115106/index.php
J20 2005 coronation sound collage - speeches, music, chants etc (blast furnace radio)
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=10971
Pepper Spray + Undercover Police Make Arrests (democracynow audio)
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115351/index.php
MAYDAY DC takes over Randall School again! (audio)
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115441/index.php
Voices from the Counter Inauguration Protest of 2005 - TurnedTables the Funkinest Journalist
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115175/index.php
Report from Rise and Shine Rally/March
http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/115152/index.php
PoP dEFECT RADIO/FRSC: Bush Inaugration speech
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/3379.php
J20 Coverage + Interviews on Radioactiveradio.org
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/3412.php
Houston Indymedia Radio Show looks at J-20
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/3423.php
J20 SanDiego HIMC Interview
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/01/3424.php
Gore Vidal on the Inauguration
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1716129.php
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