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Protests At Bush Inauguration

breaking news | 20.01.2005 16:09 | Anti-militarism | World

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.




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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