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Anti-war rally in Melbourne
by PC Friday March 18, 2005 at 11:56 PM

Melbourne held its protest a day or two ahead of the rest of the world. Numbers were well down on last year, not to mention the year before, but still topped the thousand mark ...

Anti-war rally in Me...
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It seems to be a regular feature when a rally is followed by a march that the numbers dwindle, sometimes very sharply as the march progresses. That certainly happened this evening, with fewer than two hundred finishing up at Federation Square. The rally at the State Library was addressed by, amongst others, Lev Lafayette of Labor for refugees, Kevin Bracken of the MUA, and Andrew Wilkie, for the Greens.There was plenty of music on the
march, supplied by apparently indefatigable drummers, and Havana Palaver did their bit to warm the crowd up before the speeches.It was also a colourful protest, and not just because of the red flags ...

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Self deprecating, I suppose
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Self deprecating, I ...
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Make love not war
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This little one was in no doubt about the message ...

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Moreland Peace Group
by PC Friday March 18, 2005 at 11:56 PM

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Another point of view
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Promoting NIBS - the t-shirt is on sale there, too
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Andrew Wilkie
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The drummers
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The drummers...
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Lesbian and Gay Solidarity - with Havana Palaver
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A reminder of the Coalition's use of depleted uranium ...
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HE was there, too
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HE was there, too...
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A bike advocate
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Chalking the outlines of bodies on the road outside Nike
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The final stop - at the flinders Street intersection
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Hi Nazihunter, Chihaya Saturday March 26, 2005 at 06:56 PM
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Sure! Chihaya Monday March 21, 2005 at 11:32 PM
more pics etc pc Sunday March 20, 2005 at 09:09 PM
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