Judith Le Blanc, United for Peace and Justice [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Obama's family walked out on stage and my knees started shaking and I was like, 'This is real.
The breakaway groups formed a new coalition called Alliance for Real Democracy, which, the Post reported, "is a network of local and national groups, including Code Pink, United for Peace and Justice, the American Friends Service Committee, the Green Party of Colorado, .
Media availability before the United for Peace and Justice "River to River: Join Hands for Peace" protest commemorating fifth anniversary of the Iraq war in Union Square, followed by a march along 14th Street, from Avenue A and 11th Avenue; 1:15 p.
Peace Action--with the backing of United for Peace and Justice, Greenpeace, and Physicians for Social Responsibility--is circulating a petition against war in Iran, as is the After Downing Street Coalition.
There is tremendous anti-war sentiment in the country that has not all found its way into activism," said Leslie Cagan, a student protest organizer during the Vietnam War and now national coordinator of the anti-war coalition United for Peace and Justice.
Actor Tim Robbins, among the speakers at the rally, organized by the New York chapter of United for Peace and Justice, told the crowd that getting Congress to cut off funds for the war "would be a good way" to get the troops home.
United for Peace and Justice, a coalition group sponsoring the protest, said there has been intense interest in the rally since Bush announced he was sending additional troops to supplement the 130,000 in Iraq.
