War makes me sick
In addition to London, there were huge protests across the world yesterday. In the US, 1,400 demonstrators were arrested in San Francisco (good photo), and in New York Broadway was blocked for two blocks. At least 100,000 people marched through the Greek capital, and there were mass protests in places as widespread as Belgium, Egypt, Spain, India, Norway, Holland, Turkey, Germany, Syria, South Korea, Thailand, China, France, Jordan, Indonesia, Australia, Italy and Switzerland. Protests are continuing today, and sadly I’ve just read that two people have been shot dead outside the U.S. Embassy in Yemen.
Most bizarre form of protest to date? I think San Fransisco’s Pukers4Peace:
About 20 young people calling themselves Pukers4Peace emptied the plaza in front of the Federal Building with a street performance — of induced vomiting.
“Militarism makes me sick,” said Don Abbott, a Contra Costa College journalism student who headed the group. “Puking is the most disgusting display of emotion that is still legal. We’ve gotten flack from other protesters, but we are past trying to appeal to people’s sensibilities.”
The group splattered its message between 7 and 10 a.m., but pools of vomit still covered much of the plaza at mid-afternoon. Everyone who came within yards reeled away, fingers on noses.
“My puddle is the longest-lasting one,” proudly declared Lauren Errea, a UC- Berkeley student.
- Fear and loving in Las Vegas
- Hmm, time for more war links
