Pix of 'Bring Home the Troops' Demo, Sat 19 Mar 05 - Set 1 of 4: Placard Art

Tim D Jones | 21.03.2005 18:02 | Anti-militarism | London

Sun-drenched photos of the UK national demonstration and rally.

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Orwell's astuteness echoes even as his totalitarian nightmares come true

IMHO, this guy's placard art really rocks

More kick arse placard expressionism

Does this fella look to you like a comedy actor from UK TV?

This green is right, without a red revolution we could all end up blue

UK = Airstrip One, perhaps? Remember: the main enemy is at home in UK boardrooms

Proud numbskulls also feel Dubya's ruining their reputation for honest stupidity

Say it again, y'all ... HUH!

A man with Marx on his chest - I like that a lot

Voices no longer in such a wilderness

Politicians and clerics, HUH! What are they good for? Absolutely nothing!

Kitchener admirably subverted

Costume and placard in perfect harmony

An enemy of humanity suitably humiliated

Did he just call our Prime Minister a lousy twat? Yo!!!!

Superb!
Superb!

Exactly!

One in the eye for 'President' Shrub

Exquisite!

Healthy artistic and political debate rages

On a beautifully sunny spring day, and the second anniversary of the UK/US invasion of Iraq, around 100,000 people demonstrated against the continuing imperialist military occupation. To an ever-increasing degree, people are expressing their individual/collective outrage and disgust at the barbarity of the transatlantic ruling class through the blossoming their creative spirit -- in costume, banners, placards and mode of locomotion. I hope I've captured and distributed a flavour of their creativity, and encouraged you to ponder your own means of self-expression.

Unfortunately, my camera battery was exhausted by the time I reached the rally in Trafalgar Square, so I had to resort to my PDA's camera - hence the drop in resolution and clarity.

Demonstration called by the Stop The War Coalition , CND and the Muslim Association of Britain .

For the most politically astute coverage and analysis of the ongoing UK/US barbarism in Iraq (42 stories and counting), I recommend the International Communist Current's 'War in Iraq' portal page:

http://en.internationalism.org/taxonomy/term/70

In International Solidarity,

Tim D Jones

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